I'm incredibly proud of the team: we've shipped reddit for iOS and Reddit for Android! GET IT. Let me know what you think. It's so fast, you'll get whiplash. ⬆
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@alexisohanian The app looks great! Congrats on the launch. The new app has already replaced Alien Blue and Narwhal on my homescreen. So far the only feature I think is missing is Peak and Pop for images and links. Is there a beta program I can join to provide ongoing feedback? I'd like to test upcoming feature enhancements, if possible.
@alexisohanian Will you be adding any of the removed features from AlienBlue? as right now this app feels like it is designed at new comers / general users, whilst AlienBlue did so much more, like for example:
🔻The removal of casual subscriptions (your design is very suited for multiple subscription folders with labels as well)
🔻Gallery View was great, and now gone.
🔻Why don't we have the option to view a picture straight away rather then go through comments
🔻iPad app
🔻Getting to other subreddits, (why can't i rearrange the order, the whole process of changing a subreddit feels slow)
🔻History tab doesn't use the same check for viewing pref as rest of the app (thats a bug not something alien blue did)
Theres lots more that has been removed, and personally, means I can't use your app, as it changes my flow of using reddit, will any of these features be added into the official app?
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🔻Can't search on a subreddit, thats a massive mistake,
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@alexisohanian Love so many things about this so far. Any plans for the following features?
- Automatic playing/loading of GIFs (under a certain size) so I don't have to click out to third-party sites.
- 3D Touch to preview content in compact view. Would also be cool to use peek & pop to view content like GIFs in comments without navigating away from the page.
- Ability to organize the subreddits to which I'm subscribed.
Congrats on the new app!
@gabrielreynard Have to respectfully disagree, on Android at least. Third-party apps are incredibly impressive, even with their tiny teams. I personally use Sync for Reddit, and it's design plus functionality is unmatched, even by this official version.
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@iambarronroth I understand you, they are pretty good app's, but nothing compares to a official version. AMA's app is a prove for that, third-party apps where not as good as the official one. And I have a lot of expectation about this one, I think reddit will "up-level" with this, just like imgur did.
@gabrielreynard "using third apps is not the same experience" I think that's exactly what made reddit great so far. Tons of third party apps. Granted there are a lot rubbish ones (especially on Android). I've been using Reddit News (now Relay) on Android for ages and it's perfect. The dev is incredible and keeps adding really useful features. I doubt an official app can keep up with that. Just have a look at @alextrott_ 's comment above. However I'll give it a go later and report back!
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@yannschaub I understand, it's good to have third party apps, it shows how community is engaged with the product. My point is: everything that is official is official, they run the website and are the only ones who can improve to the maximum their service. All of others are just a step product.
Very clean and snappy, but is there any way to get a more compact view than the "compact" option? Alien Blue fit a few more submissions in the same amount of space because this uses a lot of whitespace for the comments/upvotes bar underneath the titles.
Nice! Added to the Reddit topic. 😊
QQ: Your first official mobile app, Ask Me Anything, launched just over a year ago but is no longer available. Why'd you kill it?
@rrhoover Thanks! We wanted to focus our efforts on making one app really, really great, rather than splitting efforts over multiple apps. Especially for AMAs, which are a core part of the Reddit experience.
@gillesbertaux Gah. Sorry, that reply was for Chase. We're now available in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Launching apps in other countries requires a little bit more diligence than just making a website available globally, but we're planning on getting it out everywhere.
@alexisohanian I'd be happy to test it. Btw, I did not mention - that's why my previous comment might appear a bit harsh, but it looks real damn good! Hence the "frustration".
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