Reddit Release Notes

Redditor Updates

Splitting your home feed into a For You and Following feed

What’s changing?

We are re-launching an experiment that splits your home feed into two separate feeds - For You and Following. For You is an adaptation of your existing home feed, whereas Following is a dedicated feed of just the conversations happening from communities you are a part of or users you follow.

Based on initial feedback from the first version of this experiment, we have refined the experiment and are now adding in logic that allows you to more easily default into your preferred feed. For example, if you end your Reddit session in the Following feed, the next time you open Reddit you will be defaulted into your Following Feed, no matter how much later you visit.

When is this change happening?

This will be an experiment for a small subset of global users on all platforms, starting September 2, 2026.

Ask tab in search results

What’s changing?

We’ll experiment with adding a new Ask tab in search results next to existing tabs - All, Posts, Communities, Comments, Media, and Profiles. This new tab will provide easy access to AI search results of your query so you can get a quick, summarized answer to what people on Reddit are saying.

When is this change happening?

This will be an experiment for a small subset of global users on all platforms, starting mid September.

2024.42.0 or older app versions won’t be able to contact mods via mod mail

What’s changing?

If you’re using an app version of 2024.42.0 or older, you won’t be able to contact moderators via mod mail and will need to update to the latest version of the app to do so. If impacted, you’ll see a message asking you to update your app to message with mods since this version is no longer supported.

When is this change happening?

This change is out now on iOS and Android.

Preventing self-harm report abuse

What’s changing?

We’re improving how we handle false self-harm or suicide reports to help prevent spamming folks with RedditCaresResources content and filling up mod queues with noise. When we determine a report is abusive, no RedditCaresResources message will be sent, the report won’t go into the mod queue and the reporter will get a warning. If you receive a warning, you’ll be able to appeal it.

When is this change happening?

We’re starting to roll this out over the next few weeks on all platforms.

Reducing automated spam and clarifying removals

What’s changing?

We’re taking another step toward greater transparency and stronger controls around automated activity on Reddit. We want people to have more clarity when content comes from automation that violates our rules, while reducing the reach of content from accounts using automation that hasn’t been verified. We’re making two key updates:

• We’ll exclude posts and comments from accounts that have been prompted to verify they’re human or register their automation but have not yet completed either step from recommendations.
• We’ll clarify when a post or comment has been removed because it came from an automated account that violated our spam rules, instead of showing only a “Removed by Reddit” message.

When Reddit identifies an account as using automation in violation of our rules and removes its content for spam, people who visit an affected post or comment directly may see a message explaining that it was removed because it violated Reddit Rule 8, which covers automated accounts.

This update applies only to a limited set of accounts and posts and comments. It does not apply to all bots, all AI-assisted content, or every spam removal. We’re starting with a limited set of high-confidence, rule-violating content and will expand the experience gradually as we validate it.

When is this change happening?

This update will begin rolling out for eligible posts and comments this month on reddit.com, iOS, and Android.

Testing new shopping categories

What’s changing?

We’re expanding testing of new shopping experiences to include Home & Garden and Fashion & Apparel products, building on our testing with Electronics and Health & Beauty since this summer with select US redditors.

As a reminder, these experiences help redditors explore products discussed on Reddit.

Redditors in the test will see popular product names highlighted in conversations. Tapping a name opens a product deep dive with an AI-powered summary of Reddit conversations and direct quotes about the product. For products in business-provided catalogs, deep dives also include an image, pricing, and a link to buy on the brand’s or retailer’s site.

Deep dives are also accessible through AI search. Product or category questions like “best noise-canceling headphones” or “best moisturizer for sensitive skin” will show a related products carousel at the bottom of the results. Tapping a product opens its deep dive.

When is this change happening?

Early to mid September on all platforms.

Moderator Updates

Introducing Community Guidance for new community builders

What’s changing?

We’re launching a new Community Guidance experience for newly created communities. Community Guidance gives new mods a clearer path for getting their community up and running, with a checklist of recommended actions and milestones to work through as they build their community.

The goal is to make those first few weeks a little less “okay, now what?” and give new mods a better sense of what to focus on next.

When is this change happening?

We’ll begin rolling out Community Guidance to newly created communities in the coming weeks.

Rules Hub September updates

What’s changing?

Starting on September 9, 2026, we’re expanding access to Rules Hub and making improvements that’ll allow Rules Hub to support more community rules.

Updates include the following:

• Expanding Rules Hub to communities that don’t currently have any Automod configurations.
• Expanding access to mods who recently signed up for the Rules Hub early access program. Mods can sign up for the program here.
• Rolling out improvements to model performance, allowing Rules Hub to cover some rules it couldn’t previously support. As coverage improves, some rules that were previously turned off may now be enabled. We’ll reach out directly to any impacted communities before this happens.

When is this change happening?

Roll out started on September 9, 2026 and will happen over the course of September.

Removing the ability to repost content from SFW communities into NSFW communities

What’s changing?

We’ve made a change where content in safe for work (SFW) communities can’t be reposted into not safe for work (NSFW) communities.

When is this change happening?

This update has been rolled out on all platforms.

Reply notifications delayed in communities where content filters are enabled

What’s changing?

We are delaying reply notifications by a few seconds for communities where content filters, like Reddit’s harassment or mature content filters, are enabled. This gives our filters time to run so when a reply is removed, the notification isn’t sent. This update ensures that mods and redditors alike are protected from seeing harmful content in their push, inbox, or email notifications.

When is this change happening?

This change is out now on all platforms.

Bug Fixes

Bug: [Android] Some users experienced unexpected logouts when opening the app
The fix: Impacted users will no longer experience unexpected logouts when opening the app.
Fixes have rolled out across app versions 2026.35.0 and 2026.36.0. Please upgrade to version 2026.36.0 if you’re still experiencing issues with unexpected logouts.

Bug: [iPad] Some navigation buttons disappeared after interacting with a comment reply notification
The fix: Navigation buttons will now remain visible after interacting with a comment reply notification.

Bug: [Web] The date of the last Modmail message sometimes appeared as “today” when it was actually yesterday
The fix: The date of the last Modmail message will now display correctly.

Bug: [Web] Automod version history displayed u/[deleted] in place of a username
The fix: Automod version history will now display the correct username instead of u/[deleted].

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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With more than 26 billion conversations on our platform, Reddit provides advertisers with a uniquely powerful source of real-time human insight and has become a proven performance driver for advertisers. Reddit delivers 2.1x higher incremental ROAS than the digital media average.

Max campaigns, in particular, have unlocked performance for advertisers of all sizes. Launched earlier this year in beta, Max campaigns automate targeting, creative selection and rotation, placements and budget allocation, while still providing advertisers with the right amount of control to apply their own strategic expertise. The results from early testing: advertisers see 17% lower costs/CPA and over 27% more conversions with Max campaigns.

What’s new with Max campaigns

Today, we are making Max campaigns available to all advertisers on Reddit and announcing three major updates to ensure they get even more value out of Max campaigns:

• Advertising API Availability: Reddit’s Advertising API now supports Max campaigns, enabling advertisers to create and manage them through supported third-party tools and workflows.
• Smartly integration: Smartly is the first third-party partner to support Max campaigns, allowing advertisers to create, scale, and manage them directly through Smartly.
• Asset groups: We are introducing asset groups, which allow advertisers to organize multiple sets of creative within a single Max campaign. Each asset group can represent a different product line or use case (ie: running shoes, training apparel, fitness accessories), and include its own headlines, media, and destination URL. Advertisers can also report on each group separately to understand which products and messages are driving performance.

“Advertisers need confidence that their budgets are driving the outcomes that matter most to their business,” said Jyoti Vaidee, VP of Ads Product, Reddit. “Our goal is to give them the intelligence and automation to work more efficiently while keeping them in control, so they can move faster, make smarter decisions, and get more value from their investment.”

How advertisers are putting Max campaigns to work

Advertisers are already using Max campaigns to turn automation into measurable momentum. Musical instrument manufacturer Fender leaned into Max campaigns during Black Friday shopping to reach new customers and drive efficient traffic to its site. Working with Gupta Media, Fender used a mix of banners, artist imagery, product shots, and video, while Max campaign’s AI helped match creative formats and messaging with relevant communities. The campaign delivered 148% ROAS, with CTR 126% higher than benchmark and CPC 46% more efficient than a standard campaign.

LensDirect used Max campaigns as part of an evergreen strategy to expand its reach, connect with new communities, and improve campaign efficiency. The contact lens retailer combined automatic targeting and retargeting with Max campaign’s ability to rotate headlines, images, and CTAs, allowing the campaign to serve the creative combination predicted to have the greatest impact without manual setup. LensDirect reported 5.5x overall ROAS and planned to continue scaling its presence on Reddit.

Powered by AI that predicts the value of every impression, Max campaigns drive better traffic, conversions, and app results with less effort. We’ll continue innovating our Max campaign offering to better meet the evolving needs of our advertisers. Interested in learning more about it? Talk to your Reddit rep to review your current setup with your team and ensure you’re getting the most value possible out of your campaigns.

1. TransUnion (formerly Neustar), 2025 MTA findings across 24 brands and 112 outcome metrics.
2. Based on 17 split tests conducted between June and August 2025. Each test compared Max campaigns to standard campaigns over a 21-day period.

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Redditor Updates

Adding an 'X' icon on posts to help tune your feed

What’s changing?

We’re running an experiment that places an X icon against all posts and some ads in your home feed. This X is a tool to help you express disinterest in a topic or piece of content. This experiment will also remove the Hide option in the overflow menu (), which formerly just hid the content. Now, with the X icon, we’ll not only hide the piece of content, we’ll also take that as a signal to show you less of that type of content in the future.

If you accidentally X out of the post, you’ll see an option to undo the action. Once you select Undo, the post will reappear.

Selecting Show fewer posts like this in the overflow menu will remain during the experiment and be another way to tell us you’re not interested in a post.

When is this change happening?

This will be an experiment for a small subset of global redditors on all platforms, starting August 10.

Free awards rolling out to all users

What’s changing?

We’re rolling out free awards for all Reddit users! They're located in the award selection sheet labeled as Free. You’ll be able to give a free award once for each eligible piece of content.

Don’t see the awards option below a post? Awards are now in the overflow menu (). For comments, the option remains below the comment in the action bar.

When is this change happening?

All users will have access to free awards by the end of this month on all platforms.

Moderator Updates

Rules Hub now available in more communities

What’s changing?

Rules Hub is available for testing and feedback for all communities created within the past 30 days.

Rules Hub gives moderators a simpler way to create, test, and enforce community rules. You can:

• Preview how rules behave against sample content before turning them on.
• Review audit logs to understand why a rule triggered and fine-tune it over time.

When is this change happening?

This rollout started last week. New communities will receive access automatically, and communities created on or after July 5, 2026 will gain access as the rollout reaches them.

More transparency in mod log

What’s changing?

We’re now including more categories of Reddit removals (the removed content and why it was removed) in the mod log for added transparency.

When is this change happening?

This rollout started at the end of July and should now be available to all moderators.

Bug Fixes

Bug: [Web] In some cases, the mod insights page did not fully load on the first attempt

The fix: The mod insights page will now fully load as expected.

Bug: [Web] Some users were able to remove post flair in communities where flair is required

The fix: Required post flair can no longer be removed after a post is submitted.

Bug: [Web] Some non-mod approved users saw a “You don’t have access to this page” error when attempting to edit a community wiki page

The fix: Non-mod users will now see the expected wiki page experience instead of an incorrect access error.

Bug: [iOS] In certain cases, editing a comment to add a hyperlink converted the link into a separate comment

The fix: Hyperlinks added while editing a comment will now remain in the original comment thread.

Bug: [iOS/Android] In some cases, subreddit mentions on wiki pages were not displayed as links

The fix: Subreddit mentions on wiki pages will now appear as tappable links as expected.

Bug: [iOS/Android/Web] The subreddit rules widget occasionally failed to load in some communities

The fix: The subreddit rules widget will now render as expected across the apps and web.

Bug: [Android] Some users could not view all comment replies when navigating to a comment from a profile page

The fix: Users can now view all comment replies when opening a comment from a profile page.

Bug: [Android] Display names were difficult to read in dark mode for some users

The fix: Display names will now appear correctly in dark mode.

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

Trending communities module in search

What’s changing?

We’ve recently added a trending communities module when you click on the search bar so more people can tap into active discussions in specific communities. Underneath the community names you’ll see a subheader providing more context on the latest conversations in these communities. These subheaders are AI generated and are a combination of the community’s description and/or summaries of recent conversations within the communities.

When is this change happening?

This is available to all redditors on reddit.com, iOS, and Android.

Logging in to use Old Reddit

What’s changing?

Old Reddit’s logged-out experience is a significant source of abusive scraping and automated traffic on the platform. It’s also an important interface for many long-time mods and redditors. To strike the right balance between preserving your access to Old Reddit while preventing abusive scraping and automated traffic, over the next month we’ll start requiring everyone to log in.

All logged-in redditors will continue to have access to Old Reddit, and this change won’t impact logged-out browsing on reddit.com.

When is this change happening?

Rolling out globally by the end of July 2026.

Launching updated post composer on iOS and Android

What’s changing?

We’re updating our post composer to make posting simpler and more intuitive.

Posting improvements include:

• Improved content preview of post images, galleries, and links.
• Simpler, cleaner user interface including composer tool bar and community picker.

When is this change happening?

We began rolling out updates to the mobile post composer on July 1, 2026 and will be expanding the rollout to all platforms soon.

Changes to teen accounts in the EU

What’s changing?

To comply with the EU Digital Services Act, redditors we determine to be under 18 years old will need to verify your age before you can view mature (NSFW) content or communities. Learn more about how we determine age and verification options.

All teen accounts in the EU will also automatically be switched to the most protective, private experience. Depending on your age, here is how your settings will look:

• Ages 13–15: Features like Chat, Followers and Profile discoverability will be locked to the most protective settings. These cannot be changed.
• Ages 16–17: These same features will default to the most protective settings automatically, but you have the option to change them in your settings.

When is this change happening?

This rolled out on June 24, 2026.

Updates for large screen Android devices

What’s changing?

As part of an ongoing effort to make Reddit feel more natural and capable on larger displays, we launched the latest series of large-screen improvements for Android devices, including tablets, foldables, and ChromeOS.

What this means:

• Large screen Android devices (larger than 600dp) now adapt to a left side navigation layout instead of a stretched bottom navigation bar.
• Media viewing improvements for images and videos to make better use of the available display.
• Better width constraints for bottom sheets (a menu/panel that slides up from the bottom of your screen), buttons, text fields, and chat messages.
• Improved camera previews that better match the final capture during post and comment creation.
• For redditors using keyboard and mouse input, we improved navigation, hover states, tooltips, interactive cursor behavior, and introduced drag-and-drop media importing in the post and comment composer.

When is this change happening?

This launched on June 30, 2026.

Moderator Updates

Expanding testing of verified profiles for businesses and organizations

What’s changing?

In December 2025, we began alpha testing verified profiles with a select group of businesses and individuals to make it easier to know who you are talking to on Reddit.

Now, we are expanding this test into public beta for more businesses and organizations. As part of this rollout, you may see a grey verified checkmark on businesses’ and organizations’ profiles and next to their usernames. This checkmark simply means the account belongs to a business or organization that has verified their identity (it doesn’t grant the account any special treatment in your feed). When you see a verified checkmark, you can tap or click on it to open an interactive panel that explains what verification means and how the account was vetted.

For eligible businesses and organizations using Reddit Pro, they can apply to verify their account through a self-serve process now available through their account settings by selecting Verify your profile under Professional tools.

When is this change happening?

For eligible businesses & organizations using Reddit Pro, this will begin rolling out in public beta on July 9, 2026, across reddit.com and the iOS and Android mobile apps.

Bug Fixes

Bug: [Web] Wiki revision history was incorrectly attributing edits to deleted user

The fix: When viewing wiki revision history, edits will now correctly list a username instead of displaying as deleted user. Note: In some communities, this bug still exists on the automod edit history page. We’re working on addressing this issue.

Bug: [Web] The x-axis label(s) on the mod insights page were not appearing correctly

The fix: X-axis labels on the mod insights page now display correctly.

Bug: [Web] The banned user list was returning an error in some communities

The fix: Mods can now access and view banned user lists as expected.

Bug: [Web] In some communities, mods were unable to edit recurring scheduled posts if they had more than 3

The fix: Mods can now view and edit their full list of recurring scheduled posts.

Bug: [iOS] The search bar was not registering for some redditors with VoiceOver enabled

The fix: VoiceOver users can now interact with and tap the search bar as expected.

Bug: [iOS] When adding an image to a comment reply, the reply context would occasionally get stripped, creating a standalone comment

The fix: The comment composer will no longer drop the reply context after adding an image.

Bug: [iOS/Android] Some posts were incorrectly displaying with double spacing

The fix: Posts will now render with standard spacing across the apps.

Bug: [Android] Talkback was failing to read out the header information for some comments

The fix: Talkback now correctly registers and reads out comment headers.

Bug: [Android] The speed read button was not appearing on certain posts that were archived or locked

The fix: The speed read button now shows as expected for archived and locked posts.

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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TLDR

We’ve upgraded our automated defenses to catch violating behavior before our communities ever see it. By deploying advanced AI tools, we’ve reduced user exposure to spam by 20%, revoked nearly 2M fake votes daily, and slashed our enforcement time on hateful or violent content from hours to under five seconds.

Every day, millions of people use Reddit to connect in ordinary, often meaningful ways. It’s those connections and conversations that make Reddit the most human place on the Internet. And it’s why, in the age of AI, spam, bot activity, and inauthentic content are top of mind for people who love Reddit (and humans).

These issues are actually not new for us. We’ve been fending off bots for 21 years. And before there was AI slop, there was… well, regular slop.

We’ve invested heavily over the last two decades to build and continually enhance safeguards to protect Reddit’s authenticity. As the tactics of bad actors have evolved, our systems have evolved to stop them.

Below, we’re sharing more about how we’re using automated tools to uplevel our ability to keep Reddit real and safe.

Improving our Automated Tools to Reduce Spam Exposure

To stay ahead of the curve, we’re using AI to expand our capability for detecting manipulated and spammy content through new signals and faster enforcement.

We look at signals right when an account is created to stop suspicious actors before they ever get the chance to post. For those that do, we leverage LLMs to catch the highly subtle, coordinated patterns of fake behavior and artificial hype that older systems once missed. Also, we recently announced that any fishy automated accounts will be asked to verify their humanity.

In recent months, these updated automated systems have been working at a massive scale, and we’ve seen some pretty incredible results. We are now:

• Blocking 23 million spam views per day before they ever reach a human user.
• Catching ~25K net new spammy posts and comments a day.
• Reducing spam exposure for our users by ~20% from January to March 2026, relative to the prior three months and an additional 10–15% drop in overall spam account exposure.
• Revoking nearly 2M inauthentic votes per day over the last three months.

Our goal is simple: limit the impact of bad actors and exposure to their content. We don’t wait for content to reach the community to decide if it’s harmful. Our most effective work happens before a post is ever seen by a human.

Reducing Exposure to Harmful Content

While protecting the authenticity of conversation on Reddit is critical, keeping our platform healthy also requires a sophisticated approach to combating harmful content like hate, harassment, coordinated abuse or violent threats. While the vast majority of content on Reddit follows our rules, we take our responsibility to action this content extremely seriously, and intentionally bias toward reducing real-world harm and limiting exposure quickly.

We’ve recently expanded our automated systems to support enforcement against hate and violence in all English text content on Reddit (with more languages rolling out soon), leading to critical improvements:

• Enforcement in Seconds: The average time between detection and enforcement on harmful content containing hate or violence is down to under five seconds.
• Expanded Enforcement: We have increased enforcement actions on hate and violent content by more than 200%.
• Reduced Exposure: The faster, higher-volume enforcement has helped reduce exposure to potentially harmful content by more than 40%.
• Higher Precision: We’ve decreased false positives (where legitimate, non-violating content is removed) by over 40%.

Our Ongoing Commitment

What makes Reddit unique also makes our work on safety and authenticity unique. Our communities vary widely in size, purpose, and culture, so we focus on building adaptable tools and systems rather than relying on a single, rigid approach for every community.

We have a layered approach to identify and remove spam and other violating content quickly and at scale:

• Platform Moderation (Admins): We have sitewide policies that everyone must follow. These are enforced at scale by our internal Safety teams using a combination of automated tooling and human review. Our Safety team is one of Reddit’s largest, with dozens of experts dedicated to proactively preventing and removing violating content.
• Community Moderation (Mods): Volunteer moderators enforce community and platform rules, leveraging Reddit’s AI-powered tools to detect low-quality contributors. Key defenses include Reputation Filter to catch spammers, Crowd Control to restrict low-trust accounts, and Ban-Evasion Detection to block returning bad actors.
• Up/Downvoting (Users): Every user on Reddit can upvote or downvote content, which directly affects how visible that content becomes. Low-quality or manipulative content is quickly downvoted by users, reducing its visibility.

Our work to keep Reddit authentic and safe is at the core of who we are. While we've made significant progress in advancing that commitment, we know it wouldn't be possible without our moderators and Redditors everywhere. If you see any content that appears harmful, spammy or inauthentic, click the inline report button or submit a report here.

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Starting today, Reddit users will have one more way to engage with each other: video in comments. This feature is available to all Reddit users and offers a new expressive and authentic way to contribute to conversations.

Video in comments gives users the option to bring voice, expression, and presence into conversations, making replies feel more immersive and allowing them to demonstrate their points visually rather than relying on descriptions in certain scenarios. This commenting feature expands upon the existing engagement options, which already include images, GIFs, and text.

“We are continually evolving Reddit to deliver a more immersive and authentic human experience," said Chief Product Officer Maria Angelidou-Smith. "The ability to reply with video gives users more creative ways to engage in communities they love."

Reddit users can explore a variety of ways to participate in daily conversations with this new contribution format, including:

• Sharing a quick cooking video of a recipe hack.
• Showing off a newly perfected makeup technique.
• Demonstrating your fancy soccer footwork in response to a sports thread.
• Watching video responses from your favorite celebrities during an AMA.

As part of Reddit’s alpha test of video in comments, users have been testing video replies in eligible communities such as Mel C hosting a video AMA in r/popculturechat or users sharing handwriting samples in r/fountainpens.

How it works for users:

• In eligible communities where the feature is on, users will now see a video icon alongside images and GIFs in the comment box on all platforms. Users can record or upload a video reply in these communities or to their profile.
• Videos do not autoplay and respect users’ audio settings.

Video comments will be checked through Reddit’s safety systems before being displayed. Eligible communities are suitable-for-work (SFW), public communities.

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Redditor Updates

Reddit Gaming experience rollout

What’s changing?

We previously mentioned the introduction of a new games icon () in Reddit’s bottom navigation bar, which when tapped will take redditors to our games hub and games feed. On the topic of our games hub, we’re working on a new sleeker look and design for it, where it’ll be easier for redditors to find the best and most popular games to play on Reddit. Take a sneak peek in the image below:

When is this change happening?

The new games icon in the bottom navigation bar will start to ramp up to 5% of iOS and Android redditors globally. The games hub experience should start ramping up to iOS and Android soon as well.

Expanded shopping experience

What’s changing?

We’re expanding the test for a new shopping experience to help people who come to Reddit to get real opinions and perspectives on products before buying them. The expansion includes two new experiences: 1) a way for people to discover and go deep on products Reddit is already discussing, and 2) a new way to explore brands’ products directly on Reddit. This test is rolling out gradually to U.S.-based redditors starting with electronics, video games, and health & beauty products.

When redditors in the test come across a popular product in a Reddit conversation, they'll see the product name highlighted. Tapping it opens a new deep dive experience: an AI-powered summary of Reddit conversations, plus direct quotes about that product. For products that are part of a catalog that the business has provided, the deep dive also includes a product image, pricing, and links to buy directly on the brand’s or retailer’s site, bringing everything Reddit users need to research a product into one place.

Redditors can also access deep dives through AI search. When someone asks a question about a product or category like ‘best noise-canceling headphones’ or ‘best moisturizer for sensitive skin’, they’ll see a related products carousel at the bottom of the search results page. Tapping any product opens its deep dive.

This test also includes a new way for redditors to discover and explore products from businesses on Reddit: by browsing a dedicated products tab on a business’s profile. From there, redditors can tap into each product’s deep dive. This experience is currently live with partners in the test.

When is this change happening?

Expansion will start in early June 2026 on all platforms.

Media experiment

What’s changing?

We’re running an experiment that will present media (images, videos, GIFs, and ads) in a larger way in a redditor’s feed. Where we used to have images cropped in feed, you may now see images stretching edge to edge within a feed.

When is this change happening?

We are currently experimenting with a small group of redditors on iOS and Android devices.

Anonymous Browsing

What’s changing?

We’ve recently launched a change that converts the Anonymous Browsing mode into the new Reddit home design, where the search bar is visible at the top. In addition to this, users in Anonymous Browsing mode will be dropped into a general home feed experience instead of the popular feed.

When is this change happening?

This change launched in May 2026.

Search trends in feed

What’s changing?

We are running an experiment that shows search trends in feed to allow people to see more of what’s trending among the Reddit community.

When is this change happening?

Experiment will be to a small group of redditors outside of the US on the iOS and Android mobile app in June 2026.

Crosspost renamed to repost

What’s changing?

Crosspost has been renamed to repost and we have updated the icon (). The core functionality remains the same: redditors can still share an existing Reddit post into another eligible community. This rename is part of a broader set of updates we're testing to make Reddit simpler and more intuitive to all redditors.

When is this change happening?

This change is live on all platforms.

Moderator Updates

Expanding availability of video in comments

What’s changing?

Video in comments is now available in all eligible, public, safe-for-work (SFW) communities. To give moderators flexibility, we’ve built multiple settings options so mods can decide how video comments work in their communities. Mods have an early access period to update settings in their community before video in comments is enabled for all users starting June 11, 2026.

If you want to keep the feature set to mods only, you'll still need to update and save the setting. To do this, temporarily change it to mods and approved users, save, then change it back to mods only and save again.

To update settings, go to:

Mod Tools > Post & Comments > Media in Comments to change these settings if you’re on desktop and Mod Tools > Media in Comments (under Content & Contribution) if you’re on our native mobile app.

We'll be messaging communities once the setting is available to everyone so they can make any needed changes.

When is this change happening?

This feature is live in all eligible communities.

Post content type settings to reflect your community preferences

What’s changing?

We’re decoupling your community's media and link settings. Historically, images and videos have been tied to links, meaning you couldn't allow one without the other. Starting on June 10, you can toggle images, videos, and links individually to customize your community’s content settings to your preferences and enable a better posting experience for your community members.

When is this change happening?

These setting changes will launch on June 10, 2026.

Post ideas experiment

What’s changing?

We’re testing post ideas, an experience for mods in public safe-for-work (SFW) communities. Post ideas surface relevant discussion prompts and vetted publisher articles at the top of the community feed to kickstart conversations and keep communities active with content tailored to their topic and tone. Mods can select a post prompt (available in new and emerging SFW communities) or publisher article (available in SFW communities if relevant) directly from the unit to quickly create and publish a post in their community.

When is this change happening?

Publisher article recommendations will begin on June 10, 2026 across iOS, Android, and desktop web for a percentage of eligible communities. Post prompts experiment will begin separately on June 17, 2026 for a percentage of eligible communities across the same platforms.

Crowd Control now in safety settings on Android

What’s changing?

Crowd Control, a safety setting to help prevent community interference, lets moderators automatically collapse or filter comments and filter posts from users who aren’t trusted members within their community yet. While you could enable Crowd Control from reddit.com or iOS before, we’ve now included it in the Safety Settings menu in Android, too.

When is this change happening?

This rolled out on Android on May 21, 2026.

Bug Fixes

Bug: [Web] When linking to the community rules page in some communities, the page would appear blank

The fix: When linking to [insert subreddit]/about/rules, the page now renders the rules page for users.

Bug: [iOS] On some long posts, the 'more' button would occasionally auto-collapse expanded text after being tapped

The fix: Tapping the more button on long posts will now leave uncovered text expanded.

Bug: [iOS] When attempting the back swipe gesture to return to the feed, only the far left edge of the post unit would register the swipe gesture

The fix: You can now initiate the swipe back gesture to return to the main feed. This issue is fixed in version 2026.22 available in the App Store as of June 2nd. If you’re still experiencing issues with the back swipe gesture, please head over to the App Store and make sure to upgrade to version 2026.22.

Bug: [iOS] VoiceOver was not registering post body text

The fix: VoiceOver registers body text as expected again. As a reminder, we released version 2026.21.1 which includes a fix for this bug. If you’re still experiencing issues with VoiceOver, please head over to the App Store and make sure to upgrade to version 2026.21.1 or above.

Bug: [iPad] Swiping back out of a post to the feed would occasionally freeze the app

The fix: Swiping back out of a post will will return users to the feed without freezing the app.

Bug: [All Platforms] Some users were seeing inflated chat notification badge counts

The fix: Chat badges will now display an accurate number of notifications.

Bug: [Android] The posts tab on some user profiles was displaying a “wow, so much empty” error for some mods despite the user having recent posts

The fix: The profile post history tab now displays post history without error.

Bug: [Android] The Top Members leaderboard was erroring out in some communities

The fix: When users access the Top Members leaderboard within a community, the leaderboard will now display top members.

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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Whether people are discovering a product or making a purchase, they come to Reddit to decide what to buy: a platform where users are 62% more likely than the average American to be daily shoppers.1 To more easily connect our high-intent conversations to conversions for advertisers, we’re introducing our native Shopify integration that is now widely available to global advertisers.

Why Reddit for Retail

Reddit has emerged as one of the most powerful yet untapped growth engines in the media mix. According to research from TransUnion, performance outcomes on Reddit in North America deliver more than 2x the incremental ROAS compared to the media plan average, returning $12.52 for every dollar invested in North America.2 This TransUnion research also highlights Reddit as the top-performing Paid Social channel for efficiency in EMEA, driving a 7x average ROAS for retail advertisers. Furthermore, Reddit has a proven "halo effect," with 13% of its performance impact lifting the effectiveness of other marketing channels. Advertisers are taking notice: retail advertisers in EMEA have increased their investments on Reddit by over 8x from 2023-2025, while other paid social in aggregate has seen a 6% decrease.3

Advertiser success

Since testing began last quarter, Shopify merchants have seen results with Reddit Dynamic Product Ads (DPA). Ethnotek, a Shopify merchant known for its artisan-made backpacks, bags and accessories, set out to get their products in front of a wider audience and ultimately grow their online sales with Reddit’s Dynamic Product Ads. Reddit’s Shopify integration enabled Ethnotek to easily connect their Shopify storefront and Reddit pixel to sync their entire product catalog without any additional manual work. With strategies like re-targeting, Ethnotek re-engaged shoppers who had already demonstrated interest in their products on Reddit by dynamically inserting the items that would interest them the most. As a result, the brand saw 4x ROAS and a CPA 40% below their benchmark.

“Reddit has become a valuable performance channel for us” said Benjamin Bier, Head of Online Marketing at Ethnotek. “The combination of high-intent audiences and dynamic retargeting helped us drive efficient growth while keeping the customer journey highly relevant.”

Shopify on Reddit

Now, the Reddit Shopify integration is widely available to global advertisers. Shopify merchants can start running their first Reddit DPA campaign within minutes using:

• Seamless setup via quick authorization, a streamlined authorization flow to instantly link Reddit Ads account to a Shopify storefront.
• Codeless Reddit Pixel for high-quality signals, a simple, codeless Reddit Pixel setup, enabling merchants to pass high-quality data signals cleanly back to their dashboard to track conversions accurately.
• Automated, effortless catalog syncing, once merchants’ Shopify product catalog is connected, product details—including images, live pricing, descriptions, and inventory levels—are updated automatically on Reddit.

“This new integration makes it even easier for businesses of all sizes to unlock performance on Reddit with codeless pixel and catalog syncing.” said Harish Balasubramanian, Director of Product, Ads Growth at Reddit. “For Shopify’s global network of small to medium businesses, Reddit is now an even more accessible part of the marketing mix.”

How to get started

With the Reddit Shopify integration, you can meet high-intent shoppers at the right place, at the right time, in the right conversations. Learn more here or head to the Shopify App Store and connect your Reddit Ads account today.

1. Morning Consult, USA; Jan 23 2025 - Jan 23 2026; redditor n= 8223; gen pop n=211,467.
2. Transunion (formerly Neustar) MTA findings across 24 brands/112 outcome metrics
3. Reddit-commissioned custom Retail MMM Meta Analysis Q1’23-Q4’25 conducted by TransUnion. Date range: January 2023 to December 2025. Sample: Blinded MMMs within the Retail industry that contain Reddit, Other Paid Social Media, Digital Display, TV, Online Video, Paid Search, and other digital and traditional channels.

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Better performance with less manual work

Hundreds of millions of people come to Reddit to discover, compare, and decide what to invest their time and money in, making Reddit the #1 platform to inform a brand or product decision¹. Over the last year, app advertisers on Reddit have scaled their campaigns and grown installs, with install volume up 129% in the past year alone². Third-party research points to the same trend, showing Reddit-driven users tend to be higher quality, spend more time in-app, and deliver stronger retention and LTV over time³.

Today, we’re building upon that momentum with a new set of updates for app advertisers that make Reddit a stronger and more transparent performance partner. We’re expanding availability of Max campaigns for App Ads to beta, bringing App Event Optimization to GA, and beginning beta testing for Dual Attribution, our new first-party attribution and measurement solution. For app marketers, this means more visibility into performance, more automation where it matters, and more confidence in how to grow investment on Reddit.

We’re expanding the tools available to app advertisers to better automate the work that drives growth so they can stay focused on the outcomes that matter most to them.

• Max campaigns, now available in beta for app campaigns, are Reddit’s automated campaign type, built to optimize campaign settings for every impression. Across early split tests, Max app campaigns delivered an average 15% reduction in CPA and a 28% increase in results volume⁴. That momentum is already showing up in advertiser results, with DocMorris seeing a 20% lower cost per install and a 73% lower purchase CPA⁵.

“Max campaigns drive stronger performance with less manual work for app advertisers,” said Jyoti Vaidee, Reddit’s VP of Ads Product. “Powered by AI and Community Intelligence™, they improve efficiency through features like automated targeting, smart creative asset rotation, and Top Audience Personas reporting, giving marketers more ways to optimize every impression.”

• App Event Optimization helps advertisers move beyond installs and optimize toward the in-app conversions that matter most to their business, whether that is a sign-up, trial start, or purchase. By using machine learning on app event signals, it allows advertisers to reach users who are more likely to go beyond just installing the app. Now in GA, App Event Optimization has driven an average 22% improvement in CPA, proving it can lower costs while driving more meaningful business outcomes⁶. AllTrails is a strong example, seeing a 28% lower Start Trial CPA and a 39% increase in Start Trial conversions⁷.

Dual attribution provides a clearer view of app performance

As the app ecosystem continues to grow, measurement has become more fragmented. The traditional last-touch attribution model doesn’t fully reflect how people decide what to download today, especially on Reddit, where people often take time to validate a decision before installing. Advertisers need a clearer view of the full journey, not just the last touch.

That is why we’re introducing Reddit first-party attribution reporting to give app advertisers added visibility into the role Reddit plays throughout the user decision journey that standard last-touch attribution models may not fully capture. As part of the beta, we’re testing an industry-first approach that brings first-party and third-party attributed reporting together side by side in Ads Manager, allowing advertisers to view Reddit first-party attribution alongside MMP and SKAN last-touch reporting in one place. We believe bringing these measurement perspectives together will provide advertisers with a clearer, more complete understanding of performance, and we look forward to learning and iterating alongside our partners throughout the beta.

A new chapter for app growth on Reddit

Together, these updates reflect a more holistic approach to growth and measurement on Reddit, built for how people actually discover, evaluate, and decide today. They also point to a more complete, transparent, and effective future for app advertising on Reddit.

Talk to your Reddit rep about enabling Dual Attribution, Max campaigns for App Ads, and best practices for App Event Optimization so you can drive high-quality users to your app and get a more complete, transparent view of Reddit’s performance impact. If you already run app campaigns on Reddit, review your current setup with your team and map a test plan that adds Dual Attribution reporting and moves more budget into RMAX and AEO where you see stronger performance.

Footnotes

1. Source: Reddit, US/UK/CA/AU, “Let’s talk about your purchases & Social Media”, custom survey via Attest, n=30,000 monthly social media users 18–65, January 2025.
2. From Q1 2025 to Q1 2026
3. Adjust Research Data. Data collected during the following period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024. Data limited to North America advertisers.
4. Results based on 16 split tests between January and April 2026 comparing advertisers’ business-as-usual campaign to a Max campaign with similar targeting and creative.
5. DocMorris case study, Reddit/DocMorris. Adjust MMP, results for iOS.
6. Results are averages from our beta phase and may vary by campaign.
7. AllTrails case study, Reddit/AllTrails internal data.

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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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Amid information overload and declining trust, more purchase journeys are happening on Reddit than ever before. To help retailers and ecommerce businesses reach these shoppers more easily and effectively, we’re launching several new shopping tools to enhance the Dynamic Product Ads (DPA) experience on Reddit.

Heading into Shoptalk 2026 today, Reddit’s shopping momentum is clear: we’ve seen a 40% year-over-year increase in the number of high-intent shopping conversations on the platform.1 What’s more, Reddit drives buyer confidence–84% of shoppers on Reddit feel more secure in their purchases after researching products on the platform.2 Finally, Fospha’s The State of Retail Commerce 2026 study found that businesses that scaled their investment in Reddit saw cost per purchase improve by 34% and increased ROAS, but there’s still untapped opportunity: this research also identifies Reddit as the most under-valued channel in the media mix.

We’re helping businesses tap into this behavior and drive growth, with Reddit DPA driving an average of +91% higher ROAS year-over-year in Q4 2025. Brands like Canada Goose and Liquid I.V. have driven performance efficiency with DPA:

"Since launching Reddit DPA in April 2025, we’ve seen a transformative shift in our lower-funnel efficiency for Liquid I.V.” said Karilyn Anderson, VP of Media and Retention at Liquid I.V. “Despite being a newer placement for us, DPA has already generated 33% of our total platform revenue. Most impressively, it is outperforming our other conversion campaigns by 40%, all while maintaining engagement levels on par with our top-tier prospecting efforts."

Improve discovery with Collection Ads and Reddit-unique overlays

Businesses bringing their catalog to Reddit can now show up in more compelling, creative ways at the moment customers are making purchase decisions with new Collection Ads.

Collection Ads allow businesses to lead with a lifestyle hero image paired with shoppable product tiles in a single DPA carousel, creating a bridge between discovery and purchase. Early advertisers following our best practices are seeing a 8% lift in ROAS with Collection Ads.

We are also testing Reddit-unique Community and Deal overlays, which bring Reddit-unique content into the ads experience. Community overlays indicate products that are already resonating on Reddit, like "Redditors' Top Pick,” while Deal overlays automatically call out discounts and sale pricing–surfacing the insights shoppers are looking for without extra lift from advertisers.

Get started easily with Shopify

Our new Shopify integration (now in alpha) simplifies catalog and pixel setup, enabling frictionless onboarding for new DPA advertisers. With Shopify on Reddit, businesses can automatically identify which products to show to the right user, in the right context to drive desired outcomes.

For over 20 years, Reddit has been where the world comes to talk; now, it’s where the world comes to buy. We’re excited to continue to build on Reddit’s shopping solutions and help businesses reach high-intent users on the platform.

Interested in learning more? Come visit us at Shoptalk in Breakers E on Level 2 or reach out to your Reddit Sales Rep.

1. Source: Reddit Insights powered by Community Intelligence, Global, 2024 vs 2025; posts with CI score >0.8 inside the “shopping” entity
2. Source: Reddit, United States, "Let’s talk about your purchases & Social Media", n=1,004, A18+, monthly Reddit users, Attest panels, February 2026, Question: "After researching brands or products on Reddit, how much more confident did you feel about your purchase decision?", Platforms: Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord, Snapchat, Youtube.

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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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How the test feature works

People come to Reddit every day to search for opinions, product reviews, and recommendations before making a purchase. We're testing a new AI-powered search feature that turns community recommendations into action using the product catalogs from a selection of our Shopping / Dynamic Product Ads (DPA) partners.

For a small group of U.S.-based users, when relevant, search results will now include interactive product carousels with pricing, images, and direct where-to-buy links.

When a redditor asks a question related to a product or category like best noise-canceling headphones or electronic gift ideas for a college student, they will see a related products carousel at the bottom of the results.

The carousel highlights products directly mentioned by users from real conversations on related posts and comments, and it includes details such as pricing and images.

Tapping on the 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. For the initial test, queries for consumer electronics will also show product carousels sourced from select Dynamic Product Ads (DPA) partner catalogs.

This early test will appear to a small group of U.S.-based redditors who submit shopping-related queries related to electronics.

Built on community insights

This feature surfaces top-recommended products directly from discussions, giving redditors instant information about any product. This test is designed to make Reddit easier to navigate while keeping community perspectives at the center of the experience.

We’ll continue learning from how people use this new feature and refine the experience over time.

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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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