Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Discord recently updated its mobile app layout, moving away from imitating web and desktop layouts and optimizing it for smaller screens.
- However, users have been vocal about their dissatisfaction with the update, complaining that it is buggy and contradicts long-held memories.
- Discord states that users cannot revert to the old layout, and the new layout will remain.
Discord is one of the best messaging apps you can use, especially if you want to focus on building a community rather than simple one-on-one conversations with friends and family. Discord has a robust desktop and web experience, and mobile apps have long imitated it. Discord recently announced a new layout for its mobile app that appears to be optimized for a mobile-first experience. However, so far users don't seem to like the update, and Discord may have also prompted a significant number of users to cancel their Discord Nitro subscriptions.
Discord officially began rolling out a new mobile layout within the app on December 5, 2023. This new layout is said to refocus Discord's approach to mobile. The new layout attempts to make Discord mobile-friendly, rather than simply shrinking the web experience. The move is said to be necessary to accommodate the large number of features Discord has added over the years, and perhaps to allow Discord to expand its mobile user base and compete with other mobile-first instant messaging apps. It is also considered necessary to
However, users are reluctant to update. There are a lot of complaints about X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) and Reddit. Users mainly complain that there is a dissonance between the desktop and mobile versions, damaging their accumulated muscle memory.
Many people find the new UI confusing and difficult to navigate, while others have reported bugs. For example, for some users, the mobile app ignores the auto-rotate settings on their phone (and you can't tell me how much that annoyed me).
What is this Discord update?
The app layout is updated through server-side push without having to update the app.
Users and even streamers are asking Discord to revert to the mobile layout and not double it.
as dexerto According to reports, Discord further enhanced the layout of its new mobile app shortly after its initial announcement.
Following these changes and confirmation from Discord that the old layout will not return, many users say they have canceled their Discord Nitro subscriptions.
I couldn't find a way to revert the Discord mobile app to the old layout on either Android or iOS. Even if you don't update your app or revert to an older version of your app, server-side updates will force the new layout to be used. Some fake websites mention instructions, but these instructions are outdated or incorrect and do not apply to stable rollouts.
Unfortunately, users will have to accept the new update or consider alternatives.
Do you like the layout of Discord's new mobile app?
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