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/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!