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How can I neutralize this annoying "use the app" popup on Reddit while using Firefox Android mobile?
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this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023
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I think old.reddit.com bypasses it.
Not responsive of course, but servicable
For now. There was a reddit post last week that showed reddit was trialing blocking all mobile traffic that doesn't come from the app. Using "desktop" mode in most browsers won't save you either as the user agent still leaks that it's a mobile browser.
I'm not saying that corporate reddit has a history of acting intelligently, but requiring mobile traffic to use the app might be the dumbest thing they could do.
That's actually going to lose them traffic.