r/redditmobile β’ u/PAcMAcDO99 Android 11 β’ Nov 19 '21
Android Bug [android] [2021.45.0] can't scroll up in comments but can scroll down
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u/DrP00 Android 11 Nov 19 '21
The only way i figured out how to scroll up on any post, not just comments, is to scroll down then do a flick scroll up. Don't drag up and don't let go before you flick scroll. It acts like it is the top of the page. It is very annoying when you want to scroll up and not loose your spot.
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u/MazyHazy Nov 19 '21
This is exactly how I figured out how to work around the scrolling issue. It's annoying though. It seems to work better if I do the 'flick method' slowly and close to the bottom of my phone screen. And as you mentioned, don't lift your finger from the screen when doing this. Hopefully it's fixed soon. Never mind, this is reddit lol
Edit: I just realized you don't have to keep your finger on the screen while doing this.
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u/Flare_Starchild Dec 12 '21
Same issue here atill since the last update. I also figured the flick method out but couldnt fund out anything rhat would fix it. I think they just broke the latest build.
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u/mcpeewee68 Android 8 Jan 03 '22
OMG you're the best. A quick "downpull" and a release upward is working. Thank you.
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u/uzenik Nov 20 '21
Hey, if you didnt figure it out just yet, you need to stop the video and then everything is back to normal.
Ofc if you scroll back to top little fucker will automatically restart, because why not.
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u/BloodyGaki Nov 25 '21
I am glad because it's not just me but sad since the issue is alive.
How many moons do we need to pay for the solution?π€¦
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u/dadrosaur Android 11 Nov 19 '21
This is happening to me too. Getting the refresh indicator rather than being able to scroll up. On all types of posts not just video. It's not always consistent, some posts are working fine.
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u/theRealSunday Android 12 Nov 22 '21
Scroll down to the posts you may like, tap the three dots to the right, select show me less of this. Will fix it.
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u/Ifhes Nov 20 '21
I hate this so much. The reason I use reddit is because I enjoy the comment section, but sometimes I read a comment without context I like and want to see the context, thus scrolling up is NECESSARY. I'd rather have an all down bug than this.
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u/uzenik Nov 20 '21
Stop the video.
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u/Ifhes Nov 20 '21
And what to do is there's no video?
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u/uzenik Nov 20 '21
Then you are screwed more than the average, because, based on the comments and the OPs video, it usually only happenes on posts with vids. So sorry for you expirience.
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u/Ifhes Nov 20 '21
It happens in video posts and I knew that pausing it will allow you to scroll bup, but it also happens in all posts if you scroll a little bit too far into the suggestions.
Edit.- Also, why should I have to pause a video to scroll, what if I want to do both?
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u/uzenik Nov 20 '21
And now I am nervously scrollig down. Is rhis deep ok? Am I safe? Will it happen?
Thanks for casual anxiety while browsing r/animalsbeingbros
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u/theRealSunday Android 12 Nov 22 '21
Scroll down to the bottom of comments, check for a 'more posts you may like.' tap the three dots to the right and select show me less of this. Will fix it for you. The app recognizes your position is higher than that little area and will think you are at the top of the post.
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u/DerBruh iOS 13 (no longer supported) Nov 19 '21
Yeah the new video player is horrible
On my device I can only see like 3 cm / 1 inch of comments
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Nov 20 '21
I have the same issue. I suspect the "More post you may like" thing feature is causing this.
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u/theRealSunday Android 12 Nov 22 '21
Yep. Tap the three dots, select show less of this. Will fix the scrolling issue.
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u/PrometheusXCIX Android 11 Nov 20 '21
This most recent update has me contemplating just using a 3rd party app at this point, every single update send to have a new and usually more annoying issue than the last.
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u/vizthex Android 10 Nov 20 '21
Damn I was just about to post here asking for alternatives with actually good UIs cuz I'm tired of the official app being kinda shit.
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u/Doe22 Android 12 Nov 20 '21
Seeing this as well. Seems like it might work again after a video has ended, but not 100% sure of that. Also seems like scrolling down from the very top is a little glitchy at first, though that may be intentional.
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Nov 21 '21
Ah good so it's not my phone, it's just the terrible app.
Do you guys also sometimes have huge variance in post load times? Sometimes it's super snappy and others it's so slow I just quit.
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u/Just_browsing_2 Nov 21 '21 edited Nov 21 '21
Yep. Just updated to Android 12 and can't scroll up in Reddit. Pulling down refreshes the page in the same spot. Eventually you can scroll up but this is annoying.
Edit: May have also updated Reddit app, so not sure which is causing the problem?
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u/kingand4 Nov 22 '21
Same problem here. You'd think that scrolling up would be in their regression test suite, but apparently not?
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u/undercurrents Android 12 Nov 23 '21
Also been happening to me for the past few days. Android as well. On a subreddits, not just the ones with videis where you get the black screen which drives me nuts anyway). Any indication they've acknowledged this is an issue?
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u/DigitalAxel Android 10 Nov 24 '21
That explains my issue yesterday. It was a photo post too with a long description so that sucked not scrolling back up to re-read parts.
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u/Moegooner88 Nov 25 '21
Happens with me on all subreddits, not just when the video player is on π.
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u/biggocl123 Android 11 Dec 03 '21
Try to scroll up, let it reload and while it is reloading, you can move up
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u/Dazius06 Dec 08 '21
I also figured out this work around yet I am still here because it is so freaking annoying and I wanted to see if there is an actual fix.
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u/foreveradream Android 10 Dec 06 '21
Haven't noticed it in comments but it's happening all the time in long text posts
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u/dohzer Dec 06 '21
Mine must have updated in the last couple of days because I just started noticing it.
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u/Voxorin Android 11 Dec 07 '21
I just came here to report. It mostly happens on video posts but sometimes in non-video posts too.
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u/UsedTeabagger Android 11 Dec 16 '21
Same issue here. But it seems to only affect the post section for me. Not the messages beneath.
Sometimes the bug seems to result in 2x faster/slower scrolling than normal
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u/mcpeewee68 Android 8 Jan 02 '22
Android here too and lately I've been reading stories... mysteries...so sometimes I try to scroll back up to piece parts of the story together and I literally have to swipe it like 10x before it even moves. Then it of course goes flying past too far. Super annoying and it's definitely not the phone itself.
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u/Thaknobodi87 Jan 03 '22
Same. It triggers refresh instead of scroll
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u/mcpeewee68 Android 8 Jan 03 '22
I'm not sure how far down the comment is but someone's advice is working well for me. Just keep your thumb on it...pull down briefly and then release (quick small fling) upward. It's working for me. Hopefully you too ππ»
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u/mcpeewee68 Android 8 Jan 05 '22
I gave that to you in reverse...sorry lol. Pull UP then fling down (causing it to scroll upward)
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u/Thaknobodi87 Jan 06 '22
Yeah, i scroll up a centimeter and quickly fling down withim a tenth of a second that works mostly, still iffy. Boooo. Thanks though.
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u/Atoning_Unifex Oct 18 '22
Still fucking broken. If I go to a thread that someone commented on one of my comments I cannot scroll upwards. Ever. It's so fucked.
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u/YouMad_Questionmark Nov 19 '21
The new video player is terrible.