Monday, 18 December 2017

Reddit overhauls mobile app with chat function and new moderation tools

Reddit today announced a number of changes to its iOS and Android apps designed to make its mobile software a more interactive and social way of exploring the site. The biggest addition is a new user-to-user chat function, which Reddit has been testing for a few months, that’s now going to be part of the company’s mobile products in a public beta program.

Reddit is also adding a new theater mode for viewing images, videos, and GIFs from visual subreddits like r/pics more easily on mobile, as well as live comments and the addition of the iOS app’s speed reading button for Android users. In a bit of a gift to heavy mobile Redditors, the company is making it so the celebratory “cake day” icon, which lets other users know when you joined...

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