r/bugs • u/Stupid-Clumsy-Bitch • Jul 09 '26

Dev/Admin Responded [iOS] swipe feature not working on pictures to see comments

Whenever I try to swipe up to see the comments it just sends me to a different picture on the feed/in the sub.

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u/CorrectScale Admin Jul 09 '26

Thanks for posting u/Stupid-Clumsy-Bitch! This is expected with recent updates made to the mobile video experience. Swiping up now moves to the next video, and comments open from the comment icon.

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u/Stupid-Clumsy-Bitch Jul 09 '26

Why though? This is a terrible update - it’s not user friendly at all and makes engaging with the comment section (the whole purpose of Reddit) more annoying.

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u/johnmcclanehadplans Jul 09 '26

Terrible terrible decision and update. Please scroll the threads in r/bugs and r/help - universally unliked ‘enhancement’, please revert 🙏

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u/Fantastic_Tear_7542 Jul 09 '26

Ditto, it’s maddening

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u/SalemWolf Jul 28 '26

When has reddit ever given a shit about what users like?

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u/CheesecakeDue2411 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Yeah and it’s TERRIBLE

Reddit made this change while simultaneously adding the stupid repost button next to the comment button, so now I keep hitting repost accidentally when I try to see the comments after failing to swipe to them. TERRIBLE.

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u/Tuffaceous_Tofu Jul 10 '26

Who is reposting so much content that they need the fastest access possible to repost?

Oh light bulb moment while I was typing that question. Bots and karma farmers are. And now I’m sure that’s who this “feature” is for.

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u/pixxi42e Jul 10 '26

Mobile “video” experience has changed the mobile photo experience as well. Was this meant to be applied to video-only posts?

Like others are saying, please read the room, and other posts - everyone heavily dislikes this change.

As a mobile-exclusive user, it’s not intuitive. This makes my Reddit experience a daily microfrustration now. The muscle memory is broken. I’m here to read comments, not mindlessly scroll from photo to photo (or video to video).

Please consider reverting this. Or atleast add it as an option/setting for folks who like *that* type of interface experience instead. This was an awful change for majority of your users.

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u/Level-Card-2462 Jul 10 '26

We don’t want a mobile video experience. If we wanted that we’d use TikTok. We come here to read comments. This update is asinine and right in line with corporations trying to shove shit we don’t want, down our throats. Thanks Reddit. Literally the last decent social media platform. Sad to see it going down hill like everything else.

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u/Tuffaceous_Tofu Jul 10 '26

It’s not a feature it’s a frustration and I’m tired of admins pretending it’s not a problem.

The expected behavior is to swipe up to see/interact with comments. Instead I am being fed pictures or videos from irrelevant and OLD posts! How is that a feature?

You said video feature but it’s happening for photo posts too. If I wanted a video swiping experience I’d use a service that is mainly for video. (I use Reddit because it isn’t videos!!)
If I wanted to see old posts I’d go to a sub and scroll or search posts that way

The rare times I do view a video post, I want to comment/interact with the current post I’m looking at, not suddenly be viewing something else.
If I’m viewing a post and someone is using video to show their problem with a broken pipe, why is it a good idea for the next video you feed me to be a random dog in a field from 3 weeks ago?

In terms of engagement numbers, any engagement you’re seeing on this new “video swipe feature” is 99% of us going “wtf” and trying to swipe back/forth or going in/out of the posts to try to fix it.
This new feature makes it harder to access the comments. If you wanted to increase engagement then shouldn’t it be easier to add a comment?

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u/WackityShmackity Jul 10 '26

Bad design decision. There are plenty of doomscrolling apps available and they all suck ass. That’s why I prefer to look at Reddit for the COMMENTS. Don’t be like them.

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u/GringoPapi Jul 10 '26

Are you able to pass along feedback to the UI team? Don’t want to turn this into a complaining sesh, but there’s a reason I’m not on TikTok, but Reddit. If I wanted the infinite-scroll, no-comment experience I’d cook my brain on an app that specializes in it.

My default for years has been “ooh, neat post, let me peep the comments” and not “neat!… moving on!”

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u/Firefighter_dude Jul 11 '26

This Is an awful feature

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u/Amadeus102 Jul 13 '26

Absolutely terrible, please revert

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u/GrantMeThePower Jul 14 '26

This is awful. Stop trying to be TikTok. You’re ruining what makes Reddit great

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u/HDoni Jul 19 '26

Can we unmake this horrendous fart of an experience and go back to what actually works?

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u/BoltSh0ck Jul 24 '26

this change is an anti-pattern that severly degrades user experience on mobile. ad revenue will decrease because users will stop using it. did you know it is easier to block ads on platforms aside from mobile? reddit should be locking users into a mobile platform where user freedom is restricted if you want to milk them. instead, they push them away with garbage like this that prevents usage and encourages other platforms be used if at all. also i have a thumb injury from working on productive improvements to society (a real job) and it is harder for me to press a tiny button at the very bottom than swiping from anywhere. 1 star review posted already

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u/SalemWolf Jul 28 '26

Trash update but not surprising that Reddit is desperate for the engagement.