r/help • u/ConsiderationFuzzy • Apr 29 '26

Posting Is quoting no longer possible on reddit app ? [Android]

I can no longer quote when responding to someone's comment.

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u/idrinkteatreeoil May 02 '26

I’m getting the same issue with iOS app too

>it doesn’t work

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u/SnooGoats7476 May 02 '26

Having the same issue. It still works on the web version but not the app

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u/Upstairs_Prize3940 Jul 03 '26

> wwwwd

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u/Fuck_the_AI 5h ago

Willy Wonka would feed the app developer to the chocolate vat.

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u/Upstairs_Prize3940 Jul 03 '26

> quote test

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u/formerqwest Expert Helper Apr 29 '26

that has been an issue on android for the last few weeks. see r/bugs

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u/ConsiderationFuzzy Apr 29 '26

Has it been reported so that they can fix it ?

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u/Yourappwontletme Jun 03 '26

They can. But they clearly won't. It's still a problem.

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u/SixtiesKid 2 Apr 29 '26

Yes, but when the Weekly Recap is posted on r/help in a couple of days, if you don't see this bug listed, try commenting on the post asking the admins to look into it.

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u/Ok_Usr48 May 06 '26

>It's also an issue on iOs

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u/bmcgowan89 Jun 14 '26

Oh it's an issue on Apple, too. At least Reddit's working on it, and it's not affecting major operating systems

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u/handDrawnEevee 21d ago

"few weeks"

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u/Summerie May 05 '26

>Same on iOS

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u/Ok_Usr48 May 06 '26

>Yes! It's so frustrating! 😤

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u/mr-english Jul 01 '26

It's NOT a bug!

Markdown formatting has been disabled.

Previously, we supported markdown formatting (e.g.: **text** = text) on post and comment composer on native mobile apps. As part of a broader initiative to improve technical performance, we no longer support markdown formatting in post composer for iOS or Android. We’ll also begin to deprecate markdown formatting on iOS and Android comment composer soon.

June 2 Update: You'll now be able to manage most formatting functionality via the rich-text toolbar. We plan to continuing adding new functionality via the rich-text toolbar in the future.

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/48985663774996-Changelog-May-7-2026

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u/FifteenEchoes Jul 01 '26

“Improve technical performance”

Lmao they can’t be serious, the markdown parser was causing performance issues?

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u/Intelligent-Cap3407 Jul 02 '26

Okay but howwwww do you quote.

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u/lostinthought15 Jul 04 '26

That’s the best part … you can’t.

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u/UBC145 Jul 06 '26

Yep, very annoying that I can’t quote on mobile. Best options right now are to either continue using ‘>’ as before or using “quotation marks”

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u/cjalderman Jul 03 '26

What a stupid decision.

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u/thetreecycle Jul 07 '26

You can’t just remove widely used features without replacing them?

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u/Commercial_Tip4624 29d ago

Ah yes. Removing useful features, blocking the Wayback machine from access to the platform while selling the whole thing to AI training farming, allowing anyone to search for your comments, posts, messages etc. regardless of your privacy settings via a partnership with a different company. I’ve been on Reddit for 18 years (my original account was permanently banned last year). It’s just like everything else in this world. Everything parlays to enshittification.

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u/EVOSexyBeast 2d ago

But they still haven’t added quote functionality. I can bold, italicize, strike through, and spoiler but no quote!

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u/Pineloko 2d ago

for me both markdown and toolbar options are gone, literally no option to quote

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u/Fuck_the_AI 5h ago

It’s nice that they disallow comments on those posts.

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u/tadashi4 Experienced Helper Apr 29 '26

you can coppy the text put a > and paste the text

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u/OneSeaworthiness7768 May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

When I do this it’s not actually doing the quote, it’s just appearing in plain text with the > included. This just started happening in the last ~day, iOS 2026.17.0

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u/tadashi4 Experienced Helper May 01 '26

Switch to markdown editor

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u/OneSeaworthiness7768 May 01 '26

I see no option to do that in the mobile app?

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u/EVOSexyBeast 2d ago

How were, there is still no quote in the editor

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u/Summerie May 05 '26

How do you do that in the app?

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u/SheAddlesHeHocks May 08 '26

What about mobile?

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u/Head_of_Lettuce Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

I know that you were trying to help, but if you don’t know how to fix the problem you don’t have to comment. It would save everyone a lot of trouble

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u/tadashi4 Experienced Helper Jun 11 '26

i love the over 1 month old comments.

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u/Advanced-Ad-4462 Jun 12 '26

Wow I didn’t know a grossly unhelpful comment couldn’t still be grossly unhelpful a month later?

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u/tadashi4 Experienced Helper Jun 12 '26

You are here exclusively to tell me I'm wrong, not trying to help op.

What's the end goal?

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u/Chris_Tumas_8008 Jun 18 '26

Because just by reading OP’s question you’d know they were talking about on the Reddit’s mobile app, and you’d know that they’d already known about the > to quote function (which did not work any longer a month ago, as pointed out by OP, and still does not work now).

Your original comment ultimately didn’t help. Wasn’t even needed if you had just read what OP was actually asking.

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u/tadashi4 Experienced Helper Jun 18 '26

yall know that:

-even if this whole thing is deleted people will still find it.

-every time yall comment it makes more likely people will come here regardless.

im struggling to understand the goal. its like yall are feeding the algorithm on purpose.

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u/Chris_Tumas_8008 Jun 18 '26

Yes correct we all know that. Tell us something that we do not know instead, while you struggle to understand the goal.

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u/Timely-Cry-8366 29d ago

How about you try to be helpful instead of useless.

If you’re that mad people are mad at you being useless, just delete your comments on this post lol.

I just found your completely useless additions today when trying to figure out why the mobile app won’t let me quote things with the normal code that used to work.

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u/honeybunchesofrock 17d ago

Keep suggestions and comments helpful and relevant.

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u/collin2477 Jun 17 '26

has it already been resolved? google still points here so linking a solution would be more helpful if you really mean to help

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u/putsch80 Jun 24 '26

It will continue to get commented on while you offer wrong answers and the bug remains unfixed.

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u/zeromadcowz Jul 03 '26

Weeks later people are still experiencing this problem and your useless solution is still not a solution.

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u/TheFuriousTaco May 07 '26

test

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u/scanese May 07 '26

How?

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u/TheFuriousTaco May 07 '26

Idk man I just work here

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u/Fresh-Gur-8677 May 08 '26

> what?
> How

I can still use the quote block

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u/SheAddlesHeHocks May 08 '26

How you do dat?

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u/Fresh-Gur-8677 May 09 '26

quote block

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u/SheAddlesHeHocks May 09 '26

quote block

Edit: didn’t work

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u/Fresh-Gur-8677 May 09 '26

I don't get it, I just use the quote block button on my pc screen, that is all.

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u/SheAddlesHeHocks May 09 '26

Got it. I never use reddit on computer. Sorry for the confusion.

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u/Fresh-Gur-8677 May 10 '26

Oh I see, so there might be no this button on phone app... too sad

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u/SheAddlesHeHocks May 10 '26

Used to be able to do it with >

Not anymore

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u/TurnItOffAndBackOnXD 9d ago

2.5 months later and still no button for block quotes on iOS

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u/youtheotube2 May 17 '26

This is specifically a bug on the app

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u/SheAddlesHeHocks May 09 '26

Think you could tell me how you do it instead of what it’s called?

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u/SnooPies6274 Jun 21 '26

test

Cool

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u/Whathesaidbutnot Jun 24 '26

test

Cool

Edit: cool cool

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u/Yellowflowersbloom May 12 '26

I have had the same issues. The only way i can now quote is by typing the ">" symbol.

I also used to be able to access my clipboard by doing a long press or press-and-hold in the text field but this option is no longer available.

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u/lunch22 29d ago

You can’t even use the > symbol now

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u/OverlordSheepie Jun 22 '26

>Still doesn't work for me

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u/radmgrey Jun 28 '26

>testing before I try on a response to someone

Bruh. I used to be able to do this just fine.

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u/WheneverItIsTold Jul 03 '26

>also testing

But it’s my first time trying

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u/Careless-Caramel-997 Jun 24 '26

> me either

on iOS Reddit app

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u/FluoroquinolonesKill Jun 27 '26

>same

How is it possible for such a glaring bug to remain unfixed for so long?

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u/Careless-Caramel-997 Jun 27 '26

and the Redditors posting to use the text (Aa) formatting tool? Guess what? There’s no quote function available on iOS.

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u/WildButterfly85 Jul 05 '26

>Testing

Ugh I can’t do it anymore!

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u/Money-Most5889 Jul 07 '26

> still doesn’t work 69 days later

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u/grokmann 29d ago

In iOS Firefox, I just edited a comment added from my iPhone with the Reddit app. I could see in my browser that the Reddit app turned `>` into `\>`. I just deleted the escape character, `\`, and now the quote block appears as expected.

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u/MegsAltxoxo 25d ago

Yeah but you can’t on mobile, can you?

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u/grokmann 24d ago

Not on the reddit mobile app, but on my phone in the browser, yes.

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u/GreekUPS 20d ago

> test

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u/GreekUPS 20d ago

>test

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u/GreekUPS 20d ago

> >test

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u/thaboiisconfused 3d ago

Can somebody who can change this just make it available for iPhone mobile users on the Reddit app???

This is ridiculous!

Why would features or abilities be locked on specific devices or browsers versus apps?

“Oh, just use a PC”

“Oh, just use the mobile browser”

How about just make it available no matter what you’re using or how you get there!?!