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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers
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this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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It’s worth noting that this post was from last month before they announced the usurious pricing of the API. However the fact that they were doing this does not bode well for people (like me) trying to avoid using their horrendous app.
I'm 100% sure they're planning on just doubling down on forcing people to use the official app. This plan has likely been in the works for a while.
I'll be uninstalling the official app soon. I wonder how many others will do the same?
I don't know, but I've refused to use the official app for years now because it just sucks. The one I'm currently using is ReddPlanet on iOS, just because I prefer it over Apollo, and Android of course has a bunch of good choices.
As someone else said, the official app is designed the way they want you to use Reddit, while the third-party apps are designed the way people actually use Reddit.