Redditor Updates

Easily add emojis to your posts and comments on web

What’s changing?

You now have the ability to add emojis to posts and comments through emoji short codes on desktop. Type a colon followed by the word to describe your emoji (e.g., :smile) or directly type the emoticon (e.g., :;), and you will see a predictive emoji menu populate as you type. The predictive emoji menu currently only supports English shortcode matching.

When is this change happening?

This change is live on desktop.

Deprecation of composer markdown shortcuts

What’s changing?

Previously, we supported markdown formatting (e.g.: text = text) on post and comment composer on native mobile apps. As part of a broader initiative to improve technical performance, we no longer support markdown formatting in post composer for iOS or Android. We’ll also begin to deprecate markdown formatting on iOS and Android comment composer soon.

You’ll now be able to manage most formatting functionality via the rich-text toolbar, with the exception of block quotes (>) and numbered/bulleted lists, which we plan to add support for via the rich-text toolbar in the future.

When is this change happening?

This change started on May 4, 2026 for iOS and Android.

Evolving Reddit’s iOS UI with Liquid Glass

What’s changing?

We’re evolving the Reddit iOS interface with Liquid Glass, a design overhaul crafted to feel more native, fluid, and immersive. This update ensures Reddit feels more at home within Apple’s latest design language, prioritizing depth, clarity, and a seamless user experience.

What to look for:

• Modern aesthetic: A lighter, more breathable visual treatment that prioritizes your content.
• Intuitive navigation: Key controls now transition into persistent buttons, ensuring your tools are always within reach without cluttering the screen.
• Layered depth: We’ve refined spacing, added transparency, and smoothed out motion for a more tactile feel.

When is this change happening?

Liquid Glass begins rolling out to redditors on iOS 26+ starting the week of May 18, 2026.

Relocation of the Create button for iOS redditors

What’s changing?

We relocated the Create button (image) from the bottom navigation bar to the top navigation bar (top right-hand corner). This shift is designed to align with Apple’s latest ergonomic standards, ensuring that sharing your next post feels like a seamless extension of the community you’re currently exploring.

What to look for:

• Improved contextual intent: Easily post to the community you’re currently viewing with a more logical, header-based placement.
• Persistent visibility: For redditors on iOS 26+, the Create button will stay anchored and accessible at the top of your screen without cluttering your feed.

When is this change happening?

Relocation of the Create button for iOS is now live, but the persistent visibility will roll out the week of May 18, 2026. While this is iOS specific today, Android will be updated soon.

Testing design updates to the crossposting experience

What’s changing?

Starting this week, we’ll begin testing a series of design updates to the crossposting experience, including refreshed action bars on mobile web, updated naming and icons (image), and the removal of duplicate titles on iOS, Android, and desktop.

When is this change happening?

Testing will begin this week and continue through the end of the month.

Moderator Updates

Keeping SFW communities SFW

What’s changing?

Last month, we launched a new safety filter, the adult content promoter filter. The name is pretty self-explanatory, but it can help keep SFW communities free from unwanted or stealthy adult content promotion by identifying redditors who promote adult content anywhere on Reddit and filtering their content for your review (or removing it altogether).

To try it out, go to Safety Filters in your Mod Tools to turn the filter on and configure it based on your community’s comfort and norms. You’ll be able to customize the filter’s settings to include posts and/or comments and choose between Moderate and High filtering.

Last week, we also included the capability of the filter to exempt approved users. That means anyone you’ve added as an approved user will not be caught by this filter.

When is this change happening?

The filter launched in early April on all platforms and the ability to exempt approved users was added on April 30.

Post and comment guidance updates

What’s changing?

We’re adding a couple of new capabilities to both post and comment guidance to give mods more control over how they alert redditors to posting requirements before content is submitted.

New additions include:

• Post flair support: Trigger guidance based on selected post flair, helping mods guide redditors based on the type of post they’re creating.
• Comment-level distinctions: Differentiate between parent comments and replies, so mods can tailor guidance to different types of conversations.

When is this change happening?

These feature enhancements will start to roll out across all platforms in the coming weeks.

New mod tools navigation and interface

What’s changing?

We’re updating how you access and move between mod tools to make features easier to find and faster to use.

You’ll see:

• A single, more consistent entry point for mod tools.
• A streamlined menu that makes it easier to jump between key surfaces.
• Search built directly into the experience so you can quickly find what you need.
• Easier switching between communities while moderating.

When is this change happening?

This update will start to roll out across all platforms in the coming weeks.

Bug Fixes

Bug: [All Platforms] The moderator list within certain subreddits was displaying a “Wow, so much empty” error.

The fix: When accessing the moderators list within mod tools, the page will display all moderators as intended.

Bug: [All Platforms] Username mentions were not working for usernames ending in a hyphen.

The fix: Usernames that include a hyphen can now be mentioned as expected.

Bug: [Android] The profile share link was missing a “/” after reddit.com when copied from the profile page.

The fix: Profile share links are now formatted correctly.

Bug: [Android] The default reply mode on the mod mail reply screen was not defaulting to "Reply as subreddit".

The fix: The default reply mode has been fixed to default as the subreddit on the mod mail reply screen.

Bug: [Android] Moderators were seeing a delay when attempting to access mod notes or the user mod log.

The fix: Mod notes and the user mod log now load without the previous delay for moderators.

Bug: [iOS] Post history on some user profiles did not load unless the user switched to the comments tab first.

The fix: When visiting the profile posts tab first, user post history now loads as expected.

Bug: [iOS] Certain top bar buttons were not functional in some cases on newly loaded user profiles.

The fix: Redditors can now access top bar buttons on user profile pages as expected.

Bug: [iOS] The comment composer was overlapping with the final comment in some posts.

The fix: The bottom-most comment will now fully display.

Bug: [Web] Some moderators were unable to adjust ban length from the restricted users page on www.reddit.com.

The fix: Moderators can now adjust ban length as expected from Mod Tools > Restricted Users page.

Note: This is not a complete list of all recent bug fixes. If you’d like to report a new or persistent bug, head over to r/bugs.

If a bug listed here is not yet fixed for you, please ensure that you’re updated to the most recent Android or iOS app version, or refresh your browser.

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Redditor Updates

End of support for mobile versions iOS v2022.04/Android v2022.15 and older

What’s changing?

Reddit will no longer support mobile app versions older than Android v2022.16 and iOS v2022.05. If you’re on older versions of the app, please update your app to the newest version or use mobile web if your device doesn’t meet the minimum OS versions (Android 9/iOS 15.0).

When is this change happening?

This change is happening on March 18, 2026.

Learn more.

New shopping experience within Reddit’s AI-powered search (Answers)

What’s changing?

We’re testing a new shopping experience within Reddit’s AI-powered search (Answers) that will help people make more confident and faster purchase decisions.

When someone asks an electronics shopping-related query in AI search, they’ll see a summary of products recommended from real Reddit discussions, posts, and comments. Below this summary, they may also see a visual carousel labeled Related Products that will showcase the products mentioned in the summary. Selecting a product card allows redditors to see more details about the product, where they can then link out to select retailers, learn more, or make a purchase.

When is this change happening?

This experiment has launched to a small set of US-based redditors on iOS, Android, and desktop.

Moderator Updates

Translation indicators in mod queue

What’s changing?

We’re allowing moderators to see content in their queue translated to their preferred language. Moderators can revert translated content to the original language by navigating to the post detail page. For more on translations, please see our help article.

When is this change happening?

This is available today on iOS and Android apps for moderators who have their language set to English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Tagalog, Filipino, or Thai. Desktop support will be rolling out soon, with additional app-supported languages coming later.

Recommended removal reasons

What’s changing?

We’re introducing recommended removal reasons to help streamline enforcement workflows. When removing a post or comment, mods will now see suggested removal reasons based on the existing removal reasons in your community.

These recommendations are assistive, not automatic. Mods can select, edit, or ignore them entirely. The goal is to reduce repetitive copy/paste work, improve consistency in messaging to redditors, and speed up enforcement without changing your underlying rules and posting requirements.

When is this change happening?

This feature is now out to 100% of communities with removal reasons enabled on iOS, Android, and desktop.

Learn more.

Old mod mail deprecation

What’s changing?

As of March 3, 2026, old mod mail has been fully deprecated. All mod communication now takes place in the latest mod mail experience.

The new system includes improved threading, filtering, search, permamute capabilities, and will be the only supported surface for mod communications moving forward. Since our last update, we’ve made the following improvements:

• Real-time updates for new messages within an open thread.
• Improved scrolling behavior when zoomed in on desktop browsers.
• The ability to link directly to a specific mod mail message.

Old mod mail is no longer accessible.

When is this change happening?

This was completed on March 3, 2026.

Mobile banner editing on Android

What’s changing?

Mods can now update their mobile banner image directly from Android. Previously, Android only allowed editing the desktop banner image, while mobile banner updates had to be done on web. Now both banner types can be managed from the Android mod tools.

When is this change happening?

This is live today.

Segmented polls for mods

What’s changing?

Mods can now create segmented polls when submitting a post. This allows moderators to run polls that are targeted to specific segments of their community, helping gather more relevant feedback and insights from the people most likely to be impacted by the outcome.

When is this change happening?

This is live today on iOS and Android.

Bug Fixes

Bug: [Android] Some comment automations couldn't be saved on the Android app

The fix: When saving certain comment guidance automations on the Android app, redditors will no longer see an Unsupported post prerequisite type for trigger error.

Bug: [Web] Mods were seeing validation error on hidden input error when trying to post a removal reason comment on web in some cases

The fix: When posting a removal reason as a comment, it will no longer throw a validation error on hidden input error and post correctly.

Bug: [Web] When deeplinking to certain comment threads via the profile page on web, some navigation elements would disappear

The fix: Deeplinking to a comment thread via the profile page will now display all navigation elements as expected.

Bug: [Web/Old Reddit] Certain post units that contained embedded content (such as YouTube links) were displaying incorrectly

The fix: Embedded content now displays correctly on old Reddit.

Bug: [iOS] When attempting to edit user flair via the profile card after deeplinking to a post/comment from a notification, some mods were unable to assign mod only flair

The fix: Mod only flair is now visible when assigning user flair in the profile card after deeplinking.

Bug: [iOS] When editing a long text post, draft, or comment, the comment composer would not scroll to body text

The fix: The keyboard will no longer cutoff text when editing long text posts, drafts, or comments.

Bug: [Android] When scrolling a custom feed, the feed would occasionally jump back to the top

The fix: Custom feed scrolling now works as intended.

Note: This is not a complete list of all recent bug fixes. If you’d like to report a new or persistent bug, head over to r/bugs.

If a bug listed here is not yet fixed for you, please ensure that you’re updated to the most recent Android or iOS app version, or refresh your browser.

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Redditor Updates

A new app label for automated accounts

What’s changing?

Accounts that use automation in allowed ways (what many call “good bots”) will be labeled as App. If you see that label, you know you’re interacting with a machine, not a person.

When is this change happening?

The first set of labeled apps appeared on March 31, but we’ll be continuing to identify automated accounts in the future and either prompt them to register their app, or verify there’s a human behind the username.

You can read more about it in u/spez’s profile post, or get more of the specifics in our help article.

New games icon in Reddit's bottom navigation bar

What’s changing?

We’re introducing a game controller icon (🎮) in the bottom navigation bar - positioned to the left of Create - to guide redditors directly to our main games hub on Reddit. And yes, Reddit has games! You can check them out at r/GamesOnReddit or the side bar which can be opened by tapping or clicking on the top left three lines on iOS, Android, and desktop.

When is this change happening?

This started on the week of March 18 to 1% of logged in iOS and Android redditors.

Android photo picker update (more privacy, OS-native experience)

What’s changing?

We’ve updated how media uploads work on Android by moving from our in-app photo picker to the OS-level picker. This means:

• You no longer need to grant Reddit access to your full photo library – only the files you choose to upload
• The experience now matches the native Android media picker (so layout and folder views may look different depending on your device)
• Some previous features like in-app editing and broader folder browsing may be limited

For devices that don’t support the OS picker, a fallback experience ensures uploads still work reliably.

When is this change happening?

Available now on the Android mobile app.

Global protective teen default settings

What’s changing?

To protect teens’ privacy on Reddit, we’ve launched new default privacy settings for users under 18 globally, including followers set to OFF, profiles set to Hidden, and a locked NSFW profile setting. We’ve also restricted profile discoverability so a teen's profile won't show up in third-party search results.

When is this change happening?

This will be rolling out in early April on all platforms.

Profile header design updates

What’s changing?

We’re testing some updates to the profile header design to create a more consistent experience across platforms.

• Updated CTAs: Clearer “create” and “edit” buttons
• Shorter banner: Size parity across platforms
• Settings in top navigation: The settings option has been moved out of the overflow menu

When is this change happening?

This experiment started on March 9 and will continue rolling out on all platforms throughout the next few weeks.

Video in Comments available for profile posts and in select early access communities

What’s changing?

Starting next week, redditors will be able to post video in comments on their profile posts and in select communities.

When is this change happening?

We’ll begin rolling out to select early access communities on April 9th. For profiles marked SFW, rollout will also start on April 9th and expand gradually over the following month.

April 8 update: Rollout will now start mid to late April instead of April 9.

Entry points and links to r/all being removed starting today

What’s changing?

As part of ongoing efforts to simplify Reddit and improve Home feed personalization, the final steps to deprecate r/all are being implemented. All links to r/all will now redirect to the Home feed, following the prior removal of r/all entry points. Trending content remains available via r/popular.

Redditors on old.reddit.com, or those with settings that default to the old Reddit experience, will continue to access r/all as expected.

When is this change happening?

This change is live in our iOS and Android mobile app with desktop rolling out this week.

Moderator Updates

Advisor role now available

What’s changing?

We are launching the advisor role. The Advisor role is appropriate for moderators that wish to remain on the moderation team in an advisory-only capacity. Advisors will be empowered to communicate with the moderator team and view the information they need to advise the team on issues and best practices, but will not be able to take moderation actions themselves.

When is this change happening?

This is now available on Android and desktop. iOS is expected to roll out on the week of April 6.

Learn more.

Tools for onboarding and training new mods

What’s changing?

We’ve introduced new onboarding and training tools to help moderators get up to speed faster. These tools provide guided setup, examples of real moderation decisions, and optional context from experienced mods—making it easier to learn how to run your community from day one.

When is this change happening?

These features are now live.

Learn more.

Bug Fixes

Bug: [iPadOS] Certain subreddit pages and custom feeds were not loading after dismissing a NSFW community roadblock.

The fix: Dismissing a NSFW community roadblock will no longer cause loading issues on subreddit or custom feeds for iPad users.

Bug: [iOS] Swiping or long-pressing to approve and remove content in the modqueue was not working.

The fix: Swipe and long-press gestures now work to uncover actions.

Bug: [Android] Online indicator would display an “online” status on certain pages despite having the setting disabled.

The fix: The online indicator will no longer display an online status while the setting is disabled.

Bug: [All Platforms] Contributions number was displaying a low/incorrect number of actual contributions on some profile pages.

The fix: Total contributions counts are now displaying an accurate number of contributions.

Bug: [Android] When adding an image to a comment, some selected images would not appear in the comment composer.

The fix: Selected images will appear in the comment composer as expected.

Note: This is not a complete list of all recent bug fixes. If you’d like to report a new or persistent bug, head over to r/bugs.

If a bug listed here is not yet fixed for you, please ensure that you’re updated to the most recent Android or iOS app version, or refresh your browser.

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Redditor Updates

Reddit can now respect your system’s light/dark mode settings

What’s changing?

Reddit now offers better synchronization for light and dark mode on desktop and mobile web to provide a more seamless browsing experience.

If you select Auto in your Display Mode preferences, the new default for redditors, Reddit will automatically match your system settings. This ensures the site stays in sync whether you have your preferences set at the operating system level or through a specific browser override.

The platform also improved consistency for all redditors by adding support for logged-out redditors, meaning the choice will be remembered even when the user isn’t logged in.

When is this change happening?

This feature is live and available to all redditors on web globally.

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Redditor Updates

Testing new app navigation and discovery

What’s changing?

We are testing design updates on the native mobile apps (iOS and Android) to improve how you find and navigate to content. If you are part of these tests, you may see the following updates:

• Easier search experience: A more prominent search bar on the main screen that includes a new Ask button for easier access to our AI-powered search experience (i.e. Reddit Answers).
• Simpler navigation: Moving Home, News, Reddit Games, and Latest feeds below the search bar and the Popular feed in the menu on the top left of the app. The bottom navigation bar includes a new Inbox tab to access all notifications and chats, a profile tab which takes you directly to your profile (the side profile drawer has been removed), and a Games tab to take you to a custom feed of developer-made games playable on Reddit.

When is this change happening?

The search and navigation experiments begin the week of December 1st for a small group of existing redditors on the native mobile app.

Sending unwanted chat invites to your spam inbox

What’s changing?

We’re starting to experiment with sending potentially spammy or harassing chat invites straight to your spam inbox. We’ll be using some aggregated signals at the user level, meaning if someone has a recent history of a lot of reports, blocks, or un-responded to chat invites, we’ll route new chat invites from them into your Additional Requests inbox within Requests. That also means we won’t send push notifications on those invites.

When is this change happening?

We’ll start experimenting with a small percentage of redditors in early December and should roll it out to everyone by the new year.

Moderator Updates

New community moderation achievements is now available in new and growing communities

What’s changing?

The new community moderation achievements experience is now live to help mods in new and growing communities (Safe For Work new and under 1,000 weekly visitors) set up their communities for success.

This feature is a guided roadmap that provides badges, progress indicators, and quick tips for critical moderation tasks like initial setup, promotion, and recruiting. It ensures you know the right next step to take, helping you grow your community.

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When is this change happening?

The experience is now fully available across reddit.com and the iOS and Android mobile app for SFW communities that are new or have less than 1,000 weekly visitors.

Learn more about new community moderation achievements.

Community color theming now on Android

What’s changing?

This update brings the look and feel you've already established on desktop web to the mobile app, ensuring a consistent experience for everyone.

• For mods: If your community already has color theming set on desktop web, it will appear on the Android app. Coming soon, you’ll also be able to set the color theme within Mod Tools directly on the native apps.
• For redditors: You'll now see color theming on Android for the communities that have enabled it. If you prefer not to see community styling and just the default view, you can also disable it from your user settings.

When is this change happening?

We’re rolling this update on Android this week. iOS support and ability to set theming within the native apps will follow in a future update.

Topic-based theming templates for new communities

What’s changing?

We're testing topic-based theming templates to help new mods quickly establish a visual identity for their communities. This feature allows you to select a topic, which instantly applies a preset of recommended color palettes, banners, and icons. This ensures your new community looks established, engaging, and ready for growth from the moment it launches. Colors, banners, and icons can be managed and customized at any time after community creation.

When is this change happening?

This feature is currently available for 50% of new communities on iOS and Android.

Post ideas experiment for new and growing communities

What’s changing?

We’re testing Post Ideas in select communities which allows mods to easily start conversations in new, niche, and emerging communities. In eligible communities (Safe For Work, and less than 1,000 weekly visitors), mods will be able to browse, select, and create linked posts from a list of relevant, suggested articles. Selecting a post idea takes you directly into the post flow with the article title pre-filled, so you can add your own context before posting.

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When is this change happening?

Post Ideas experiment is available to select mods in eligible communities on reddit.com and our native mobile app.

New rule-level toggles, mod preview, and insights log for Post Check

What’s changing?

We’ve expanded Post Check with several new controls and visibility features for moderators:

• Rule-level toggles: Mods can now turn Post Check on or off for individual rules, giving you more granular control over which rules are triggered at submission time.
• Mod preview: A new preview panel shows you exactly what the Post Check experience looks like for users before you enable it.
• Insights log: Mods now have a transparent view into which posts are being flagged by Post Check, helping teams understand how rules are being applied and fine-tune their settings.

These changes impact the Rules hub and Post Check surfaces.

When is this change happening?

Rollout begins this week on reddit.com and our native mobile app.

Learn more about Post Check.

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Redditor Updates

Android Reddit app performance experiments

What’s changing?

We’re running a few experiments to better understand how we can improve Reddit’s performance on Android devices that may experience slower loading or scrolling. In short, we want to make Reddit feel faster and smoother for everyone.

A small group of Android users may notice updates to their feed experience including:

• Low data mode - this mode reduces the use of data consuming features (like autoplaying videos) to make Reddit run faster and use less data. It automatically turns on if Data Saver is enabled at the Android OS level. Redditors can switch this off at any time in settings.
• Hiding awards on home and community feeds.
• Enabling compact mode for feeds by default. Redditors can switch back at any time.

When is this change happening?

These experiments are live today for a subset of Android users.

New formatting options for posts coming to iOS, Android, and mobile web

What’s changing?

We’re rolling out rich text formatting tools — including bold, italics, links, strikethrough, and headings only — for posts on Android, iOS, and mobile web. This update brings feature parity with our desktop experience, giving mobile users more flexibility and creative control when engaging on Reddit.

When is this change happening?

We're currently rolling out this feature update to mobile users.

Karma changes for the Contributor Program

What’s changing?

As of October 28, 2025, we’re simplifying one of the eligibility requirements for the Contributor Program. The karma requirement has changed from 100 karma within 12 months after receiving your first award to 100 total karma. This means if you have at least 100 total karma on your account, you’ve fulfilled that specific requirement. The other requirements for the Contributor Program will stay the same.

What does that mean for payout rates? Some redditors might get bumped up to the Top Contributor payout rate.

When is this change happening?

Effective as of October 28, 2025.

Learn more about eligibility for the Contributor Program.

New Reddit Premium features

What’s changing?

We’ve rolled out some new features for Reddit Premium members.

• New comment highlighting: When you revisit a post, any comments added since your last visit will be showcased with a colored dot next to the comment.
• Higher content limits: Premium users can now create content with fewer restrictions. This includes:
  • 80,000 characters in post body (up from 40,000 for non-premium users)
  • Video upload length of 30 minutes (up from 15 for non-premium users)
  • 60 avatar Past Looks outfit slots (up from 30 for non-premium users)
• Performance analytics: Account-level performance analytics, including data on the reach and engagement of all Reddit contributions combined. This can be accessed via web in the Premium Hub.

These new features along with all other existing features can be found in the new and improved Premium Hub.

When is this change happening?

These features are live today for all Reddit Premium users.

Reminder: Sunsetting public chat channels

What’s changing?

Public chat channels (both community chat channels and user-created public chat channels) will be sunset the week of November 17. Private, mod-only chat channels will remain available for moderators. Private group chats are still available as a way to connect with communities in smaller, focused spaces.

When is this change happening?

Public chat channels will be sunset the week of November 17 on desktop web, mobile web, and the native mobile app.

Moderator Updates

Response time for changing community type from SFW/NSFW

What’s changing?

We’re updating the target response time for moderator requests to change their community type between SFW and NSFW from 24 hours to 72 hours. This adjustment allows us to better prioritize high-impact requests, ensuring the most urgent changes are resolved as quickly as possible.

When is this change happening?

Effective as of November 3, 2025.

Learn more on changing your community type.

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Redditor Updates

Try subreddit-scoped Answers

What’s changing?

Pro-tip for our Answers users: add a specific community name to your query to get Answers from just that community. For example: “What’s the best suitcase in r/buyitforlife?”

When is this change happening?

This experience is live on reddit.com (on desktop) and the iOS and Android mobile app.

Learn more about Reddit Answers.

Auto-advancing through feeds

What’s changing?

When returning to your feed from a post, the last post visited will be set to the top of your feed view.

When is this change happening?

This is now available to all redditors on the iOS and Android mobile app.

Trending stories in the popular feed

What’s changing?

To help redditors find the conversations they’re looking for quickly, some redditors will start to see posts about a trending story or event grouped together at the top of the popular feed.

When is this change happening?

This is currently being tested with a small group of redditors on mobile web and desktop.

Navigate Reddit faster with keyboard shortcuts

What’s changing?

Keyboard shortcuts, aka hotkeys, let you navigate, interact with, and create content more efficiently on the desktop web version of Reddit. With hotkeys, you can quickly move between posts and comments, upvote, reply, save, and perform other common actions using combinations like J and K for navigation, A and Z for voting, and C to create a post. As a bonus, you can also easily collapse and expand content with X in Compact View, and publish comments quickly with CMD+ENTER on macOS and ALT+ENTER on Windows. These shortcuts work across all major browsers on macOS and Windows, but are only available on the latest version of Reddit on desktop web.

When is this change happening?

Keyboard shortcuts have started to roll out to some redditors and will be available to all in the coming weeks.

Learn more about keyboard shortcuts.

Reddit games in your community drawer

What’s changing?

Redditors will be able to hop into the community drawer - located under the top left navigation menu - to see the latest and best games (r/GamesonReddit) coming from Reddit’s developer platform. This feature will be an experiment to a small number of redditors so that we can collect feedback and improve it. Additionally, games in the community drawer can be collapsed if redditors don’t want to see it.

When is this change happening?

This product will be in experiment on reddit.com (desktop) and the iOS and Android mobile app.

System messages from Reddit will now appear in your notifications inbox

What’s changing?

System messages (anything you receive from Reddit, not individual redditors) will now appear as announcements in your notifications inbox. This update is part of the broader transition away from private messages.

When is this change happening?

This change is now live on all platforms.

Learn more about changes to Reddit’s messaging.

Good Bot messages will now appear in chat

What’s changing?

Messages from good bots will now be delivered in Reddit chat instead of private messages. This means any bots you opt into will now send messages in chat, where you can also reply to them. This update is part of the broader transition away from private messages.

When is this change happening?

This change is rolling out gradually on all platforms this week.

Learn more about changes to Reddit’s messaging.

More room to type in chat

What’s changing?

We’ve added an expandable message composer in chat, giving you more space to draft longer replies. The composer will automatically expand on web. To expand the composer on mobile, drag the bar on top of the chat text box upward.

When is this change happening?

This feature is rolling out on desktop today, and will be available on iOS and Android in the coming weeks.

Moderator Updates

Mod application tool live on desktop and Android

What’s changing?

Mods can now create, enable, and review applications in Mod Tools to recruit new moderators on desktop and Android.

When is this change happening?

The mod application tool is now live on desktop and Android. iOS support will be rolling out in a couple of weeks.

Learn more about the mod application tool.

Introducing alumni mod status

What’s changing?

We’ve created a new alumni status, a special designation for mods who want to step down from moderating a community. This status will allow mods to remain on the mod list in a view-only role with the Alumni label (and an achievement to match).

When is this change happening?

This is starting to roll out across reddit.com (desktop) and our iOS and Android mobile app. If you’re interested in becoming an alumni of a community you moderate, submit your request to Mod Support.

Learn more about the alumni mod status.

Mod visibility permissions with new profile settings

What’s changing?

A new Content and activity setting allows redditors to curate the content shown on their profile, on a subreddit-by-subreddit basis. Redditors can choose to make all posts and comments public, selectively hide them, or hide everything. Moderators will get full visibility of a redditor’s entire post and comment history for a period of 28 days after a redditor takes the following actions in their communities:

• Posts or comments (including editing a post or comment).
• Sends mod mail (including sending join requests for private communities).
• Requests to be an approved user of a restricted subreddit.

The 28-day full profile access will restart with each new action (post, comment, edit post or comment, mod mail, approved user request).

When is this change happening?

This change is now live on all platforms.

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Redditor Updates

Share comments as posts

What’s changing?

Through this update redditors can now turn comments into posts enabling redditors to spark new conversations and share content beyond a single thread. This feature is only available in communities that allow these post types.

Learn more about this feature.

When is this change happening?

This product is in experiment on reddit.com (desktop) and our iOS and Android mobile app and is expected to fully roll out in a few weeks.

Save comment drafts and finish later

What’s changing?

This feature allows redditors to save their comment drafts and finish later without losing their progress. Redditors can see their saved drafts in their user profile drawer, or within the comment composer after they select Reply to the post or comment that they were commenting on.

Learn more about this feature.

When is this change happening?

This product is in experiment on reddit.com (desktop) and our iOS and Android mobile app and is expected to fully roll out in a few weeks.

Performance insights now available on comments

What’s changing?

Comment insights gives redditors performance insights on their comments—helping them understand their impact and track key interactions such as: total upvotes, upvote ratio, views by geo, top replies, shares, and awards.

Learn more about this feature.

When is this change happening?

This product is in experiment on reddit.com (desktop) and our iOS and Android mobile app and is expected to fully roll out in a few weeks.

New games feed

What’s changing?

Reddit’s games feed is an active experiment where a centralized feed showcases the best games built on Reddit’s Developer Platform. This feed will make it easier for redditors to discover and enjoy the top community-created games and is currently being ramped up to a small cohort of global redditors. The games-feed can be found by swiping left twice from the home feed on iOS and Android, from the drop down menu of feeds on desktop and apps, as well as the community drawer on desktop and apps where it says games.

When is this change happening?

This feature is in experiment across iOS and Android.

New interaction animation on developer platform games

What’s changing?

Reddit’s Developer Platform games are a relatively new type of post for many redditors. To help redditors understand that these posts are interactive, we’re introducing an animation that highlights this functionality. The animation will prompt redditors to tap Start or begin playing directly from their feed.

When is this change happening?

This feature is in experiment across reddit.com and soon on iOS.

Design update for the compose message page on web

What’s changing?

We're updating the design of the reddit.com/message/compose page to match the latest reddit.com experience. Redditors on both reddit.com and old.reddit.com will see this updated UI.

When is this change happening?

This change is gradually rolling out and should be available to everyone by next week.

Moderator Updates

New mod features to save time: recommended actions and default removal reasons

What’s changing?

New recommended actions in the post details page. We’ve also added default removal reasons based on some of our Reddit Rules.

Recommended actions show up as an option when removing content in the post details page. The proposed action option depends on the rules violated or content filtered. The actions are:

• If a redditor has repeatedly violated community rules, a ban option appears.
• If a redditor is suspected of repeatedly violating Reddit Rules or has had content repeatedly filtered by the harassment filter, both ban and report options appear.

For default removal reasons, these will automatically populate at the bottom of any already-set community removal reasons, so this shouldn't interfere with your current flows. If your rules overlap with these reasons, we recommend trying the default removals, since they help us power recommended actions. This addition also means new communities will have some removal reasons right out of the box.

When is this change happening?

• Recommended actions for community rules are available today for all communities on the iOS mobile app and reddit.com. Android is coming soon.
• Default removal reasons are available today for all communities on the iOS mobile app and reddit.com. Android is coming soon.
• Recommended actions for Reddit Rules are available today for all communities on the iOS mobile app and reddit.com. Android is coming soon.

Resolved bug on banned domain links

What’s changing?

Just a quick behind-the-scenes fix:

• Posts and comments including hard-banned domains won’t show up anywhere anymore: They’re hard-banned for a reason! A bug caused some posts and comments with banned links to show up in various places and this fixes that issue.

When is this change happening?

This fix is now out.

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Redditor Updates

Link posts take you directly to the link destination

What’s changing?

Tapping the thumbnail image of a link post in a feed will now take you to the external link’s destination, instead of to the post. Tapping the title will still take you directly to the post.

When is this change happening?

This is available on the iOS and Android mobile app.

"All" tab and query suggestions in search results

What’s changing?

To help redditors find the most relevant search results faster, we’re testing a new "All" tab in search on the iOS and Android mobile app.

This tab surfaces the most relevant results across content formats, e.g. communities and post results matching your search, all on one page.

On top of this, to make searching quicker and more intuitive, we’re introducing query suggestions.

As you type in the search box, you’ll see suggested words and phrases to help avoid typos, complete longer queries, and refine what you’re looking for.

When is this change happening?

This is available on the iOS and Android mobile app.

Moderator Updates

Recommended action based on community rule violations

What’s changing?

A new ban option will appear during the in-line content removal flow, if a redditor has violated that community’s rules five times within a two weeks.

This change aims to help minimize steps during the rule enforcement action.

When is this change happening?

This feature is currently rolling out and will be available on the iOS mobile app and reddit.com this week or so.

Note: There was a recent bug affecting this feature. This has since been fixed.

Updates to potentially spammy or harmful content in mod queue

What’s changing?

To reduce the amount of content moderators need to review, we’re making a few changes to the way harmful and potentially spammy content shows up in the mod queue.

Content from site-wide banned redditors and soft-banned domains will now show up in the

Removed

queue.

When is this change happening?

Over the next month on all platforms.

Conditional stacking in post & comment guidance

What’s changing?

You can now stack multiple text-based conditions in your post and comment guidance settings. This means guidance will only trigger when

all

selected conditions are met—giving you more control over when and how it appears.

When is this change happening?

This is currently out on reddit.com, ramping on iOS and Android early May.

Resolved bugs & performance improvements in moderation workflows

What’s changing?

A few quality-of-life updates and behind-the-scenes boosts:

• Mod queue on web just got faster - Mod queue now loads about 35% faster. We're not done yet, but this should make things feel a bit snappier while we keep tuning under the hood.

• Saved Responses cleanup - On iOS, we fixed an issue where there was no option to delete saved responses from the editing screen. We also resolved a bug where tabs in the Saved Responses view wouldn’t appear if there was an empty state. Both are now working as expected.

• Community Rules fix: Previously, on iOS if you opened it from the composer or page details page, you could expand rule sections but not access any links inside them. This also blocked screen reader users from viewing full rules in some communities. That’s now resolved.

When is this change happening?

These are all available now.

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Phasing out the mini inbox on desktop and mobile web

What’s changing?

We’re phasing out the mini inbox on the updated Reddit website for both desktop and mobile web. Instead, you will be directed to the full inbox experience when clicking the bell icon (🔔) in the top navigation bar.

This update offers a consistent and easier-to-navigate experience across all platforms. Redditors don't have to juggle between two inbox views and can see all their replies and mentions in one place.

When is this change happening?

Roll out starts on March 24, 2025.

Private messages will be replaced by Reddit Chat and inbox notifications

What’s changing?

We’re updating Reddit’s messaging system to improve how you connect with others. These changes will simplify messaging, reduce confusion, and enhance Reddit Chat’s features. Here’s what you need to know:

• Private Messages (PMs) will be replaced by Reddit Chat and inbox notifications: PMs will be phased out over the next few months, and Reddit Chat will become the primary way to communicate with other redditors, moderators, bots, and admins.
• Enhanced chat features: Expect a streamlined experience with pinned chats, unread filter, and a separate inbox for spammy requests; plus, more user controls and a faster experience.
• Reddit admin notifications: Non-replyable updates from admins, including account actions and newsletters, will now be delivered to your inbox.
• Easy access to old PMs: Eventually, your old PMs will be available as a read-only archive.

Learn more about these changes in our help article.

When is this change happening?

These changes will roll out in phases over the next three months starting at the end of March.

Permanent links for chat messages, plus resizable chat window now available on desktop

What’s changing?

All chat messages now have permanent links. To get a link to a specific message, hover over it on desktop or long press it on mobile and select the link icon (🔗). Additionally, the chat window on reddit.com is now resizable, so you can adjust it to your preferred size.

When is this change happening?

Permanent links for chat messages are now available on all platforms. The resizable chat window on desktop is currently available to some redditors and will be rolled out to everyone in the next few days.

Discover Reddit Chat's new features: Pinned chats, spam folder, & unread filter

What’s changing?

Reddit Chat is getting an upgrade with some new features! You can now pin up to five chats for quick access to your most frequent conversations. Plus, a new spam folder has been added to automatically filter out potentially spammy invites, while an unread filter helps you catch up on any missed conversations.

When is this change happening?

These features are now available to some redditors on all platforms and will be rolled out to everyone in the next few weeks.

Enabling redditors to be more creative with image, video, and link posts

What’s changing?

We are updating the post flow to let redditors add text to image, video, and link posts on desktop.

When is this change happening?

This change has been live in experiment to a percentage of redditors as of March 13, 2025 and is expected to fully roll out in a few weeks.

The mental health module for redditors posting self-injury content is rolling out on iOS

What’s changing?

Already on Android, redditors will now be prompted with a module that contains Reddit Cares resources when posting self-injury content on iOS as well. Through this, Reddit is providing timely and appropriate resources to redditors in distress, improving redditor’s safety on the platform. We’ve worked to ensure that redditors visiting support or sensitive communities will not be prompted with this.

When is this change happening?

Roll out started on March 10, 2025 to redditors on iOS.

Poll creation on desktop will be temporarily paused

What’s changing?

We are temporarily removing poll creation to redditors on desktop, in order to migrate polls to our new system. Redditors using iOS and Android won’t be impacted by this change.

When is this change happening?

This will take place later in March for all redditors on desktop.

Streamlined desktop navigation with the new collapsible sidebar

What’s changing?

The updated left navigation bar on reddit.com is now fully collapsible. This update enhances content density and reduces cognitive load. To collapse the left navigation bar, click the left-pointing arrow (←), and continue browsing. The navigation bar will remain collapsed even when you click on a post, username, or community. To expand it, click on the hamburger icon (☰). While collapsed, you can hover over the panel and get a quick peek at your community lists without expanding or collapsing the view.

When is this change happening?

Available on desktop as of early March.

Introducing screen reader customization

What’s changing?

The new screen reader customization feature lets VoiceOver (iOS) and TalkBack (Android) users control exactly what information is announced—like community names, award counts, and publish dates—announcing only what matters to them. With VoiceOver, it’s also possible to customize the order in which content is announced. This flexibility helps create a Reddit experience tailored to individual preferences. To customize your screen reader, head over to the app’s settings and tap VoiceOver Customization/TalkBack customization under Accessibility.

When is this change happening?

Available on iOS with Android launching soon.

Hide an ad option

What’s changing?

Redditors can now hide ads. This option will pop up in the overflow menu (⋯) at the top right of ads found in feeds.

If a redditor hides an ad, this will also hide all ads from that advertiser for at least a year. Reporting an ad will automatically hide that ad as well.

When is this change happening?

This update is rolling out for all redditors on reddit.com and our iOS and Android mobile app over the next few weeks.

reddit.com/report updates

What’s changing?

We’re making two updates to the reddit.com/report experience.

1. Redditors will no longer receive an auto-reply private message, as part of our private message changes, when submitting a report using the reddit.com/report flow. You’ll still receive an on-screen confirmation upon submission and a response when a report has been reviewed.
2. We’re making improvements to the user interface of reddit.com/report. You’ll notice better organized reporting selection structures and more intuitive submission flows.

Note: There was a bug that excluded Report abuse from the report flow. This has been fixed.

When is this change happening?

These changes will roll out over the next several weeks.

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Post Check is launching as an experiment

What’s changing?

Post Check is a new tool designed to help redditors ensure their posts align with community rules before posting.

When a redditor starts creating a post in eligible communities, a wand icon ( ) appears in the bottom right of the post creation window signaling a real-time check powered by a Large Language Model (LLM). This check identifies potential community rule violations and surfaces them to the redditor in order to nudge them to alter their post before submission.

While this feature has been thoroughly evaluated, it is powered by an LLM and may occasionally produce errors or flag content incorrectly. Redditors can still post even if potential rule violations are flagged, and the tool has a built-in feedback mechanism to help us understand when it fails.

Learn more about this feature.

When is this change happening?

On March 6, this will be rolled out to a small group of redditors on our iOS and Android mobile app.

Poster Eligibility Guide

What’s changing?

Poster Eligibility Guide informs redditors when they can’t post until minimum criteria (account age, karma, and verified email) within the community are met. This modal, which appears when the redditor selects Create a post in a community, will provide reasons as to why they’re unable to post and what they can do to meet the criteria.

Learn more about this feature.

When is this change happening?

This was tested last year, and has now been fully rolled out as of January 2025 on reddit.com and our iOS and Android mobile app.

Post Insights

What’s changing?

Post Insights expands on the existing insights bar beneath posts, providing redditors a dedicated page with more detailed analytics on their post’s performance, including views in the first 48 hours, engagement trends, upvotes, comments, shares, crossposts, and awards received.

When is this change happening?

This will be available to more redditors on March 6 on reddit.com and our iOS and Android mobile app.

Learn more about this feature.

Mod quality of life updates and bug fixes

What’s changing?

Over the past month, we fixed several bugs and tweaked a few things for mods. They are:

• Improved visibility for removal reasons in mod tools - To help mods find removal reasons more easily, we’ve updated the Rules interface in mod tools. Since removal reasons are now part of Saved Responses, we’ve added a direct entry point to Saved Responses and updated the Rules description to clarify where removal reasons can be managed.
• Mute User from hover card now works as expected - Mods can once again mute redditors directly from the hover card without errors. Previously, attempting to mute a redditor resulted in a “something went wrong” message. This issue has been resolved, and the mute function now works as expected.
• Invited section now visible on Android - Mods using Android can now view and manage pending moderator invites in the Invited tab under User Management in mod tools. Previously, this section was missing on Android, preventing mods from seeing or deleting invites. This has now been fixed for parity with other platforms.
• Monospaced font restored for wiki automod editing - The automod wiki editor now correctly displays text in a monospaced font, making it easier to format and edit YAML. Previously, the migration to our new desktop interface caused the text area to use a proportional font, which affected readability. This fix ensures only the automod wiki page uses monospaced text for better accuracy when editing configurations.
• Sorting is fixed - No more wrestling with Best —your preferred sort order will now actually stick on desktop and mobile. We’ve made sure that changing the sort in a community will persist, so what you choose is what you get. No surprises, no headaches—just the feed you intended.

When is this change happening?

These changes are live today.

New onboarding experience for new mods creating communities

What’s changing?

We’ve recently rolled out a revamped onboarding experience for new mods creating new communities. This experience serves as a guide by displaying key tasks for setting up their communities and creating content. Currently, each task links to the designated section in mod tools such as adding a banner, icon, and creating the first three posts. Once all tasks are completed, we’ll surface additional resources to help mods grow and manage their communities.

When is this change happening?

This experience is live on reddit.com (on desktop) and our iOS and Android mobile app.

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Restricting post/comment editing for banned redditors

What’s changing?

We’re rolling out an update that restricts post or comment editing for banned (temporary or permanent) redditors. If a redditor is temporarily banned from Reddit, they’ll be able to edit their posts or comments once their account is no longer banned.

Redditors will still be able to delete their content while in a banned state.

When is this change happening?

This change is rolling out over the next several weeks and may not apply to all banned redditors at this time.

Learn more about what happens to an account when it’s banned.

Community Status is now available on iOS and Android

What’s changing?

Community Status is available through the mobile app! Mods can now display and update their community’s status seamlessly, whether on desktop or mobile. Stay connected with your members, no matter where you are. Please note - if you’d like to add a custom emoji you’ll still need to do that on desktop.

When is this change happening?

This is currently available on our native mobile apps.

Learn more.

Preview Links in Reddit Chat

What’s changing?

Internal and external links shared in Reddit Chat now automatically display a preview of that link.

When is this change happening?

External and internal link previews are rolled out to 100% redditors on all platforms.

Reddit Chat is coming to mobile web

What’s changing?

Redditors who use mobile web will now be able to access Reddit Chat via chat.reddit.com from their preferred mobile web browser. This includes access to private direct chats, private group chats, and public Community Chat Channels. Currently Reddit Chat for mobile web is only available via chat.reddit.com.

When is this change happening?

Reddit Chat on mobile web currently available to 25% of redditors.

The % upvote analytics feature in Insights was removed and then returned

What’s changing?

The % upvote analytics feature in Insights was removed for some people. That was an experiment. After receiving feedback from redditors, this feature was added back in.

When is this change happening?

January 30, 2025.

A new mental health module for redditors posting self-injury content

What’s changing?

Redditors will now be prompted with a module that contains Reddit Cares resources when posting self-injury content. Through this, Reddit is providing timely and appropriate resources to redditors in distress, improving Redditor’s safety on the platform. We’ve worked to ensure that redditors visiting support or sensitive communities will not be prompted with this.

When is this change happening?

Roll out will start on February 3, 2025 to redditors on Android.

Video posts should now work on mobile web on iOS devices

What’s changing?

Redditors who use mobile web to post on iOS devices will now be able to post videos. This functionality had previously been disabled, and we’re excited to announce that it has been added for communities that allow video post!

When is this change happening?

Rolled out to 100% of redditors on iOS.

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Free awards will expire on December 31, 2024

What’s changing?

For redditors who received free awards, those awards will expire on December 31, 2024.

Although Reddit Coins are gone, redditors who previously had coin balances as of July 13, 2023 received a number of free awards to give out depending on how many coins they had. Past coins balance holders will see these awards automatically in their account.

These free awards help reward and highlight content you appreciate.

You’ll see them in the awards picker when you go to award a piece of content. They'll be labeled as free and are the first ones you’ll see on the awarding pop up. Please note, if you’re trying to give an award through our desktop site, you’ll need to use our most recent and updated web platform. They won’t be available through old Reddit.

Learn more about awards and how to use them.

When is this change happening?

These free awards will expire on December 31, 2024 at 11:59pm PT.

Criteria Modal fixes

What’s changing?

We recently began rolling out a new criteria modal for redditors who don’t meet specific posting criteria (like karma or account age) within a community. This page explains the rules in plain terms and points redditors to communities where they meet the requirements, keeping them active and engaged.

We received reports of bugs related to the modal, including the modal triggering for redditors where it should not be. These have been fixed and we've begun re-experimenting with this feature.

When is this change happening?

Week of December 9.

Updating content shown in feeds when recommendations are disabled

What’s changing?

Home feed with recommendations disabled will now show posts created up to five days ago. This update brings content recency to parity across home feed experiences on Reddit.

When is this change happening?

This change began rolling out on December 9.

new.reddit.com desktop experience for moderators has been sunsetted

What’s changing?

December 11, 2024, marked the official end of the road for the new.reddit desktop experience for mods. Since then, new.reddit moderation pages have redirected to the latest desktop experience. As previously mentioned, there will be no changes to old.reddit.

Additional things to note:

• The ability to create poll posts will be temporarily disabled soon while we work on building this feature on the new platform. In the meantime, you can create poll posts on the Reddit iOS and Android app.
• We’ve been reading your comments and posts and are aware of the existing bugs and feature gaps you’ve flagged. If you discover more, please continue to report them in r/modsupport and/or r/bugs to ensure transparency and to keep a record for future reference.

When is this change happening?

December 11, 2024

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Redditor Updates

A light UI update to post units on the profile

What’s changing?

We're streamlining the post interface and simplifying how crossposting is presented in the profile feed. This change will make it more consistent with the rest of the platform and provide less cluttered feeds.

When is this change happening?

This new experience will start to ramp up on the iOS and Android mobile app by the end of the month and should be fully out by the end of September.

Changes to sending and replying to private messages live this week

What’s changing?

As part of the transition from private messages (PMs) to chat and inbox notifications, messages sent from reddit.com/messages/compose will now be sent as chats, not PMs. Replying to existing PMs will also be disabled starting today, August 7, 2025.

When is this change happening?

These changes are now live for all redditors on reddit.com and the iOS and Android mobile app. The PM interface will be removed by the end of next week.

Learn more about the transition from PMs to chat and inbox notifications.

Private message archive will be rolled out to 100% of redditors this week

What’s changing?

As part of the transition from private messages (PMs) to chat and inbox notifications, we’ve rolled out the new PM archive on iOS, Android, and desktop web. The archive lets you access and view your old PMs where you can copy, report, or delete messages, but not reply to them.

When is this change happening?

The PM archive will be available for all redditors on reddit.com and the iOS and Android mobile app this week, August 4, 2025.

Learn more about accessing the PM archive.

A new look to poll results

What’s changing?

We’re rolling out a change to the way we display poll results, making it easier for people to see who is participating in them. Starting in August, everyone will see the results of a poll segmented out by general voters and core contributors in the community (redditors who have contributed consistently in the community over the past month).

When is this change happening?

This is rolling out at the beginning of August on reddit.com and the iOS and Android mobile app and will be fully available by the middle of the month.

Moderator Updates

A new ban evasion reporting flow

What’s changing?

We've fixed a bug to now allow reporting deleted redditors for ban evasion. This new ban evasion report flow will let mods report up to 10 usernames at once, including deleted accounts.

When is this change happening?

Reporting multiple usernames and deleted accounts is already available on old.reddit. This new report type will be available on reddit.com by the end of the month.

Mod application tool live on all platforms

What’s changing?

Mods can now create, enable, and review applications in Mod Tools > Moderators / Mods & Members > Recruiting to recruit new moderators on reddit.com and the iOS and Android mobile app.

When is this change happening?

The mod application tool is now available to all mods.

Introducing user summaries for mods

What’s changing?

We’re rolling out user summaries on the user profile panel to generate overviews that highlight a user’s recent behavior in your community. These summaries surface patterns, tone, and contribution style at a glance, helping mods quickly get context without digging through post history. It’s a lightweight tool to support faster, more informed decisions during moderation.

When is this change happening?

This new experience will start to ramp up on desktop and the iOS and Android mobile apps over the coming days and should be fully out by the end of August.

Drag and drop reordering for Automations

What’s changing?

You can now reorder your community’s Automations using a simple drag-and-drop interface. This makes it easier to manage the execution order of your configurations, especially when sequence matters. No more removing and re-adding rules just to shift their position.

When is this change happening?

This update is live now on reddit.com for all mod teams using Automations.

Sign up for the new wiki experience on Reddit

What’s changing?

We’ve redesigned the moderator wiki to make it faster, cleaner, and easier to manage. The new experience includes an improved editor, better page organization, and a more modern look and feel. It’s built to help mod teams use wikis more effectively for rules, resources, and community documentation.

When is this change happening?

The new wiki experience rolls out the week of August 11. If you’d like to be among the first to try it, send us a message with your community name, and we’ll migrate you to the new experience.

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New chat safety feature

What’s changing?

We rolled out a safety feature that prevents redditors from sending images or media in 1:1 invites until the chat invite has been accepted. This prevents unwanted images from being seen or spammed via chat. Once the chat invite is accepted, images can be sent.

When is this change happening?

This is currently available for all redditors on all platforms.

New multi-content reporting experience for mods

What’s changing?

As a mod, you can include additional posts and comments to a report for the communities you moderate. This update helps you share more context in your reports, and gives admin enforcement teams more holistic information when actioning on content.

When is this change happening?

This is currently available for all mods on reddit.com and the native mobile app.

Community chat channels are easier to set up and find on desktop web

What’s changing?

For select communities, chat channels can now be found on the right side of the community homepage (underneath the community description). We’ve also made it easier for mods to create community chat channels from the community homepage desktop web.

When is this change happening?

This is currently available for select communities who have chat channels enabled.

Mod mail ban evasion filter

What’s changing?

Similar to the ban evasion filter, which filters content likely to be from ban evader accounts, mods now have the option to filter messages from potential ban evaders in mod mail. When turned on, messages from accounts likely engaging in ban evasion are sent to the Filtered folder.

The mod mail ban evasion filter setting is found on the ban evasion filter page in your mod tools under the Safety setting.

When is this change happening?

This is currently available for all mods on all platforms. Learn more.

Harassment filter enhancements

What’s changing?

Mods now have the option to have content filtered from the harassment filter moved directly to the Removed queue. This option is available for mods who prefer to not have this content in the mod queue, but still want it filtered.

In addition to filtering harassing content, the harassment filter now detects hateful content to ensure communities conversations are protected.

When is this change happening?

These are currently available for all mods on all platforms. Learn more.

Updates to the community safety pages

What’s changing?

Community safety pages in mod tools have been refreshed for better organization and management in order to improve clarity and confidence in tool usage.

Some of the changes include the following:

• Standardized language and UX across safety filters
• Mod mail harassment filter setting is now on the harassment filter safety page
• Exclude posts by site-wide banned users is now Banned by Reddit with an updated description

When is this change happening?

These are currently available on the newest desktop experience.

Mod queue user profile panel enhancements

What’s changing?

Mods will now see a historical breakdown of a redditor’s contributions across Reddit, including karma stats. This new feature helps streamline decision-making by allowing mods to access a redditor’s profile history without leaving the queue, saving time and making the moderation process more efficient.

When is this change happening?

These are currently available on reddit.com and will be coming to mobile in the near future.

Desktop mod queue improvements

What’s changing?

Automod keyword highlighting: Flagged words will now be highlighted in the mod queue contextual panel, making it easier and faster to review and act on posts and comments.

Keyboard shortcuts: Navigate, review, and take action on posts and comments. These shortcuts will speed up your moderation process and reduce the need for endless clicking.

When is this change happening?

This is currently available on reddit.com and the native mobile app.

AMA "freshness" issue fixed on community feed

What’s changing?

Now, when an AMA goes live, it’ll also be pushed back up in the community feed rankings, regardless of when the post was initially published (AMA posts can be published up to 21 days in advance of the AMA start time). Please note that this currently happens inside the community feed only– we’re working on making it happen for the home feed as well, which is a separate engineering effort.

When is this change happening?

This is currently available across all platforms.

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