Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App

Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by geezerjay on Friday January 04, 2019 @03:46PM (#18827440)

> Anything telling me to install an app whose mobile experience is fine already is very fishy to me. I'm looking at you, Reddit.

So much this.

To add insult to injury, reddit intentionally degrades the site's experience in mobile devices with tons of dark patterns pushing users to their shady mobile app.

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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by choward on Friday January 04, 2019 @05:36PM (#18828391)

I've noticed this too. On top of that, they nag you consistently to install the app. They have an option to disable the nagging. However, even with this option disabled, they still nag you via ads and every time you refresh the page it blinks a distracting "use app" animation at the top right. Reddit is in a downward spiral and I have no problem discontinuing the use of a web site I have been using for over a decade. I've done it before.

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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by thinkingemote on Friday January 04, 2019 @04:39PM (#18827897)

I use a Firefox mobile extension which helps greatly (no Reddit mobile ads)

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