960 upvotes, 17 direct replies (showing 17)
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Can you get rid of the annoying prompt asking users to use the reddit app when opening a post in a browser window?
I don't want to use the app, that's why I had it open in a browser and it's annoying to have to opt out every time.
Comment by jonomacd at 19/01/2021 at 22:52 UTC
104 upvotes, 2 direct replies
In general can you stop pushing people to the app and focus on making the mobile web experience great. I do not what to use the app. I do not want another app. The reddit app does nothing that a pwa can't do.
Unless you need hardware specific features that browsers don't support you should not build an app.
Comment by IrrelevantLeprechaun at 19/01/2021 at 22:38 UTC
239 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Can't even fully read entire comment threads because it demands you use the app after a certain point. That's unacceptable.
Comment by [deleted] at 19/01/2021 at 22:22 UTC
143 upvotes, 1 direct replies
YES, or at least remove the styling that makes it look like a system prompt. It's misleading at best
Comment by graepphone at 19/01/2021 at 22:25 UTC*
38 upvotes, 0 direct replies
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Comment by CJ_MR at 19/01/2021 at 22:19 UTC
69 upvotes, 5 direct replies
If you go into settings there is a box you can uncheck for "ask to open in app." That will eliminate that prompt.
Comment by [deleted] at 20/01/2021 at 01:52 UTC
8 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The thing thats annoying about that is when I click “use app” all it does it take me to the app store to open reddit only to take me to the reddit home page and not to the post i originally clicked to view
Comment by Autoradiograph at 20/01/2021 at 08:20 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Don't worry, we got you! We're going to make it even more annoying to be logged out by taunting you with rewards if you would just use the app! C'mon, do it! Use the fucking app, for Christ's sake!
-- Reddit staff
Seriously:
we’re testing giving logged out redditors on the mobile web various offers and rewards if they download the app for the first time and log in to their account.
Comment by acm at 20/01/2021 at 01:54 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Always asked never answered.
Comment by TristanTheViking at 20/01/2021 at 01:20 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
And fix the mobile site so it's not literal cancer to use.
Comment by Gentleman_ToBed at 20/01/2021 at 00:54 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Oh my god yes
Comment by Atralb at 20/01/2021 at 01:46 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Can people give this comment a Platinum reward please ?
Comment by slouchingpotato at 19/01/2021 at 22:46 UTC*
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Nah they won’t do that cuz that’s what gets people to download their app. I hate it and it worked on me lol
Comment by BurritoJusticeLeague at 20/01/2021 at 03:50 UTC*
-113 upvotes, 11 direct replies
This is fair feedback, and we’ve gotten it before so I’ll answer similarly[1]. We’ll always promote our app to mobile users. However, we’re testing ways to be smarter about when and how we promote the app. Some things that are on our roadmap are throttling how often users are prompted to download the app, or asking people to signup/login instead of using the app. And while it's slow progress, we do care about and are working towards making the mobile web experience better and, specifically, faster.
Additionally, if you’re logged in on mobile web, under your settings you can toggle off “Ask To Open In App” to stop receiving that message.
Comment by Angharaz at 19/01/2021 at 23:14 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
THIS PLEASE
Comment by kkuunal at 20/01/2021 at 02:34 UTC
-3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Just curious, why do you use Reddit in a browser when you can use it in a app?
Comment by maydarnothing at 20/01/2021 at 09:31 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
i love that feature, though.
until reddit search gets better, i always use google to look for specific things, and tap that open in the app banner and get a better reading experience. maybe they could see if you’re logged in on the browser and stop giving you that option, i don’t know.
Comment by mokiboki at 21/01/2021 at 02:56 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You can, in the mobile website settings turn it off.