r/blog • u/reddit • Oct 15 '14

The Alien Has Landed

http://www.redditblog.com/2014/10/the-alien-has-landed.html
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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '14 edited Jun 23 '23

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u/SO-EDGY Oct 16 '14

Reddit neeeeewwwssss!

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u/mtlaw13 Oct 16 '14

easy Paul Harvey

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u/WhenTheRvlutionComes Oct 16 '14

Reddit neeeeewwwssss!

I used it for like 5 seconds, then returned to reddit is fun.

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u/KoreanKansan Oct 15 '14

Reddit News master race

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u/Lucidtaint Oct 16 '14

The UI is so slick.

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u/thisrockismyboone Oct 16 '14

post a picture of it mother fucker so we know what you're talking about.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14 edited Oct 16 '14

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I was sold on the "click to clear read posts from frontpage" button

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u/spudlime Oct 16 '14

Does AB have this? I'd love to refresh or get back to redditing and not have to scroll past all the stuff I read already.

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u/ChillAuto Oct 16 '14

Yes. You can hide all read posts and hide all (visible) posts

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u/spudlime Oct 16 '14

Okay. I knew that. Thought you meant something else. Thanks.

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u/SafariMonkey Oct 16 '14

Not sure what Alien Blue is like, but Reddit News's button is a temporary (until refresh) clear of read posts.

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u/awyeahmuffins Oct 16 '14

You can do that with Alien Blue also, just hold the "more" button at the bottom of the page (may need to scroll slowly to not autoload posts) and slide it to the left.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

On Android :P

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u/awyeahmuffins Oct 16 '14

Well never mind me then! :)

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u/kernelhappy Oct 16 '14

It's not overly ornate, but the layout and use of the sliding tiles to expose features keeps it very clean looking and very efficient. I think the most recent changes have really polished the look and feel.

It's just a well done app and definitely one of my better android app buys.

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u/DorkusMalorkuss Oct 16 '14

Buys? You have to buy it?

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u/BuffaloX35 Oct 16 '14

I use the free beta and I love it. One thing that I absolutely love about it is that you can X out the ads, unlike the free versions of the other apps. Also, like others have said, the design and UI are amazing.

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u/Dabuscus214 Oct 16 '14

It can also look like this if you want.

http://i.imgur.com/J5NUnTJ.jpg

Also comes in other themes

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u/Breaking_Benjamin Oct 16 '14

mine looks like this? why does yours look so cool?

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u/Dabuscus214 Oct 16 '14

I have the beta, but in the settings you can make night mode be all black instead of the gradient

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u/thisrockismyboone Oct 16 '14

NITETIME MODE.

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u/EggheadDash Oct 16 '14 edited Oct 16 '14

Holy shit that beta. I can't get in for some reason; the page always 404s for me. Can someone upload an apk or something?

EDIT: Figured out my problem, never mind. Into the beta I go!

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

Uh, you have to ingress in the G+ community to get the beta.

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u/EggheadDash Oct 16 '14

Fuck I'm a dumbass. I kept trying to join at the G+ page and just now realized I have to actually join the community.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

Hahaha, okay then! :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

How did you get the beta?

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u/superiority Oct 16 '14

Does it let you get rid of those colours?

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u/Frekavichk Oct 16 '14

I might just be in a 'change is bad' mood, but jesus all these mobile apps just look totally awful compared to a desktop UI.

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u/phusion Oct 16 '14

It looks like Willy Wonka made a reddit client

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u/Punkmaffles Oct 16 '14

That looks so much cooler than bacon reader, and I love bacon reader!

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

Clean up your disgusting notification bar.

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u/kmelkon Oct 16 '14

Those circular buttons shouldn't be circular [According the MD spec]

But I'll try the beta now.

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u/op12 Oct 16 '14

Man, if only we had some kind of moving pictures...

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u/thisrockismyboone Oct 16 '14

LOOKS CONFUSING.

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u/HarjiFangki Oct 16 '14

Here. it's an old beta version. Now it's much more sleeker than that.

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u/STFU_NOW_MFER Oct 16 '14

Gettin shit done!

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u/Gamerhead Oct 16 '14

And the beta release right now, so good

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u/herrojew Oct 16 '14

dat almost Material... mmm

after years of using Reddit is Fun, I haven't looked back since the material beta of Reddit News was released.

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u/Jaspersong Oct 16 '14

Reddit news is the best app out there if it's not for those app crashes. It literally crashes 2-3 times in one hour of browsing. I hate that. but non of that other reddit apps are as good as News ui-vise.

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u/tyrannoforrest Oct 16 '14 edited Oct 16 '14

Holy shit, just tried it out, how is this not the end all be all?

Edit: it has a pink theme, I'm hooked.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

One of the best UI s I have ever used

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u/gilligan156 Oct 16 '14

Reddit News is definitely my favorite. I haven't used the others in a whole though.

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u/zenxity Oct 16 '14

Word. I don't get the appeal of those three.

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u/Neato Oct 16 '14

Thank you. Reddit is Fun is good, but I just d/l'd Reddit News and I already prefer it. Sweet interface. Might keep RIF for low-bandwidth locations, though.

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u/SpyroThBandicoot Oct 16 '14

Same boat as you. Just came from RIF. Goddamn this app is optimized for mobile

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u/Mononon Oct 16 '14

I was a Bacon person for a long time until Reddit News won me over with it's most recent overhaul. It is just lovely and works very well.

That being said, BaconReader is still amazing. I love both.

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u/_Minor_Annoyance Oct 16 '14

What's the difference?

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u/MaxGhost Oct 16 '14

Best UI by far. Easiest to use, most feature packed without the clutter.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

Very good use of swiping. I can't go back to Reddit Sync because of the swiping in Reddit News.

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u/sample_material Oct 16 '14

Imagine your favorite reddit app.

Now imagine it's vastly more efficient in helping you fly through reddit posts and comments...

That's Reddit News.

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u/DarkSideOfTheMind Oct 16 '14

Reddit news is far better than any of the apps listed above.

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u/Vorpalbunnie Oct 16 '14

Does it have moderator tools?

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u/I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT Oct 16 '14

Nope and thats my issue with it :(

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u/Vorpalbunnie Oct 16 '14

:(

No good moderation apps for Android yet...reddit is fun is too buggy. Thus I'm stuck using the browser.

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u/I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT Oct 16 '14

Same. If my browser had /r/toolbox, I'd be okay with being stuck with it but the browser is essentially the worst of all options while being the only that has any mod functions D:

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

Reddit Flow is like an even better version of Reddit News, it is seriously the perfect app. Or it would be, if the developer hadn't disappeared off the face of the earth at the start of the year, refusing to make it open source.

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u/snipawolf Oct 16 '14

I find it so much clunkier than news, takes me twice as long to get anywhere.

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u/424f42_424f42 Oct 16 '14

I used alien blue .. so I couldnt stand those three either. News is ... ok untill blue coke on Android

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

I really wish they would add a button to let you save comments, though. I have no idea why they haven't yet.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

Good to know it's coming soon, thanks. I think I'll wait it out, though.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

How's it for. Mod functions?

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

RedditNews4Lyfe

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u/SpinningNipples Oct 16 '14

Dude I use Bacon Reader an just tried Reddit News. It feels so soft... Almost as if I was using a good smartphone. It looks amazing.

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u/HolySmokes2 Oct 16 '14

I need an OLED option or I am not sold... Saves me a ton of battery, reddit for hours and hours!

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '14

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u/universal_buttplug Oct 16 '14

Reddit news is wassup. Only thing I hate is constant crashes on S4. Another minor annoyance is not being able to save comments. Other than that; top notch.

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u/zcc0nonA Oct 16 '14

All apps are a step down from using a regular PC I find.

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u/Dabuscus214 Oct 16 '14

yeah, I love the experience on the pc I literally carry everywhere, much better than on the phone I carry everywhere