Modding on mobile - Milestone 1 update

https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/gafy6i/modding_on_mobile_milestone_1_update/

created by SolariaHues on 29/04/2020 at 19:33 UTC*

10 upvotes, 2 top-level comments (showing 2)

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Since our previous guide Modding on mobile[1] some changes have occurred:

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/e5moia/modding_on_mobile/

• Communities can now be created in app
• Reddit's milestone 1 for app mod tools has been reached[2] for ios in March, and Android has caught up too (Early April 2020)

What you should know before creating a sub in app

• **Mod tools on mobile are still lacking**. They are being worked on[3], but what is currently available is way behind desktop. So if you can only access reddit on your mobile you will need to be prepared to accept this situation and find ways of working around it (see below and previous guide).
• Creating a community in app has a few options, but you still will only have very limited control over your subs settings and appearance (you can compare the below walk through on mobile with Creating a new sub in old.reddit and redesign[4] and our guides on community settings).

Creating a community in app

Creating a community in app[5] (Official app, android but ios should be the same at the time of writing. ios usually gets updates first. APR2020)

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/fnomdb/community_settings_milestone_1_is_out_for_ios/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

3: https://new.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/fakcu6/mobile_community_settings_appearance_options_and/

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/dnishz/creating_your_own_sub_in_both_versions_of_reddit/

5: https://imgur.com/a/igrR2NR

Milestone 1

What was added in milestone 1? Take a look

You can now:

• Add and edit avatars (icons)
• Edit you community description
• Edit your (basic) community type (private, public, restricted) and 18+ setting
• Edit your community topics

There is still much missing such as rules, which doesn't appear to be in the plan yet.

Mobile modding tips

• Use desktop mode[6] in your mobile browser to access more mod tools if you can't use desktop (awkward if you use 2FA though)
• Bookmark your combined modqueue[7] in your mobile browser if you prefer to check everything at once
• Try discord feeds - webhooks in a discord server can be used to notify you of all new posts in your subreddit (MEE6 discord bot and others do this)
• Recruit mods who have desktop
• Email yourself reminders/use a private discord channel/google doc/note app for notes (jobs to do when back on desktop if you can switch between the two)
• Use an RSS feed[8] and RSS reader app for modmail, modqueue etc
• Try another app perhaps, we list some in Modding on mobile[9]

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6: https://imgur.com/a/eNfh9ws

7: https://www.reddit.com/r/mod/about/unmoderated

8: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/evq8sf/moderation_basics_modqueues_and_more/flcmqcx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

9: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/e5moia/modding_on_mobile/

• Have you got mobile modding tips?*

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Edit: June 2020 Adding a banner on mobile[10] | Modding on mobile - Milestone 2 update[11]

10: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/hgcdfc/adding_a_banner_on_mobile/

11: https://www.reddit.com/r/modguide/comments/hh0t6r/modding_on_mobile_milestone_2_update/

Comments

Comment by SolariaHues at 29/04/2020 at 21:36 UTC*

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Since I took the screenshots the mod tools button has changed in appearance slightly. It appears to change colour to match your subs colours now.

Also the menu (three dots, top right) has new options added I noticed today - screenshot[1] - leave and notifications have been added because they were where the new mod tools button is if I remember correctly. Non mod view[2]

1: https://imgur.com/a/lAJwnbX

2: https://imgur.com/a/cXAM9XS

EDIT: ios has milestone 2 now https://www.reddit.com/r/redditmobile/comments/h9occ4/reddit_for_ios_version_2020220_now_available/

EDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/Flair_Helper/comments/hunrfv/introducing_flair_helper/

Comment by CarbonBrain at 30/04/2020 at 00:51 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

FWIW I run my subs primarily from mobile. It ain't easy, so thankfully they're small.