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Re: Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits

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Post by jacques_chester »

Mobile phones. Again.

It's always mobile phones that ruin good websites these days.

They optimise for swipe, scroll and tap. Look, like, emoji.

They don't optimise for text. In fact they are increasingly hostile to it. The Tinderfication of online dating has been a depressing race to the bottom.

The internet was never going to be as great as we thought it was. No other technology has been. Folks thought the telegraph would end wars and that TVs would have everyone soaking up a deep education. But that's not where the money was.

But I felt it wouldn't be this shitty. At some point we're all going to look back on that moment when Jobs held up the first iPhone that could run an app and regret it.

Re: Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits

#32

Post by developer2 »

narrowtux wrote: post #25
actsasbuffoon wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Their mobile app rarely works for me. There was a bug for a few months(!) where I couldn't log in. It worked again for a month, and now the app can't connect to the server at all. 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 t…

Try the Apollo app if you want to use one

Seconded. I'm a hardcore fan of Apollo, it's an incredible app.

Re: Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits

#33

Post by Aoyagi »

jacques_chester wrote: post #31

Mobile phones. Again. It's always mobile phones that ruin good websites these days. They optimise for swipe, scroll and tap. Look, like, emoji. They don't optimise for text. In fact they are increasingly hostile to it. The Tinderfication of online dating has been a depressing race to the bottom. The internet was never going to be as great as we thought it was. No other technology has been. Folks thought the telegraph…

And yet so few of the designers consider dark/black colour themes, which are not only more easier on the eyes, but also notably save the battery.

Re: Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits

#34

Post by fwsgonzo »

jacques_chester wrote: post #31

Mobile phones. Again. It's always mobile phones that ruin good websites these days. They optimise for swipe, scroll and tap. Look, like, emoji. They don't optimise for text. In fact they are increasingly hostile to it. The Tinderfication of online dating has been a depressing race to the bottom. The internet was never going to be as great as we thought it was. No other technology has been. Folks thought the telegraph…

No, their i.reddit.com is the best variant and its extra light-weight probably for weaker devices.

Re: Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits

#35

Post by s_dev »

As long as redditors can choose between the designs I don't see a problem. Once this choice is removed though they've veered in to Digg territory. All the power users and influencers will use the old design because they're used to it. I can see why reddit wants a redesign -- reddit is ugly but people are used to it that way and grew to like it. The redesign is for new users.

Reddit has already been down this path with Pao. If they don't like how the site is being run they will depart or revolt.

Re: Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits

#36

Post by opencl »

stochastic_monk wrote: post #10
azernik wrote: post #7

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For logged-in users, the banner goes away (I think after the first time you click to stay on the mobile site).

I'm always logged in, but it often asks me to consider using the app. I detest it. Why are they pushing it so hard?

You have to be logged in and toggle a preference to disable the popup. But then it forgets I'm logged in and I see it again. I agree that it's extremely obnoxious and has just resulted in me never bothering to look at Reddit on a phone anymore.

Re: Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits

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Post by drivingmenuts »

actsasbuffoon wrote: post #11
vesinisa wrote: post #4

Sadly, the reddit website has become a travesty - especially on mobile. A huge "DOWNLOAD THE REDDIT APP" banner obscures literally 30% of the page. There is a teeny-tiny "view on mobille site" link in small, low-contrast text that can be used to dismiss the annoying banner. Due to its size and user-hostile design, the Reddit banner is even worse than most news sites that try to push their newsletter/app/subscription…

Their mobile app rarely works for me. There was a bug for a few months(!) where I couldn't log in. It worked again for a month, and now the app can't connect to the server at all. 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 t…

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

#39

Post by radiorental »

Top tier sites like reddit should not drop large, disruptive, releases like this.

Take Amazon for example. If they went from the design 5-7 years ago straight to the current design, there would be uproar, Stock price dip etc.

The incremental approach allows the site owner to both roll back bad ideas but also condition users into where the design is heading.

(Correction: not Conde Nast) The owner, has a plan, which is clearly not inline with the current Reddit usage, this is not the approach to get to that goal.

I am struggling to think of big drops like this working, anyone?

Re: Reddit's redesign could kill discussion subreddits

#40

Post by severine »

StavrosK wrote: post #22
liotier wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On Android, use the "Reddit if fun" application - classic Reddit, fit for mobile: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andrewshu....

"Relay" is also amazing. I realized just today that I browse HN from mobile Firefox, but reddit from Relay, and I realized that that's because Relay is so much better than any HN mobile app. It really makes a difference.

Have you tried Materialistic[1] for HN? Apache licensed, also on F-droid[2].

[1] https://github.com/hidroh/materialistic

[2] https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.hidroh.materialistic/

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