On: Image Hosting on Reddit

[rozap]

Not the only change, the mobile site got bloated and slow in the last year.

All community/social changes aside, the site has gotten worse from a usability perspective as they increased their headcount.

This is the most predictable pattern in our industry.

[nicotonic → rozap]

You can still access the old site by using i.reddit.com or adding .compact to any url: https://www.reddit.com/.compact

[lostlogin → nicotonic]

Thanks. The mobile site has a banner that takes up a lot of the screen advertising their app. I don't want their app, and I can't dismiss the advert. Still, it's saved me wasting time browsing.

[jachee → lostlogin]

There is a twinge of irony in mentioning "wasting time browsing" reddit. :)

(And yes, I realize the inherent irony in pointing that out here as well.)

[jamiequint → lostlogin]

Why don't you want the app?

[viewer5 → jamiequint]

It's a website, I already have an app for that, it's my web browser. No desire to spend my limited phone storage space on something I can just use my web browser for.

[lostlogin → jamiequint]

I prefer the information density on the old web version and don't like the inline images. I'm mainly on subs where it's just text.

[DocG → jamiequint]

Tabs. Loading on mobile still takes a second or two. Tabs help with this. All those native apps usually staring at blank screen half the time. And I have 4g and top of the line phone.

[lostlogin → DocG]

The new version of the mobile web app has this issue too, where comments take ages to load. Older phone but 4g too.

[nicotonic → lostlogin]

Yes it can be dismissed. There's a link that says "No thanks", doesn't it appear for you?

[lostlogin → nicotonic]

No - up to date iOS on iPhone 5s.

[nicotonic → lostlogin]

That's weird. I have a 5s as well. And it appears.

https://i.imgur.com/ZwRMtJC.png

Maybe it's your ad blocker?