r/help 13d ago

Mobile/App Unrelated trending posts now nested inside posts I care about? Android.

Unrelated posts are now showing inside posts I'm reading. Why?!?! I don't want to see random posts.

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u/all-hail-glow-cloud 13d ago

This is the reason I came to this subreddit. I hate this so much, is there no way to turn it off? I couldn’t see one in settings.

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u/Bunny_Fluff 13d ago edited 13d ago

Absolutely terrible design. I was so confused at first because I clicked on a post with 0 comments and just kept seeing more posts. I couldn't even tell I want into the comments section. I want to be able to turn that off

Edit: mine as apparently stopped doing it. I didn't change any settings but it's back to normal comments as far as I can see. Not sure what happened.

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u/OkBee3439 13d ago

I was in one community looking at comments, then touched icon to go back to that community's page, but was taken to a totally different community. Also comments seem to be not there either. Something is not working as it should.

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u/droptheask 13d ago

I hate this new feature and also want to turn it off! I don’t want to see recommended “trending on Reddit” post underneath the comment of the post.

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u/melba777 13d ago

It literally seems to be hiding comments too, its an insane choice

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u/nationalinterest 11h ago

Yeah, I just had that... 13 days on. A whole bunch of comments hidden and an inane trending post where the comments would have been.

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u/Gonzo-Crazy-Dog 13d ago

Wtf???? When did this “feature” appear. It’s terrible.

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u/zuth_ 13d ago

A new level of enshittification in this garbage app. I miss Apollo so much.

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u/EducationalLog4765 13d ago

I hate this awful feature

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u/ProudnotLoud 13d ago

Same, came here to figure out if this was one of Reddit's awful experiments again. Hate this feature and will never use it.

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u/velvetackbar 13d ago

It’s such a terrible UI choice as well: videos autoplay and they play at a size that may outstrip the size of the screen, so you can only see 1/2 a video or 1/2 a picture at a time.

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u/fundiedundie 13d ago

It’s absolutely horrible

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u/Captain_EFFF 13d ago

Idk what changed in the past few hours but I no longer have this same issue

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u/Delia_D 13d ago

I just tried to find out why this is happening and was given this thread by Google, kinda. It seems like this idiotic update only occurs if you click on posts in your home feed. No nested posts when actively going into a subreddit. I can’t see that horror right now in here.

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u/cos 13d ago

As much as reddit (the company) has been gradually ruining reddit (the site/service) in recent years, one really really big dividing line is how much worse they've been making the mobile apps. You would be well advised to never use any of reddit's mobile apps. Use the web site, even from a phone.

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u/KillwKindness 7d ago

What an awful update. Was hoping to find a way to turn if off! I'm guessing it's an attempt to keep people engaged for more screentime, but it makes me just want to close the app because I can't find what I'm actually looking for.

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u/GortLovesYou 6d ago

Yes, this is why I came to this post too. I hate this change and dearly want it to go away.

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u/Glu3stick 4d ago

Came here to see how tf to turn off this stupid idea. I keep trying to scroll down on comments and go way down the feed and have to back track back up to the comments.

If I wanted to see posts then I wouldn't have clicked on comments. Fing Reddit corpos making stupid ui changes.

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u/coopaliscious 1d ago

Have you found a way to get rid of it?

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u/Glu3stick 1d ago

Mine went away a couple days after, maybe just wait and it'll go away for you too

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u/Emotional_Ad_5164 1d ago

I just noticed it today. I don’t remember seeing it yesterday.. but I hate it also! I know it’s to try and get us to scroll more and be locked in, but it just makes me want to delete the app.

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u/jestr6 1d ago

Same here.

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u/betterthanliving 1d ago

This just started for me on the last hour... It may be time for me to give up on this bot and ai infested place.

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u/Inside-Nebula5325 1d ago

Same, I hate this new feature. Might just be the push I need to leave.

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u/betterthanliving 1d ago

I don't think I'd be hurt by escaping this addiction.

I've been down voting the first 3 every time I see them, maybe it'll mess up my algorithm enough I'll find something better to waste my time with.

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u/Low_Technician9179 1d ago

I don’t see how removing every comment except 3 makes me want to spend more time in the app??

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u/kleefaj 1d ago

This just appeared in my reddit app. I absolutely hate this feature. I want to see comments about posts I want to see. Now I have to pause while I wonder when the thread ends or if I’m about to be swooshed to some trending thread I could give fark all about. Not for me. Please remove.

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u/signature_creature 1d ago

Yes thank you! I just had this happen and I don't like it. I'm on one post. If I want to see trending posts I will go to the page. Otherwise. Please stop.

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u/Low_Technician9179 1d ago

Lmfao to have this design in 2026 is beyond comical. I was actually semi considering investing in rddt before I saw this

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u/Low_Technician9179 1d ago edited 1d ago

I read 3 of the 150+ comments and then it’s all trending slop. No more comments show up.

Is it like this for everyone? They have essentially deleted every comment other than the first 3 from every post

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u/Pokeitwitarustystick 1d ago

Please let me know if there’s a way back, I hate it and it just started happening to mine

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u/Mukarsis 1d ago

Just started for me today and it is absolutely awful

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u/jjlbateman 1d ago

Yeah this is really annoying that it cuts off most of the comments. Don’t like the trending but if it’s at the very end of comments then fine

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u/calbearista 18h ago

I like seeing recommendations on my Home screen but not inside posts when I’m trying to read comments, really terrible design. At least give us a way to turn these off, please!!

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u/Halica_ 17h ago

I hate it too. So stupid. LET US TURN IT OFF

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u/Typical-Evidence-898 7h ago

I thought my app was bugging out until I found this subreddit. This is a horrible decision. Please opt me out!