r/modguide • u/SolariaHues Writer • Jun 27 '20

Mobile modding Modding on mobile - Milestone 2 update

Reddit's milestone 2 for app mod tools has been reached for ios only, android still to come.

*at time of writing. Here's a peek of what you can expect if you use android (like me!)

EDIT 2ndFeb2021android now has milestone 2

At the bottom of this r/blog post is the update

Previous guides:

Milestone 2

What was added in milestone 2? Take a look (Thank you to u/JuulH for the screenshots)

You can now:

  • Edit settings for post types
  • Set discovery options and the primary language for your sub
  • Enable post and user flair (previously flair had to be enabled on desktop before you could add any in app)
  • See more resource links to existing resources and a catch all message

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Milestone 3 is coming the second half of 2020 and focuses on design, including adding a mobile banner in app. We'll do another update when it's out. (feb2021 - not seen this update yet)

In the meantime, if you don't have desktop, your mobile browser is an option Adding a banner on mobile

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u/cyrilio Jun 27 '20

Can you include removal reasons like moderator toolbox has? I prefer to communicate why a post got removed.

On a related note. Can you have reply macro’s? That’s super useful when I basically have to respond the same thing.

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jun 27 '20

I'm not a toolbox user so I hope I'm understanding correctly. As I understand toolbox it's a browser extension and not something you can access in app.

IDK if/how toolbox works in the mobile browsers. u/buckrowdy sorry to ping, but do you know?

The linked r/modnews update says

Note: Another team will be working on mobile support for Rules and Removal Reasons.

So reddit's native removal reasons (redesign) should eventually be supported in app.

Other apps may already have them, maybe modsoup? Not sure.

No native reply macros, still just toolbox for that AFAIK.

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u/cyrilio Jun 27 '20

I’m on iOS and don’t have toolbox on my phone. Don’t think you can have browser extensions on mobile.

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u/BuckRowdy Writer Jun 28 '20

You cant use toolbox on iOS, but you can use apollo or slide which both draw from the removal reasons on new reddit. I don't use the official app that much so I'm not familiar with how the removal reasons work there.

You could set up a convoluted automod rule to remove posts and leave a reason, but it's just much more difficult to do good moderation on mobile.

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u/cyrilio Jun 28 '20

Yeah that sounds like to much work. I’ll just stick to minimal moderating on mobile. Only essential work and nothing else.

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u/ladfrombrad Super Contributor Jun 28 '20

You can still use a bot like Taskerbot, which works on any platform/app where you can comment.

I have a instance running a Raspberry Pi which wasn't too much trouble to set up.

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u/cyrilio Jun 28 '20

Interesting. I’ll check hour links out. Thanks

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jun 28 '20

Thank you :)

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jun 27 '20

That was my thought too, but I've never tried so couldnt say with certainty :)

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jun 27 '20

Not a lot to show you in this update, the next one could be interesting though. Anyway, hope these are helpful.

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u/Xenc Jun 28 '20

Thanks for sharing it.

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u/ultradip Sep 01 '20

Did I miss a post for milestone 3? I didn't see one.

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u/SolariaHues Writer Sep 01 '20

There isn't one. As a far as I know milestone 3 has not been reached yet, and android is still waiting for 2.

The admin post here hasn't been updated with them : https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/fakcu6/mobile_community_settings_appearance_options_and/

"later half of the year" on that post for 3 gives them some time yet, but I do plan to update when it happens :)

I did see updates mentioned for July but I haven't seen these.

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u/ultradip Sep 01 '20

Thanks for the sort-of update... :-D

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u/SolariaHues Writer Sep 01 '20

Np. I keep my eye on r/changelog or r/redditmobile for updates.

I'm on android myself so I'm glad some of the team here are on ios so I can get screenshots of the new stuff quicker! :D

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u/EchoHun Jul 04 '20

Is there a way to lock a single comment thread on the official app? I can't seem to find a way without desktop mode in the mobile browser.

Sorry if I'm commenting on the wrong thread.

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jul 04 '20 edited Jul 04 '20

Not that I know of right now, sorry.

Maybe if you have something like this set up as a work-around https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoModerator/comments/dghdfo/how_do_i_make_automod_automatically_remove_future/

I've not tested it out.

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u/EchoHun Jul 04 '20

Thank you for the reply! I may give something like this a try, or just try to mod more on an actual desktop. Have a nice day!

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jul 04 '20

I tried an adapted version but it only locks the post not a comment, sorry.

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u/EchoHun Jul 04 '20

It's okay. Your help is very much appreciated! Thousand thanks!

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jul 04 '20

Np. I have posted on r/automoderator just in case, but I couldn't find a way. I'll let you know if someone does know a way.

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u/EchoHun Jul 04 '20

Thank you so much! But if you ask me, it's not worth all this hussle. It would be easier for me to just sit down to a desktop. But I still appreciate all the help from you nontheless!

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jul 04 '20

I'm curious to know myself too :)

Making mobile modding easier could be worth it - but I have a feeling it can't be done. And playing with automod is often a learning experience and I'm all for that as well.

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jul 05 '20

FYI for you and anyone else wondering.

The automod thing can not be done. But I did mention to an admin the lack of a comment thread lock button in app, so hopefully it'll get added in a future update.

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u/EchoHun Jul 05 '20

Thank you! Let's hope they will add it.

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u/SolariaHues Writer Jul 20 '20 edited Dec 17 '20

https://imgur.com/HghuDjx Discovery options and mod notifs now on android

One tap to add approved users for ios https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/hzilne/one_tap_to_add_approved_user/ will be added to android sometime

Dec2020 scheduled posts have been added to mod tools