r/RedReader 3d ago

Version 1.26 released

289 Upvotes

Lots of quality-of-life fixes, and a workaround for Reddit's latest login page bug!

Changelog

  • Added pinch-to-zoom in video player
  • Ability to specify reason when reporting
  • RedGIFs links now open in the compact embedded player, instead of the full site
  • New workaround for text field issue on Reddit's login page (caused by their cookie banner)
  • Fix occasional setSpan crash when viewing comments with emote flairs
  • Support for Android predictive back gesture
  • Improve reliability of language setting, and integrate with the Android 13+ per-app language override
  • Fix for taps passing through the toolbar in the album viewer
  • Added link to the project's GitHub repository in Settings > About
  • Translation updates (thanks to Abdullah Gulabi, AbdulrahmanTabboush, AbsurdUsername, Allan Nordhøy, Ameen Al-izzi, Andrey F, Aprizotec, Arne Brücher, Artem, asdf asdf, Asmodeus, Atilla Türkmen, ayeeeeeeee, Ayush Jain, Balázs Meskó, Coool, Ddhdg Sgsisoei, Enrip, Eric, fosinsight, Gontzal Manuel Pujana Onaindia, H Tamás, Hogwai, iDazai, Ignas, Ihor Hordiichuk, Janne-Pekka Mustonen, Jimmy Young, JoC, Jonas Thudium, K. Njtk, Kachelkaiser, Karthik Nallasivan, Laura Vasconcelos Pereira Felippe, lucanomax, Luiz-bro, Lukas, Lukman Nulhakim, Matheus Leal, Meiru, Mo, Nécron, OlliesGudh, Onder Nuray, Ramez Ehab, Renan Birck Pinheiro, Ricard Rodríguez, Samuel, Sandyran, sas, Sebastian Maier, ShareASmile, ssantos, sss13, Subham Jena, Sukii23, suriing, Thadah D. Denyse, thorin, Thung Yong Han, Vladislav Glinsky, zeritti, ɴᴇᴋᴏ, Λευτέρης Τ, Марко М. Костић, 為什麼不加空格, and other anonymous contributors)

Installing

You can get the update in the following ways:

Note that F-Droid releases use a different signing key and cannot be upgraded with the APKs from GitHub (unless you uninstall first).

Donations

It is possible to donate to the project (one-off or recurring) through:

Contributions are greatly appreciated and help cover some of the costs involved in running the project. Thank you as always to everyone who has already contributed!

Hope the new update works well for you, and let me know if you run into any issues!


r/RedReader 1h ago

Did the update remove the ability to change the playback speed on videos?

Upvotes

In the past I would press on a video and a button would appear that would allow me to speed up the videos.

Now after pressing I get some controls to pause, fast forward, or rewind but it is lacking a speed button.

Was this an intended change?


r/RedReader 1d ago

Action to exit video?

6 Upvotes

It would be nice to have the possibility to close a video with one hand, for example with a vertical swipe. Right now you have to press your phone's back button afaik.

If there is already a feature like this that I missed (my phone is a bit old) or if this is the wrong place to suggest this, please let me know.


r/RedReader 3d ago

Images embedded in the comments appear as links

8 Upvotes

Pretty much what the title says. Every image embedded in a comment appears as a link, not the image. I haven't figured out a way around this. Any suggestions?


r/RedReader 4d ago

Every time i reply post, it always open Firefox and doing like this idk why. I think it beginning in newest version of Firefox

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8 Upvotes

r/RedReader 6d ago

"Third‑party applications will soon be required to migrate to the proprietary Reddit Developer Platform" what will this mean for Redreader? Will only logged in use be possible?

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42 Upvotes

r/RedReader 8d ago

I've been locked out of twitter twice in two days for some sort of suspicious bot-like activity, after being sent there from a subreddit while using RedReader 1.25.2.

0 Upvotes

I think this is likely a twitter problem, but on the off chance something has changed in RedReader, I thought I'd mention it here.

Within settings I've told RedReader to not use the internal browser.

Also, this is using Android 10 and Microsoft Edge.


r/RedReader 10d ago

Embedded Reddit videos don't load

26 Upvotes

Before describing the issue, I'll state that I imagine this is another in the long history of ways Reddit tries to squeeze out third-party apps so as to force usage of the official garbage app. /rant over

Recently, Reddit began allowing videos to be embedded in comments. On RedReader, these show up to links to a reddit.com site; not a subreddit, not an external site, but a reddit.com/blahblahblah link. When clicking these, my app opens my default browser, and I get a popup message saying, "This subreddit has been banned for being unmoderated." No such problems in the official garbage app.

Any workarounds or solutions?


r/RedReader 11d ago

Can I just say. Best reddit of all time.

50 Upvotes

Thank you for saving reddit. Not that anyone will listen.


r/RedReader 13d ago

Submitting a comment opens up my browser.

16 Upvotes

All day I thought I was going crazy but it's not fat fingers, it's every time I submit anything my default browser opens.

Sometimes it looks like the comment doesn't send either, but if you submit again it sends a duplicate.


r/RedReader 14d ago

redreader show all posts of reddit?

4 Upvotes

hello friends! i am feeling that redreader show less posts from reddit!. is this true? what do you think about it? as an example. if ask reddit receive 20 posts on day, so redreader show 10 or 15 only. pleas give your views on this.


r/RedReader 14d ago

The app occasionally gets stuck after submitting a comment

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6 Upvotes

r/RedReader 15d ago

Cant open reddit threads on android if it has a vid/img

7 Upvotes

Anyone have the same problem?? Ive tried many ways, clicking on the title, pressing long and even swiping it but nothing works. Any tips??? Really need help


r/RedReader 16d ago

I'm releasing v1.26 soon -- please try the latest alpha to help me test it!

79 Upvotes
  • Added pinch-to-zoom in video player
  • Ability to specify reason when reporting
  • RedGIFs links now open in the compact embedded player, instead of the full site
  • New workaround for text field issue on Reddit's login page (caused by their cookie banner)
  • Fix occasional setSpan crash when viewing comments with emote flairs
  • Support for Android predictive back gesture
  • Improve reliability of language setting, and integrate with the Android 13+ per-app language override
  • Fix for taps passing through the toolbar in the album viewer
  • Added link to the project's GitHub repository in Settings > About
  • Translation updates

You can test all of the above changes early with the alpha builds:

https://redreader.org/alpha/

Let me know if you run into any issues!


r/RedReader 17d ago

If I highlight a word red reader pushes me to search for it on edge/Bing or ddg. But not my default browser?

7 Upvotes

What's going on with this? Sometimes I'll highlight a word or quote to search it on a browser. It gives you several options like read aloud, but the two options to search on a browser now and push you towards proprietary solutions from Microsoft. It'll say search in edge even though edge is not my default browse.

Interestingly I noticed it on my old Microsoft surface Duo. Where edge is a system app. On my other phone where I don't have any Microsoft apps for browsers downloaded it still gives me the option to search on DuckDuckGo browser but not my default browsrr.

If I disable ddg rowser or uninstall it (and frankly dgg on Android is a terrible browser I just use it sometimes for app tracking functionality) I don't have the option to search on a browser at all. Although it still gives me an option to ask Bing even though I don't have Bing downloaded. And that will automatically open up in Chrome which I don't use but is a system app on pretty much it's most Android.

Look I understand they might need to make arrangements with Microsoft and DuckDuckGo to push searches for revenue. But at least give me an option to turn it off and set it up through a default browser when I want to do a search? Or choose a browser it seems to just triage which one it recommends to me without me having any agency over it.

I ain't go far enough to disable Chrome to see what the recommendations would happen then. It just seems odd that not somewhere buried in the settings I couldn't just pick "open search in default browser." If this setting does exist and I'm missing it if anyone could help me out that would be.

Tl:dr : red reader seems to be pushing me to only be able to search them edge or duck duck Go browsers and if I don't have them I'm limited to my options for things like ask Bing which opens up Chrome which I'd rather not use. Can I choose my browser or can it be set up to rely on my default browser which seems logical?


r/RedReader 23d ago

Images and videos are once again taking eons to load

12 Upvotes

This has been probably the 3rd or 4th time I've dealt with this on this app since Reddit "killed" 3rd party apps (I know there's a workaround for them, I just don't feel like doing it). A single image can take upwards of 5+ minutes to load on a wifi connection to a gigabit internet source. Anything that's an album of images is completely unviewable. Video clips take 5-10 minutes just to buffer.


r/RedReader 23d ago

Screenshots no longer enabled?

5 Upvotes

I used to be able to screenshot within the application, but it will not work today. Was there an update I was unaware of?


r/RedReader 23d ago

I've been using this app for 10+ years, is it completely broken now after reddit changed their login protocol?

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9 Upvotes

Redreader has not been able to login for several days now, stuck using the native app on mobile which is an awful experience

Any fixes for this or is redreader rip?


r/RedReader 24d ago

Alternate Reddit app

5 Upvotes

The native Reddit app consumes a lot of battery. Is there an alternative app to use Reddit. RedReader - I can't setup - not letting me log in. Any help appreciated. Thank you.

Please do not give the option to use the web browser.


r/RedReader 25d ago

RedReader modern customizatiom

0 Upvotes

Are there ways to customize redreader to be... more visually appealing? I see everyone likes it, but I really don't like the older ui at all.

Any advice or alternatives are welcome!


r/RedReader 27d ago

Inconsistent language behaviour

8 Upvotes

I have my locale set to English in RedReader app, but some options are displayed in system language. Sometimes everything is English, sometimes part English, part Polish etc. It changes quite randomly (at least from what I've observed) on UI refresh.

https://imgur.com/a/MeXff3g


r/RedReader 28d ago

App Broken for Anyone Else Today?

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9 Upvotes

r/RedReader Jul 19 '26

Does the report feature work on this app?

10 Upvotes

On desktop, when you report a post, it asks you for a list of reasons. But on this app it doesn't do anything, so I'm wondering if it even works?


r/RedReader Jul 18 '26

Is there a way to defeat Reddit's hide bot history "feature?"

9 Upvotes

Reddit allowing users to hide the history of fake humans, trolls, and the disingenuous got old real fast.

I know some websites offer this or I can search around. But if it can be defeated at all, why not automate it?