Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by drivingmenuts on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:45AM
(#16819822)
Why the hell should I have to use an app to browse Reddit?
It's entirely possible to build a website that works well in the browser on my phone AND on my desktop.
Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by nugi on Friday April 13, 2018 @01:10PM
(#16831879)
This should be the top comment. The dark UX forcing an app down your throat for a website is appalling. Also is the chorus of illiterate responsers to every post like this pushing yet another 3rd party app. The website is broken if you need an app.
Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by chii on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:26AM
(#16819703)
use the .compact version of reddit's website: append a '/.compact' to the end of a normal reddit url like www.reddit.com/r/programming/.compact , and see how fast and user friendly it is!
Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by nostromo on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:37AM
(#16819779)
https://i.reddit.com works as well
Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by grogers on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:34AM
(#16819761)
Luckily taking 15 seconds to type this in the address bar and load the old version is still faster than loading any "normal" mobile Reddit page. This is what I've been doing for years.
Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by knz on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:33AM
(#16819752)
I agree that .compact is their most mobile friendly website but I'm not sure I'd call it "user friendly".
It's difficult to edit comments, difficult to switch between subreddit's, and defaults to their main mobile format or prompts you to download their app if you click on any internal links that don't have .compact in the URL (include the default /r/$subreddit formatting).
Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by yoodenvranx on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:28AM
(#16819713)
The day they kill the .compact page is the day I stop using reddit.
Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by narrowtux on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:34AM
(#16819759)
Try the Apollo app if you want to use one
Re:Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits
by developer2 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @07:42AM
(#16819807)
Seconded. I'm a hardcore fan of Apollo, it's an incredible app.
To be clear, I'm running this on a brand new iPhone X, so I've got plenty of power to run the app. The site works in my mobile browser, but the app has serious reliability problems.
If anyone at Reddit is reading this, please stop pushing the mobile app so hard. You're actively making things worse by pushing a highly unreliable app!
Also, please make it possible to sort by "Rising" on the mobile site and app (should I ever be able to connect again). On busy news days, things move fast enough that "Rising" is the only way to keep up, yet the option is mysteriously inaccessible on mobile.