Reddit @lemmy.world FangedWyvern42 @lemmy.world 6 mo. ago

They moved the award button into the spot where the reply button used to be on the mobile app.

Just in case Reddit needed to make it more obvious where their priorities lie.

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Sad Pattern? This seems less dark and more pathetic...
People use the Reddit app?
- People use reddit?
  
  People use?
- Right? Like wtf? Thats the whole reason I stopped going to reddit.
- I call it North Korean syndrome. (They don't know any better.)
  
  What's the other choice these days?
  
  Edit: Did some research, sounds like a few apps got API exceptions because they are consider accessibility apps. Am currently test driving RedReader. It's not bad and so far ad free.
There's also no longer any button on the mobile web client. Your options are to upvote, downvote, or click on the three dots to expand every other option, including reply, all at once.
- You don't need to reply anymore, the bots do that for you.
  Just relax and enjoy the ~~ads~~ content.
- Please drink a verification can to reveal the reply button.
What's crazy is that they think they're being sneaky with these sorts of changes

What's even crazier is that these sorts of changes actually work
Idk if I'd consider that nefarious moreso than just "we added a button and want to keep reply right of the options dropdown".

The addition of the awards button so prominently is easily deemed shitty tho lol
- Muscle memory. It’s literally in the exact spot reply used to be, and they made reply smaller so it’s harder to press.
  
  Was the reply button the biggest previously? I never installed the official app so I don't know how it was previously set up
- Idk if I'd consider that nefarious
  
  Consider harder then
  
  You're right. It makes a difference that they moved it one spot to the left vs one spot to the right. If they had kept it second from the left, there would be no one upset about it.
  
  Except the headline would likely be "they moved the dropdown button to put the award button in its place".
  
  I'm not arguing that they added it in the first place. But given that there is an award button, where is the acceptable place to put it on the UI?
The idea of the first three being too simple to be worth playing is dumb. Its like saying Super Mario Bros isnt worth your time because its old. They're still fantastic stories and the second game has some really cool mechanics you don't really see anymore.

I know this thread is about the ui though, its why I had to turn off the floating button on the Sync app.
- Lol that was my comment. The post was about which game in a series you would pick if you could only ever play that one game. I excluded the first three based on story, not gameplay.
  
  Ahh in the context of the only one you'd get to play its a reasonable opinion.
just use fatbird, i think it still works.
Didnt they kill awards like a year ago?
Not even a little bit surprised.

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