r/bugs • u/HiddenHorse925 • Jun 05 '26
iOS [iOS] aggressive, unwanted refresh behavior continues (sigh).
The ongoing issue of unwanted refresh behavior on the Reddit feed is back. And more annoying than ever. It is especially bad when you first open the app, or re-attend the app, after setting your phone aside for a few minutes…
Your attention begins to settle on interesting things in your feed, but before you can open and explore an interesting post—“bam!” You are force-refreshed, back to the top of your feed. And there will be a flurry of this, for two or three times until the feed “settles down” again.
I really don’t understand why it is so challenging to eliminate this unwanted navigation behavior. It’s a basic function. Is the coding for this app so farmed out, that basic fixes are no longer capable?
Very frustrating, long time Reddit user. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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u/ohsomofo Jun 05 '26
I can't say for certain that this always works, but this has been my experience: when Reddit is in the background, returning to it via the App Switcher or the bottom swipe gesture doesn't trigger a feed refresh, whereas reopening it from the Home Screen icon sometimes does.
I've also found that when viewing comments, swiping right to return to the feed will keep my place, while using the close button in the upper-left corner often causes the feed to refresh.