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> The mobile site funnels users into the mobile app, and the desktop site clearly echos the mobile design principles. More like hoards them into the app with a
by GekkePrutser 4y ago
> The mobile site funnels users into the mobile app, and the desktop site clearly echos the mobile design principles.
More like hoards them into the app with a cattle prod. You can't use the mobile site without constantly confirming that no, I really really really don't want to use the app like I said 20 seconds ago.
This is beyond dark patterns. It's pure user hostility.
- atrain101 4y agoAgreed, the UX for the mobile web app is very hostile. I use it anyways in Brave to limit how much tracking Reddit can do on me, but I feel like that's probably a fools errand at this point.
- marssaxman 4y agoBetter to ignore their current mobile site and use the old layout, which is inexplicably still available at https://i.reddit.com/ https://i.reddit.com/ with a much better experience.
- yakytaky 4y agoAnd here I have been using https://old.reddit.com https://old.reddit.com on a mobile device like a barbarian. Thank you for posting this!
- april_22 4y agoSame here! Thank you!
- solveit 4y ago> inexplicably There's a small but significant group of users who would probably quit reddit if old reddit went away. Keeping them around for (what I assume is) minimal cost is just good business.
- chefkoch 4y agoGo to settings -> ask to open in app to disable this