So this happens now on phone browser

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zf420@reddit

I use Relay. It's 100000x better than the reddit app

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_haha_oh_wow_@reddit

"Cool, guess I'll stop visiting. Piefed is looking pretty great these days anyways..."

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Luna259@reddit

I briefly tried the website. It says sign in with Google but I can close that prompt and keep browsing. I’m using Safari on iOS

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nateh1212@reddit

Ruining your product to get people to use our app which is a clone of your website

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Just in case it isn’t clear to people—because I know what subreddit this is—the reason that companies force us onto their app even when it’s just some sort of frame of their website is because they are collecting our data and the web browser can still prevent this to some extent.

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FactoryProgram@reddit

Don't forget constant notifications to keep bringing you back to look at their ads

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nateh1212@reddit

Well of course they want you on their app because they control that eco system whether it is data collection, advertisement, or making you a daily user by having the app at your fingertips.

The Web is an open platform which means less control for the corporation.

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HotTakes4HotCakes@reddit

Not even a clone. The app is actually worse in many ways.

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Atillion@reddit

You can block ads with a browser, but not the app. An ad every 6 posts.. At the top of every comments and 4-5 comments at a time. It fucking sucks.

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vincenzo_vegano@reddit

I use a third party app (Relay) without ads. It costs around 1€/$ if you use reddit moderately, can be higher for "power users". But imo it is worth it to not have to worry about ads. And the design is really minimalistic like old reddit.

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HotTakes4HotCakes@reddit

Relay charges because they started paying the exorbitant rate for API access that Reddit implemented.

When you pay them, you are directly paying reddit for the very thing that destroyed the 3rd party apps. It's giving them exactly what they wanted.

Just use Firefox Mobile on Android with these add-ons: uBlock origins, old.reddit redirect, and Oldlander. It's not perfect but its passable.

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jakeyounglol2@reddit

on iOS you can use apollo, and take the API key from an app that reddit exempted from the outrageous api prices for accessibility reasons

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Aurelar@reddit

Technically you can, if you patch the app

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hiddengirl1992@reddit

There's ways to block ads on the app. Revanced, Morphe...

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freylaverse@reddit

Not to mention I can take a scrolling screenshot on the website...

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ivanbin@reddit

Still using boost and loving it.

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MrWeirdoFace@reddit

I still use old.reddit.com

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deekbit@reddit

I use Firefox with uBlock origin extension ad blocker Or Brave and block elements using integrated ad blocker.

UBlock blocks it by default. Brave took a few taps to remove that.

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yurigoul@reddit

What if you choose to load the desktop version?

BTW - in the EU and on old reddit in firefox this does n ot seem to happen

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Acrobatic-Permit4263@reddit

happens to me. germany firefox mobile

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LennyNero@reddit

I was pissed as hell when I discovered a week ago that the private app keys were all killed too.

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spriguy21@reddit

You can get around it on iOS real easy. I was getting it and no longer on safari. 1. Click the hamburger / puzzle icon 2. Click hide distracting items 3. Click the banner then hide 4. Click the fade then hide

Voila. iOS will remember it going forward on Reddit. F’ers trying to force me to use their app

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lunaligned@reddit

Ah no, that's is not a good sign.

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BlastermyFinger0921@reddit

Use dystopia. 1000x better

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Koraboros@reddit

Wait what. After the Apollo debacle I switched to web version because the Reddit app is atrocious.

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rchiwawa@reddit

Same. When Ublock stops working or they enshittify the UI bad enough I will simply move on

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ihatefuckingwork@reddit

It’s harder than you think to move on.

Source: been subbed to this for years, and I’m still fucking here.

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lunk@reddit

I have been here 20 years. I was one of the first 5000 reddit users. I don't post here anymore (this will be deleted shortly), and I agree. There is just no replacement.

It was an easy choice to move here when Digg tanked themselves the first time. No easy fix right now, just a bunch of ai-slop-programmed "alternatives".

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rchiwawa@reddit

Much like my move off of Windows to linux, I started years ago and spend at least as much time on my alts (some forums, some general reddit-esque places). I am ready but I agree it will be a pita whenever they cross my lines.

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H_G_Bells@reddit

I have to switch out of the app and use it in browser just to select "don't get reply notifications" when I post something. It's annoying as hell.

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tepall14@reddit (OP)

Thanks everyone for comments! Doing desktop version does seem to remedy it. Just gotta get used to the format.

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Significant-Act-3872@reddit

Try https://sh.reddit.com and Firefox

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aVarangian@reddit

I guess that's only on sh.reddit, not on old.reddit

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StruggleThese75@reddit

I'm using Reddit on the browser on my phone right now. You have to change your user agent and click the desktop mode on your menu.

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x21in2010x@reddit

By "user agent" could you also mean browser options? Sorry, I use old.reddit so I may be ignorant of some of Reddit's newer features.

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Pamasich@reddit

The user agent is some text your browser uses to identify itself to websites. It's how the website knows whether you're on a phone and which browser you use, so it can tailor the experience accordingly.

There are extensions which let you change the user agent your browser sends, so you can pretend to be on a device or browser you're not. And I think I've seen mobile browsers that had the functionality built in.

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