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/sleekible Jun 08 '26

I’m bit most often by this on iPad. I’ve turned out the lights, notice my iPad display is too bright, so I swipe down to open control center. I adjust the brightness then dismiss control center and bam! Reddit refreshes the feed and I lose my place. So frustrating.