RedReader for Android: Open Source Reddit application
There is certainly no shortage in regards to apps for Reddit on Google Play. In fact, if you search for Reddit apps in the store you end up with more than 1000 results. While not all have been designed for Reddit exclusively, it is fair to say that you'd spend days going through all of them even if you'd limit the apps to those with a rating at least four stars.
RedReader is a new Reddit app for Android devices that is currently tagged as beta by its author. What makes this app stand out from many others that you find in store is its ease of use and incredible functionality. The first thing you need to do after you start the app for the first time is to decide whether you want to use Reddit anonymously or sign in to your Reddit account instead.
The app displays a selection of options on its frontpage afterwards. From here, you can load the front page of Reddit to see what is new, open subreddits instead or, if you are logged in, access account related features such as your inbox, saved posts or the user profile.
The app lists the posts in a clear and ordered fashion. Each post is listed with its title, points, time it has been posted, user who posted it and comments, and if available, with a thumbnail image as well. A tap on the post title opens it in the app, while a tap on the comments opens the comments on Reddit instead.
You can vote for posts by swiping to the left or right. A swipe to the left votes it up, a swipe on the right down. You can also tap on the post to display an action menu that you can use for various options including sharing the post, opening the page in an external browser or sharing comments.
The application uses several techniques to speed up the browsing. It is using a streaming mode that displays posts and comments while data is still being downloaded, and an advanced cache management system that stores posts and comments on the local system to speed up the loading next time they are opened. The image precaching feature is another customizable feature. It can be displayed, used at all times, or only if the Android device is connected to a wireless network. Compression is used to speed things up further. You can also turn off thumbnails completely to speed things up further.
The app features its own image viewer that you can make use of, several themes including a night theme for users who prefer dark backgrounds, and a two-column mode for tablet devices.
Verdict
RedReader is a handy reader app for Reddit. It is fast, highly customizable and supports anonymous browsing and accounts on the site. If you are currently looking for a new reader app, I suggest you give it a try.
Uhh, this has already been possible – I am not sure how but remember my brother telling me about it. I’m not a whatsapp user so not sure of the specifics, but something about sending the image as a file and somehow bypassing the default compression settings that are applied to inbound photos.
He has also used this to share movies to whatsapp groups, and files 1Gb+.
Like I said, I never used whatsapp, but I know 100% this isn’t a “brand new feature”, my brother literally showed me him doing it, like… 5 months ago?
Martin, what happened to those: 12 Comments (https://www.ghacks.net/chatgpt-gets-schooled-by-princeton-university/#comments). Is there a specific justifiable reason why they were deleted?
Hmm, it looks like the gHacks website database is faulty, and not populating threads with their relevant cosponsoring posts.
The page on ghacks this is on represents the best of why it has become so worthless, fill of click-bait junk that it’s about to be deleted from my ‘daily reads’.
It’s really like “Press Release as re-written by some d*ck for clicks…poorly.” And the subjects are laughable. Can’t wait for “How to search for files on Windows”.
> The page on ghacks this is on represents the best of why it has become so worthless, fill of click-bait junk…
Sadly, I have to agree.
Only Martin and Ashwin are worth subscribing to.
Especially Emre Çitak and Shaun are the worst ones.
If ghacks.net intended “Clickbait”, it would mark the end of Ghacks Technology News.
Ghacks doesn’t need crappy clickbaits. Clearly separate articles from newer authors (perhaps AIs and external sales person or external advertising man) as just “Advertisements”!
We, the subscribers of Ghacks, urge Martin to make a decision.
because nevermore wants to “monetize” on every aspect of human life…
“Threads” is like the Walmart of Social Media.
How hard can it be to clone a twitter version of that as well? They’re slow.
Yes, why not mention how large the HD files can be?
Why, not mention what version of WhatsApp is needed?
These omissions make the article feel so bare. If not complete.
Sorry posted on the wrong page.
such a long article for such a simple matter. Worthless article ! waste of time
I already do this by attaching them via the ‘Document’ option.
I don’t know what’s going on here at Ghacks but it’s obvious that something is broken, comments are being mixed whatever the article, I am unable to find some of my later posts neither. :S
Quoting the article,
“As users gain popularity, the value of their tokens may increase, allowing investors to reap rewards.”
Besides, beyond the thrill and privacy risks or not, the point is to know how you gain popularity, be it on social sites as everywhere in life. Is it by being authentic, by remaining faithful to ourselves or is it to have this particular skill which is to understand what a majority likes, just like politicians, those who’d deny to the maximum extent compatible with their ideological partnership, in order to grab as many of the voters they can?
I see the very concept of this Friend.tech as unhealthy, propagating what is already an increasing flaw : the quest for fame. I won’t be the only one to count himself out, definitely.
@John G. is right : my comment was posted on [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/08/23/what-is-friend-tech/] and it appears there but as well here at [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/08/how-to-follow-everyone-on-threads/]
This has been lasting for several days. Fix it or at least provide some explanations if you don’t mind.
> Google Chrome is following in Safari’s footsteps by introducing a new feature that allows users to move the Chrome address bar to the bottom of the screen, enhancing user accessibility and interaction.
Firefox did this long before Safari.
Basically they’ll do anything except fair royalties.