103 upvotes, 2 direct replies (showing 2)
View submission: Updates to notifications, avatar enhancements, a better best sort, and more
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 JWOINK at 19/01/2021 at 23:28 UTC
76 upvotes, 3 direct replies
They push you into the app for multiple reasons, just like Instagram does . It’s much easier for analytics to be tracked on the app for ex. , it generates more revenue through ads, and it’s more likely for you to engage with the app more if you have the app.
More time spent =more ad revenue.
This is why the OP is not responding to the content despite the upvotes; they definitely don’t plan on removing it because it works.
Also, a lot of Reddit traffic occurs on the mobile app, so that’s become a priority for them
Comment by twosupras at 20/01/2021 at 01:14 UTC
28 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Push notifications. They need/want a local app that will beep/ding/vibrate as much as you’ll allow them to get away with.
Opening a browser and clicking refresh...on your own time...when it’s convenient for the user? Reddit corp is gonna nope out, unfortunately.