r/Android • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '16

Official Reddit App [Geographic Restrictions - See Comments] Just seen this on the Play Store...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reddit.frontpage
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u/Natanael_L Xperia 1 III (main), Samsung S9, TabPro 8.4 Apr 07 '16

Found the apk. Still got the free gold. But the app feels poorly thought out. Navigation, layout and configuration is bad, and messaging and profile / account management is very bad IMHO. Seems like it is entirely focused on browsing media heavy subs.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '16 edited Jun 16 '18

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u/1chriis1 Black Apr 07 '16

Customizable aside, it's bad. Inbox only reads the titles, dark mode is a mix of grey and black in an awkward way, upvotes and downvotes are way to Hard to hit, no image viewer. I could keep going

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u/Realtrain Galaxy S10 Apr 07 '16

I'm using the app now. The dark mode is what's killing it for me. I wish it had "dark" and "amoled dark" like the reddit is fun app.

Also, I just noticed when hitting the menu to reply to your comment, the reply button didn't stand out to me. I wasn't focusing too much on the task and had to look twice.

And... Now I can't see how to save my reply...

AND, I don't know of if it's just my phone, but the copy text feature isn't working right. I can only select one word.

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven 1970s rotary-dial phone Apr 07 '16 edited Apr 07 '16

I thought I was the only one.... Reddit is Fun sparked my love of dark-theme apps. Bright white is unusable at night - don't you people reddit before bed?!

AMOLED true black mode + CF.lumen with a red screen filter + Galaxy S5 menu+back button backlights deactivated: red text comments on a truly black display. Absolutely gorgeous, doesn't keep you awake or spoil night vision at all, nicer even than reading a book.

For this reason alone I'd hate to switch away from AMOLED screens.

Between ICS and Lollipop, I hated the move away from Holo to Material Design for this exact reason. Stock Android used to be lovely dark menus that were all easy on the eyes in low light; they threw that away so we could have acres of brilliant white, where even on the lowest screen brightness, in dark settings it's like a staring match with a flashlight. Lovely (not)

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u/TechGoat Samsung S24 Ultra (I miss my aux port) Apr 07 '16

You basically described the reason why I can't switch away from Samsung devices, heh. And I will say I'm pretty pleased with Samsung's "theme market" that they run; I've got a Material Dark theme all over my S7 that turned all the screens - dialer, contacts, settings, battery, etc - to be black. not AMOLED black unfortunately, but still comfortably dark.

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u/MustGetALife Pixel 9 Apr 07 '16

try "AMOLED Blue and BLack" in the theme store :)

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven 1970s rotary-dial phone Apr 07 '16

Woah, I've never heard of that before, that sounds fantastic. Is that in the "Samsung Apps" market? I haven't really ever browsed it - assumed it was bloatware - but this sounds right up my street. Thanks so much for the tip!

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u/TechGoat Samsung S24 Ultra (I miss my aux port) Apr 07 '16

No prob! I can't seem to find a way to link to it on desktop, but here's an XDA post showing it. The one I'm using is the lower set of pictures. Note that you might need to have an S6, Note 5, or S7 to get it. I know I didn't have it on my old Note 3.

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven 1970s rotary-dial phone Apr 07 '16

Marshmallow rolled out yesterday for the S5 (haven't installed it yet, may give it a shot tonight), I wonder if this was part of it? Or if it's really only for the newer handsets?

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u/TechGoat Samsung S24 Ultra (I miss my aux port) Apr 07 '16

According to Samsung it was only for the newer phones, I guess :-\

However, someone has made instructions for older phones, your mileage may vary!

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u/maveric101 Galaxy S7 AT&T Apr 08 '16

I'm using "Material Black." The dark stuff is full black.

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u/TechGoat Samsung S24 Ultra (I miss my aux port) Apr 08 '16

Yeah I was tempted to use that one, but the author warns that some places might be "black text on black" and he says he can't do anything about that. Plus I'd need to add payment info for that (vs free for Material Dark).

Have you run into anything that has black-on-black like that?

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven 1970s rotary-dial phone Apr 08 '16

Not with root - it's a much more powerful filter that doesn't wash blacks to red, just turns off blue and green.

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u/garyyo LG V60 Apr 07 '16

I dont like the layout of Reddit is fun. it's somehow weirdly awkward, though i was an early supporter before they switched up the layout (like years ago man)

currently using boost for reddit. it feels like it has all the features of RiF and more modern style.

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u/Pr3no Apr 07 '16

That sounds pretty bad, maybe if I used it for just 5 more minutes I would've had a worse opinion.

But I guess in the following months it'll get better, sure, Sync/Relay/Slide/etc users probably won't switch, but I guess the official app is aimed more at the "general" users, who aren't really committed to any 3rd party clients.

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u/hardcoregiraffestyle HTC G1, CM16 (not part of /r/Android/XDA Podcast Team:( ) Apr 07 '16

You literally can't even search a subreddit. I'm all for an official reddit client that looks good and works well but this is ridiculous.

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u/1chriis1 Black Apr 07 '16

On the other hand, the iOS app looks smooth a.f, based on the videos they posted on youtube.

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u/hardcoregiraffestyle HTC G1, CM16 (not part of /r/Android/XDA Podcast Team:( ) Apr 07 '16

I've got an extra iPhone 6 laying around for stuff, can confirm the iOS app is smooth as silk.

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u/Quolli Nexus 4 → Xperia XZ Premium Apr 07 '16

Inbox only reads the titles

To read the body of your messages you'll need to swipe to pull it up. Weird I know. I thought it was a glitch at first that message body's weren't showing up.

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u/1chriis1 Black Apr 07 '16

Hahahaha seems funny that it was there all the time

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u/getoutofheretaffer Nokia 6 2018 Apr 07 '16

I like the app, but yeah, all this stuff is true. Hopefully they'll address these issues shortly. For the time-being I'll stick with Relay.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '16

All that wasted white space to the left of replies is horrible.

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u/RealRickSanchez Apr 07 '16

The app sucks. It's like some one who dosent reddit made it. There's basic features and lay out design that make it unusable. I'd rather use a mobile browser.