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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by alickz on Friday September 04, 2020 @06:56AM (#24373801)
If you're on desktop Reddit Enhancement Suite has an option for forcing the old version. I've never been brought back to the new design.

But yeah, old.reddit.com probably won't be around forever.

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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by CamelCaseName on Friday September 04, 2020 @08:16AM (#24374240)
In my discussions with Reddit admins, they've said that old.reddit.com will be around forever. However, it won't get new features (or a very watered down version of new features).

After all, .compact links [0] still work, and those are super old.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/hackernews/comments/imcl1h/reddit_a...

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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by encom on Friday September 04, 2020 @08:35AM (#24374359)
Yea sure, and Oculus will never require a Facebook account.
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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by dorkinspace on Friday September 04, 2020 @11:16AM (#24375672)
>However, it won't get new features

From the new features they have been adding lately, I'd call this a benefit... And that is the big disconnect between admins and the old community.

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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by OGWhales on Friday September 04, 2020 @09:14AM (#24374613)
It's also just a regular profile setting to use the old design. RES isn't required.
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