Reddit is upgrading the comments section, but it missed this one key feature

The most important part of Reddit has been and likely always will be the comments section. In my short time on the social media service, I’ve found that, unlike some other social media services like Instagram and TikTok (which might soon be facing a ban in the United States), the comments section is truly the lifeblood of the platform.

Today, the comments section is getting a major upgrade. In a blog post, the company announced a number of upgrades to comments for the Reddit iOS and Android app, including unifying navigation, faster load times, and more context when digging through comments.

The first upgrade is faster load times, Reddit says that it will now load comments much faster than before (likely by preloading some) and that, when you tap the comments button on a post, you’ll get taken right to the top comments instead of the post getting in the way first.

Comments now load faster than ever, ensuring the conversation is ready for redditors before they even navigate to the page. If a redditor clicks on the comments button in the feed, they’ll go directly to the top of the comments, making it easier to get to the heart of the discussion.

Another upgrade comes to how you navigate comments. The company is now unifying swipe navigation so you can “simply swipe up for conversations, swipe left for new content.”

Conversations can’t flow easily if the way to get to them differs by post type. To create a more seamless flow across all post types on Reddit, redditors will now see a unified media player, immersive transitions, and consistent gestures. Simply swipe up for conversations, swipe left for new content.

The last upgrade is the context bar that’s “stickied” to the top of the screen when you jump into the comments section. This not only makes it easy to remember what post you’re looking at comments for but also to easily jump back to the post. You can also easily view media from the post by tapping on the image or video displayed on the right-hand side of the context bar.

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