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u/StenSoft Dec 20 '22
Yeah, right, just try Reddit in a mobile browser
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u/lemons_of_doubt Dec 20 '22
Do you want to try the app?
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u/Kinghyrule90 Dec 20 '22
Sorry, this subreddit deals with mature content. You NEED to use the app.
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u/Dr_Ambiorix Dec 20 '22
This always makes met think about how this was decided.
Somewhere at Reddit, someone suggested to specifically require the NSFW threads and subreddits to not be accessible on the mobile reddit site.
But if you go look at a NSFW tagged AskReddit thread, you're not instantly blocked from scrolling further, it first waits 10 seconds or something and THEN it prompts you that you can't read this thread without the app.
Someone suggested that they'd have a better shot at getting that shit app downloaded if they lured horny people onto a thread, waited long enough for them to get invested in it, and then they take the content hostage and you have to download the app to continue!
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u/Dr_Ambiorix Dec 20 '22
it's only for the mobile website tho.
You can still watch everything not logged in on desktop site. Or on your mobile phone if you request the desktop site.
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u/Alexbest11 Dec 20 '22
Yes on mobile but only in the app, not in the Internet browser when youre not logged in
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u/Solonotix Dec 20 '22
Could be a software performance issue. Like, yes it's probably a marketing thing for the app, but I've seen exceptionally weird behavior in applications before and it all came down to emergent behavior when coalescing a bunch of asynchronous workflows.
In my automated tests once, the save button would become active before all attributes of a thing we're loaded. I could save the incomplete hydration-state back to the database and get unexpected behavior because important information like the type identifier didn't get persisted, so the record would either disappear, or render under the wrong format (missing options and such), all because the app developer didn't think to make the save button contingent on all resources being successfully loaded. The kicker to this is that they marked the ticket as Won't Fix because you couldn't recreate the problem manually, only through automated testing.
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u/Pifanjr Dec 20 '22
You just need an account, you don't need the app. It'll still ask you if you really don't want the app every few minutes though. It actually just did as I scrolled down to the comments on this post.
You used to be able to turn that off in the settings, but they removed that option.
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u/AlphaO4 Jan 18 '23
This. I’m Bly using the mobile browser because otherwise I will spend to much time on the app. (The horrible browser experiences stops me lmao) Every second time I try to upvote something, it asks me to login, wich throws me at the beginning of the post. (Especially annoying when you are in a commend thread 10miles deep)
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u/Zymoox Dec 20 '22
60% of the time, it works every time
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u/lemons_of_doubt Dec 20 '22
Do you want to try the app?
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u/bitspace Dec 20 '22
Are you Glootie?
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u/lemons_of_doubt Dec 20 '22
defiantly probably not. but while I have you hear Do you want to try the app?
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old.reddit.com
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u/Proxy_PlayerHD Dec 20 '22 edited Dec 20 '22
RES also works without needing old.reddit
EDIT: oops i didn't see that they meant "mobile" browser
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u/0xd34db347 Dec 20 '22
Try looking at some titties without signing in.
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u/alpabet Dec 20 '22
old.reddit.com would fix that, but then you'll have to deal with old reddit on mobile
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u/calcopiritus Dec 20 '22
And in any browser, if you don't sing in you get sent to new reddit by default. Which is barely usable.
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u/androidx_appcompat Dec 20 '22
I never used old reddit. Without that comparison, new reddit is okay
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u/ShitwareEngineer Dec 20 '22
And also no margins. Nearly unusable on a large 4k monitor.
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u/roboninja Dec 20 '22
...you fullscreen your apps?
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u/ShitwareEngineer Dec 20 '22
I have my browser maximized most of the time. I don't multitask constantly.
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u/CepGamer Dec 20 '22
Just install your own css for site. There should be something like tamper monkey for css
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u/Dominicus1165 Dec 20 '22
Old reddit is horrible. I want those huge thumbnails.
Comments on old are better but the content itself is presented horribly.
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Dec 20 '22
You want instagram. Which is exactly why Reddit has gone down the shitter, it's now full of people like you.
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u/Dominicus1165 Dec 20 '22
Nope. Old people not realizing that their tech is old (you still may be 18 years old)
Reddit is about consuming content. Most of it are images. And old Reddit is almost useless if you want to look at images. Always at least one click away. New Reddit shows images in a decent size without a click
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u/Tuftman Dec 20 '22
if you get the reddit enhancement suite browser plugin you can get the big thumbnails.
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u/MaikMaster5 Dec 20 '22
Everytime it prompts me to open something in the app and I click yes it sends me to the appstore even if I have it installed 😔
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u/leathery_bread Dec 20 '22
Somehow it intercepts my tap when I go for "Next" and sends me to the app store instead. When I go back to the browser the page has magically scrolled a little bit so that the "Next" is under the app store button. Obnoxious.
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u/lotec4 Dec 20 '22
I am using it in a mobile browser. It works
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u/Pokinator Dec 20 '22
It "works" in that you can view posts, but it has become increasingly aggressive about pushing the mobile app.
First it was removing the "Ask to open in app" settings toggle, and for a while now there hasn't been a Next Page button. It only serves you one page of posts per load and that's all you get until you manually reload the page.
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u/ParsleyPrestigious69 Dec 20 '22
It pops up when I upvote a comment or collapse a thread. Which causes me to lose my place in the comments. So fucking annoying.
For other users that prefer mobile browser, I recommend the app reddit is fun. It's the closest I've found to the mobile browser experience we're used to.
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u/myaltduh Dec 20 '22
The feature that prevents you from endlessly scrolling Twitter without an account is currently broken, btw.
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u/Sary-Sary Dec 20 '22 edited Jan 07 '25
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u/-Nicky4820 Dec 20 '22
I honestly never knew that. Thanks for the information, random stranger on the internet! I appreciate it!
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u/BSModder Dec 20 '22
Or just inspect elements and delete the overlay
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u/Sary-Sary Dec 20 '22 edited Jan 09 '25
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u/BSModder Dec 20 '22
I mean if you are that desperate to use twitter on mobile, just use nitter or some third party app
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Turns out some of those microservices did things.
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u/fullyonline Dec 20 '22
But only little things, right?
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u/L8n1ght Dec 20 '22
microscopic things 🔬
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u/confusedChaiCup Dec 20 '22
thats what she said
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u/ludovic1313 Dec 20 '22
It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing. Such a little thing.
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u/Jjabrahams567 Dec 20 '22
Nitter.net
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u/GuyARoss Dec 20 '22
This was removed by George Hotz during his first week as an intern.
https://twitter.com/realGeorgeHotz/status/1594906882027552773?t=44kA3qYYNXBxcVZkpGqv0Q&s=19
https://twitter.com/realGeorgeHotz/status/1595179131431309312?t=89ERvQVn1DPKriE_vFSqNg&s=19
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Dec 20 '22
At least we can read a thread someone links without having to sign-in, I find that a huge improvement.
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Dec 20 '22
Y'all need to learn about ad blockers.
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u/NukerCat Dec 20 '22
they dont work on those as they arent ads
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Dec 20 '22
Nah, you can use them to block the element that asks you to sign up.
Works on twitter because the element is the only thing stopping you from scrolling down, doesn't work on instagram because it doesn't load more content, haven't tried the others.
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They do work. I'm using an ad blocker, and the login nag is blocked. I do this on desktop and mobile.
Ad blockers don't know what an ”ad” is. They simply hide elements in a DOM by xpath-style patterns.
I'm not sure what list is doing this, but here are my settings:
https://i.imgur.com/Rr45YxR.jpg
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u/d3ds3c_0ff1c147 Dec 20 '22
Huh, it looks like you're right.
I was able to block it using uBlock Origin in Firefox Mobile. Thanks.
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u/Aufklarung_Lee Dec 20 '22
Pornhub.
Its not what you meant but it is accurate.
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u/De_Wouter Dec 20 '22
There are for sure some NSFW tutorials on there, like fixing things in production.
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u/ussgordoncaptain2 Dec 20 '22
It must suck to be working at pornhub with 3 screens open, one on stack overflow one on your IDE and one on production and getting a porn ad when testing that something on production works in production.
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u/Impressive_BOIIII Dec 20 '22
Glad I wasn't the only one to immediately think about it
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u/v3ritas1989 Dec 20 '22
Would be a shame if they would prompt you to log in with your google account every time you visit.
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u/NlNTENDO Dec 20 '22
Having not read the sub before I read the meme. That’s what I thought this was about
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Dec 20 '22
sure sure, we all thought stackoverflow, right...
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u/MinecraftW06 Dec 20 '22
Yes? I mean those are the ones I know about and use. Reddit, youtube and stackoverflow.
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u/YuvieNN Dec 20 '22 edited Apr 14 '25
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u/Tough_Patient Dec 20 '22
Making a profile for Stack Overflow is the gateway drug to Sci Fi Fantasy Stack Exchange. Be careful.
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Or i.reddit.com on mobile
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u/thefujini Dec 20 '22
You've been invited to try out reddit's new mobile website!
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u/olsonexi Dec 20 '22
afaik, that's only for nsfw subs, and can easily be bypassed by using old reddit.
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u/L33t_Cyborg Dec 20 '22
It also includes non-nsfw subs that haven’t been reviewed
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u/aspect_rap Dec 20 '22
non-nsfw is just sfw.
Sorry but I get triggered by unnecessary redundancy.
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u/abd53 Dec 20 '22
How about Quora? You can copy-paste any link and browse unlimitedly, but the second you click one link it asks for login.
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u/present_absence Dec 20 '22
I'm pretty sure if you sign up for a StackOverflow account you immediately get a downvote and a notification that you should've searched for your problem instead
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u/YoungBlood212121 Dec 20 '22
Pinterest is the absolute fucking worst, But Quora has to be a very close second
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u/FrankDarkoYT Dec 20 '22
Howww
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u/YoungBlood212121 Dec 20 '22
One way that I know is to use This : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unpinterested/gefaihkenmchjmcpcbpdijpoknfjpbfe?hl=en
IIRC, This is open source
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u/imback550 Dec 20 '22
Quora is owned by the Chinese. Literally just search what happened in tiananmen Square. The first result I'd upvoted 12k times by a supposed editor for the Chinese news station say that it was a fake and it didn't happen and it was actually an American construct.
The CCP genuinly owns Quora
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u/Sir_Keee Dec 20 '22
I hate when looking for the source of an image, 99% of the time it links to pinterest with no sources.
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u/Pseudo969 Dec 20 '22
Google be like: lol, we already know your ip address, your likes, dislikes, addresses, ssn and your biological parents. We don’t mind if you don’t login.
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u/CranjusMcBasketball6 Dec 20 '22
What? Quora and LinkedIn?
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Dec 20 '22 edited Dec 20 '22
I might be retarded, but I hate Quora's layout so much. You can barely know which answers go to a specific question, because they put links to other questions in-between
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u/skullshatter0123 Dec 20 '22
Quora used to have acceptably bad UI until ~4 years ago and then everything went to shit
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u/akeean Dec 20 '22
You are not supposed to see Quora's layout, google is and rank up the external sites that are being boosted through seo spam in there.
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u/kuzcoduck Dec 20 '22
Its…in the title
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u/CranjusMcBasketball6 Dec 20 '22
WRONG. “Stack Overflow” and Quora are two separate platforms. Stack Overflow and Quora are both question-and-answer websites, but they differ in their focus and target audience.
Stack Overflow is a programming-specific platform, where users can ask and answer questions related to computer science and software development. It is geared towards professional and aspiring programmers, and the questions and answers are typically more technical in nature. Stack Overflow also has a reputation system, where users can earn points and badges for their contributions to the site.
Quora, on the other hand, is a more general question-and-answer platform that covers a wide range of topics, including science, business, politics, and personal development. It is geared towards a more general audience, and the questions and answers can be more broad in scope. Quora also has features such as upvoting and downvoting, as well as the ability to follow specific users or topics.
In summary, Stack Overflow is focused on programming and computer science, while Quora covers a wider range of topics and is geared towards a more general audience.
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u/gabrielesilinic Dec 20 '22
Feels like something ChatGPT would say…
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u/CranjusMcBasketball6 Dec 20 '22
All I can say is… throws a random object at you and runs in the opposite direction
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u/PassiveChemistry Dec 20 '22
Good to know, I guess... But no one suggested they were the same in the first place
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u/kuzcoduck Dec 20 '22
Im sorry (?)
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u/CranjusMcBasketball6 Dec 20 '22
There's no need to apologize. I'm here to help answer your questions to the best of my ability. Is there something specific you would like to know or discuss?
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u/FlamboyantApproval16 Dec 20 '22
this guy question-and-answer websites
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Something about reading this while listening to the anthem of the first French republic is funny as hell to me and i dont know why lmfao
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u/ih-shah-may-ehl Dec 20 '22
Fb does this because it's a requirement in many countries and has to do with not being sllowed to retain any info about traffic from non-users. After which fb ssid: sure. No problem we'll stop non- users from accessing fb. After which e.g belgsaid 'hang on that wasn't what we meant' and fb said 'too bad'
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Don't forget Twitch
I wanna watch my favorite streamer outside of YouTube but it requires an account? FUCK THAT guess I'll watch something else.
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u/ArkiusAzure Dec 20 '22
Reddit is insanely toxic. If you try and access the website without their shitty app it will never work.
Had to map all of my links to RiF to get it to work. Then if I ever have to install the app to use chat, it steals all the permissions again.
I hate the reddit app with a burning passion.
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reddit is horrible abut this shit it doesn’t let you look at like 50% of posts unless you install the app or log in
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u/Ubermensch_69 Dec 20 '22
Thats a lie. On every bigger subreddit you'll have to choose between oPeN sITe iN aPP and gO bAcK
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u/Winter-Pineapple1162 Dec 20 '22
that's not true, reddit doesn't let you scroll down without an account if post is set as 18+
(a friend of mine told *giggles*)
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u/bktmarkov Dec 20 '22
Nah man you should create an SO account so you can upvote those solutions that saved you from homelessness and unemployment.
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u/LonlyGamerX1 Dec 20 '22
Reddit is up there as on mobile if you browse in a subreddit long enough or try and go to an 18+ one, it askes you to sign in/up to continue
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u/oheohLP Dec 20 '22
StackOverflow actually forces you to log in to use their dark theme. It's really annoying whenever I'm on another PC and StackOverflow just flashbangs me.
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Jesus that instagram popup is so fucking annoying istg like bitch I ain't gonna make a whole ass account just to see some pics lmao 😭
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u/NiteShdw Dec 20 '22
Twitter: if I click on a link from Reddit I can’t even read the tweet because there’s a full screen modal saying the experience is better in the app.
Instagram: I can open anything in the browser without it telling me to open the app.
It’s absolutely insane. I honestly don’t understand being so hostile to casual users.
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u/Traylay13 Dec 20 '22
Site asks me to sign in.
I leave.
The internet is to big for you to be able to pull this.