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Are you sure? I've used Reddit for 15 years and it's the first time I don't really have a good way of using it, besides the desktop (on old.reddit). On mobile

Are you sure? I've used Reddit for 15 years and it's the first time I don't really have a good way of using it, besides the desktop (on old.reddit). On mobile (where I used to spend reddit most time) their own app is so crap I don't even have it installed, so I have no easy way to browse. On Chrome I'm not even logged-in, so I only use it whenever a google search leads me there, but I don't post or do anything meaningful. All in all, it feels like a really stupid move. If you are going to kill the apps, then have a decent alternative. Otherwise, just charge them a profitable but not stupid amount. And if reddit is losing money, maybe just look at their headcount and start there...

idonotknowwhy 3y ago
I feel like this would be a good space for a Firefox (Mobile) extension to make a usable mobile experience? Kind of like using Firefox mobile with Ublock and YouTube background play add-ons to watch YouTube
dclowd9901 3y ago
I’ve only used their app? Why is it so “crap” in your opinion?
- KingLancelot 3y ago
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- Gareth321 3y ago
  The common complaints are: * Low information density, even on the “classic” setting. * Auto-play videos which cannot be disabled. Only auto-play on the feed can be disabled. * A terrible video player. * Ads. * Lack of basic QOL features like swipe to upvote/save. * A terrible navigation bar at the bottom, suggesting users performs activities Reddit wants, rather than activities common for the user. In general, the app has been designed to be profitable for Reddit, not intuitive and functional for users. This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone.
  - dclowd9901 3y ago
    Not simping for Reddit (surely they don’t need it), but I think you’re over blowing the negatives in this list. - not sure what you mean by information density. I’m not sure how much denser information could be without making the font smaller - auto play videos can absolutely be disabled (even on ads) - video player seems to work fine to me? - ads are part of their revenue stream. And as far as ads go, they’re not even intrusive or annoying. If ads keep the site going, I’m happy to have them - swipe to vote would be nice, but Pushing the vote button really isn’t torturous - I only use the notifications button on the bottom and it’s right there, so not sure what the issue is. Maybe the app was a lot more terrible when you last used it but I don’t think it’s as bad as you think it is.
    - Gareth321 3y ago
      > not sure what you mean by information density. I’m not sure how much denser information could be without making the font smaller The existence of the share and vote buttons under each card and comment means fewer submissions and comments are visible on the screen at any one time. > auto play videos can absolutely be disabled (even on ads) Only on the card view. If you tap on a video submission it will auto play. The rest of your comments are opinions, and while I respect them, I don’t agree. I tested the app before making that reply. Maybe you should accept that different people like different things than you do?
- ParetoOptimal 3y ago
  Literally 1 million trackers if r/save3rdpartyapps is to be believed.
- nerdbert 3y ago
  It's so infuriating to use. Impossible to get the context of a comment when you have clicked to it from a notification. The "back" button follows a completely useless, near-random stack of things you have done in the past. And the main navigation is hidden most of the time so you have to hit "back" an arbitrary number of times to even get to the point where you can start doing something. It was designed by a tree stump.
kumarvvr 3y ago
You are on HN, and you are not the average reddit user. I use old.reddit, and I am also not the average user. Most of them use the newer UI. Most of them are not even aware of what an API means. Most of them don't care. I have been observing the site for sometime now, and except for pics and a few others, I did not find any much difference between before and now. Also, most users use the official reddit app.
- Gareth321 3y ago
  While you’re correct, it is a not insignificant number of users who were using third party mobile apps. Depending on the subreddit, I saw stats of up to 30% in data uploaded to various channels. Of course, some of these users will convert to the official app, but many, like the user above and myself, will not. It sucks. Time will tell if losing the active minority is worth it.
LeSaucy 3y ago
The funny thing about the "good" ways of accessing reddit is that the community has already "ported" them to lemmy. - https://github.com/rystaf/mlmym https://github.com/rystaf/mlmym - old.reddit.com styled client for lemmy - https://wefwef.app/posts/lemmy.world/all https://wefwef.app/posts/lemmy.world/all - voyager which is almost pixel perfect recreation of apollo (but in a web app that you can just "add to homepage" on ios)
- saratogacx 3y ago
  You don't even need that much, at least in lenny.world you can change to a compact (light\dark) theme in your profile that is very close to old reddit.
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idonotknowwhy 3y ago

I feel like this would be a good space for a Firefox (Mobile) extension to make a usable mobile experience? Kind of like using Firefox mobile with Ublock and YouTube background play add-ons to watch YouTube

dclowd9901 3y ago

I’ve only used their app? Why is it so “crap” in your opinion?

KingLancelot 3y ago
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Gareth321 3y ago
The common complaints are: * Low information density, even on the “classic” setting. * Auto-play videos which cannot be disabled. Only auto-play on the feed can be disabled. * A terrible video player. * Ads. * Lack of basic QOL features like swipe to upvote/save. * A terrible navigation bar at the bottom, suggesting users performs activities Reddit wants, rather than activities common for the user. In general, the app has been designed to be profitable for Reddit, not intuitive and functional for users. This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone.
- dclowd9901 3y ago
  Not simping for Reddit (surely they don’t need it), but I think you’re over blowing the negatives in this list. - not sure what you mean by information density. I’m not sure how much denser information could be without making the font smaller - auto play videos can absolutely be disabled (even on ads) - video player seems to work fine to me? - ads are part of their revenue stream. And as far as ads go, they’re not even intrusive or annoying. If ads keep the site going, I’m happy to have them - swipe to vote would be nice, but Pushing the vote button really isn’t torturous - I only use the notifications button on the bottom and it’s right there, so not sure what the issue is. Maybe the app was a lot more terrible when you last used it but I don’t think it’s as bad as you think it is.
  - Gareth321 3y ago
    > not sure what you mean by information density. I’m not sure how much denser information could be without making the font smaller The existence of the share and vote buttons under each card and comment means fewer submissions and comments are visible on the screen at any one time. > auto play videos can absolutely be disabled (even on ads) Only on the card view. If you tap on a video submission it will auto play. The rest of your comments are opinions, and while I respect them, I don’t agree. I tested the app before making that reply. Maybe you should accept that different people like different things than you do?
ParetoOptimal 3y ago
Literally 1 million trackers if r/save3rdpartyapps is to be believed.
nerdbert 3y ago
It's so infuriating to use. Impossible to get the context of a comment when you have clicked to it from a notification. The "back" button follows a completely useless, near-random stack of things you have done in the past. And the main navigation is hidden most of the time so you have to hit "back" an arbitrary number of times to even get to the point where you can start doing something. It was designed by a tree stump.

kumarvvr 3y ago

You are on HN, and you are not the average reddit user. I use old.reddit, and I am also not the average user. Most of them use the newer UI. Most of them are not even aware of what an API means. Most of them don't care. I have been observing the site for sometime now, and except for pics and a few others, I did not find any much difference between before and now. Also, most users use the official reddit app.

Gareth321 3y ago
While you’re correct, it is a not insignificant number of users who were using third party mobile apps. Depending on the subreddit, I saw stats of up to 30% in data uploaded to various channels. Of course, some of these users will convert to the official app, but many, like the user above and myself, will not. It sucks. Time will tell if losing the active minority is worth it.

LeSaucy 3y ago

The funny thing about the "good" ways of accessing reddit is that the community has already "ported" them to lemmy. - https://github.com/rystaf/mlmym https://github.com/rystaf/mlmym - old.reddit.com styled client for lemmy - https://wefwef.app/posts/lemmy.world/all https://wefwef.app/posts/lemmy.world/all - voyager which is almost pixel perfect recreation of apollo (but in a web app that you can just "add to homepage" on ios)

saratogacx 3y ago
You don't even need that much, at least in lenny.world you can change to a compact (light\dark) theme in your profile that is very close to old reddit.

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