About RedReader
An unofficial, open source client for Reddit, with a focus on accessibility. Features: - Free and open source, with no ads or tracking - Lightweight and fast - Swipe posts and comments left and right to perform cu
An unofficial, open source client for Reddit, with a focus on accessibility.
Features:
- Free and open source, with no ads or tracking
- Lightweight and fast
- Swipe posts and comments left and right to perform customizable actions, such as upvote/downvote, or save/hide
- Advanced cache management: automatically stores past versions of posts and comments
- Support for multiple accounts
- Two-column tablet mode (can be used on your phone, if it's big enough)
- Image and comment precaching (optional: always, never, or Wi-Fi only)
- Built-in image viewer, and GIF/video player
- Multiple themes, including night mode, and ultra black for AMOLED displays
- Translations for multiple languages
- Accessibility features and optimization for screen reader use
Source Code
Available on GitHub: https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of RedReader since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-17 20:02:36.
The latest version is 1.23.1 and it was updated on 2024-04-01 19:21:34. See below the changes in each version.
RedReader version 1.23.1
Updated At: 2023-12-29
Changes: Added a preference to automatically open the first image in an album
Made links blue again in dark themes
Added post tap action preference: open link, open comments, or use old "post title opens comments" behaviour
Fixed long-click menu not appearing when post tap action changed from the default
Reduced top and bottom margins on popup menus to avoid the need for scrolling
Increase number of comments shown in user profile from 25 to 100
RedReader version 1.23
Updated At: 2023-12-18
Changes: Significantly improved image gallery load speed
Update to Material 3 design elements
Show notification permission prompt on Android 13 and above
Fix issue with "Post title opens comments" not covering whole post area
Support for handling v.redd.it, video, and gallery links from other apps
Ability to open comments in external browser
Handle Reddit galleries containing links, and show gallery thumbnails for small images
Handle shared /s/ URLs correctly
... and other fixes/improvements.
RedReader version 1.22
Updated At: 2023-12-18
Changes: Fix for permission denied errors on videos due to Reddit API change
Show self text for link posts (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Announce self-text presence with link posts in screen readers (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Add more specific error messages for blocked, quarantined, and premium-only subreddits (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Add option to disable user avatars (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Upgraded video player to fix issues with slow playback
RedReader version 1.20
Updated At: 2023-07-05
Changes: Renamed "Find Subreddit" to "Find Location"
Find Location: Now lets you jump to a specific subreddit/user without waiting for the search
Find Location: Existing subscriptions now appear immediately with no loading time, and descriptions are hidden
Added preference to keep screen awake
Ability to show comment count in post subtitle
Ability to hide subreddit header
Use updated RedGIFs API
Fixed parse error when viewing deleted posts
RedReader version 1.21.2
Updated At: 2023-07-05
Changes: Fixed crash when submitting posts
RedReader version 1.18.1
Updated At: 2022-04-24
Changes: Disable repeated Orbot installation prompts when Tor is enabled
Rename "Share/Save Image" to "Share/Save Media"
Sharing a link to a v.redd.it post now uses comments page
RedReader version 1.18
Updated At: 2022-01-02
Changes: Saved/shared videos from v.redd.it now have audio attached
Imgur upload reliability improved
Search within multireddits and subreddit combinations
Allow specifying date range for searches/sorting by controversial
Include author mod/admin/submitter role in accessibility description
Subreddit blocking now applies to /r/popular and the front page
Add optional indicator (†) for comments voted controversial
Disable hiding of read posts in user post lists
And much more!
RedReader version 1.17.3
Updated At: 2021-07-09
Changes: Adding workaround for TLS 1.2 support on Android 4
RedReader version 1.17
Updated At: 2021-06-25
Changes: Ability to choose flair when submitting posts
Ability to backup and restore app preferences
Better errors for subreddit content rules when submitting posts
...and much more! See /r/redreader for the full changelog.
RedReader version 1.16
Updated At: 2021-01-02
Changes: Fixed error message when marking all inbox messages as read
Always set navigation bar to black in image viewer
Compress cached post/comment listings (makes cache use around 10x less space)
No longer auto-collapses own comments, or user profile comments
Show announcements from developer in main menu (with preference to disable)
Fix for cache errors caused by too many files in one directory
Fix for using internal browser as image viewer
Fix for streamable.com videos
And more!
Disclaimer
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