From cute cat pictures to the US elections, Reddit has discussions around every topic under the sun. And with Reddit often being in the news, the chances of running into a Reddit link are a lot higher on the internet.
But if you’ve tried to open any Reddit link on your mobile browser, you might have seen an annoying pop-up that tries to redirect you to the Reddit app. This is one of the biggest annoyances of Reddit—but fortunately, there’s a really easy way to get rid of it.
We’ll be highlighting one simple tip to stop this pop-up.
What to Know Before Disabling the Reddit Pop-Up
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for (var i = 0; i It’s very easy to disable the pop-up that asks you to open links in Reddit’s official app. However, you should be aware of a few things before you proceed.
This method does not require you to be logged in to Reddit on the mobile browser. However, if you clear cookies and browser data regularly, you might have to disable the pop-up again. Similarly, if you open these Reddit links in a private window, you will have to disable it once more.
Unfortunately, logging in to your Reddit account doesn’t appear to save your preference across browsers. You’ll just have to manually ask Reddit to stop this prompt on each browser that you use.
You should also make sure that your default mobile browser is the one where you’ve disabled this pop-up. If someone sends you a Reddit link via text message and you open it, the link will most probably open in your default browser.
As long as you’ve enabled it there, this annoyance won’t accidentally make an appearance.
How to Disable Reddit’s Open in App Pop-Up
Reddit lets you disable the Open in App pop-up easily via mobile browsers.
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direction: ‘horizontal’,
spaceBetween: 20,
slidesPerView: 1,
centeredSlides: true,
preventClicks: false,
observer: true,
observeParents: true,
loop: false,
keyboard: {
enabled: true
},
// If we need pagination
pagination: {
el: ‘.swiper-pagination’,
},
navigation: {
nextEl: ‘.swiper-button-next’,
prevEl: ‘.swiper-button-prev’,
},
});
var images = document.getElementsByClassName(“gallery-2-images”);
for (var i = 0; i Here are the steps you need to follow:
- Open Reddit on the mobile browser of your choice.
- Now tap the hamburger icon on the top-right.
- Go to Settings.
- Now uncheck Ask to Open In App
That’s it. From this moment, Reddit won’t ask if you want to open the link in the app.
Enhance Your Reddit Experience
This is just one of a fair few annoyances in the official Reddit experience.
However, handy tricks like this and other useful tips can help you make the most of the app and website.