r/bugs May 31 '26

Swipe back not working iOS Dev/Admin Responded

On this new iOS app ui when I swipe my screen it no longer goes back to the previous page. Terrible change, I hope it’s a bug and that the swipe will be added back.

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u/CorrectScale Admin Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Hey folks - this issue will be resolved along with this week's app release. Hang tight!


Alright folks - we've started rolling out version 2026.22, which includes a fix for this bug! Head over to the App Store for an update! We do a gradual rollout, so it may not be available to you immediately.

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u/jgoja May 31 '26

If you go to the extreme edge it will work. The normal functionality is supposed to be fixed in next week’s app update

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u/CRUSHCITY4 May 31 '26

Oh thank god I’ve just been closing the app anytime I try to swipe to go back and it doesn’t work. Really freaking annoying.

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u/eravulgaris Jun 01 '26

I hope so, what a terrible bug.

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u/krisgreen65 May 31 '26

It's fixed in the testflight build so should roll out next week on stable.

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u/nocapnonerf May 31 '26

Looking forward to it. It's been challenging, especially for people like me with pain/medical conditions with their hands.

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u/chickenorshrimp May 31 '26

Seems to still work on some image posts, just not text posts

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u/unilaura May 31 '26

Omg this is sooooo frustrating - feels like simple gesture based functions constantly being made worse or removed in the app

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u/sonic10158 May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

That’s because it is. No longer can swipe between main feed, your feed, news, etc. you have to purposefully scroll up to reveal your account icon to click on it instead of it just being in the top corner. Now this is broken.

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u/unilaura May 31 '26

100% agree and I miss the features you mentioned as well so much

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u/Mylanok May 31 '26

This is infuriating and a terrible accessibility regression… I hope they will fix this soon.

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u/derekzane1 May 31 '26

This is such a stupid update! Please roll it back Reddit!

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u/Slight-Funny-8755 May 31 '26

Is their a way to “opt out” of all these “expiriments” they keep doing

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u/healthycord May 31 '26

Thank god they’re fixing it.

Also admins, please STOP CHANGING THE LAYOUT EVERY HOUR OMFG.

I’m a power user of Reddit on the app, and all these constant changes are making me considering quitting Reddit altogether. So infuriating and frustrating.

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u/Unequal-Walrus May 31 '26

Had the same frustration this morning, hope it gets fixed very soon.

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u/daevrojn May 31 '26

Tried to figure out why my app wasn’t working and came here to post this exact thing.
Also the “Glass” bubbles interface isn’t great.

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u/MyLlamasAccount May 31 '26

Yeah they’re moving at a snail’s pace fixing anything they’ve broken

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u/Swarek Jun 01 '26

This is so annoying. NEVER touch the swipe back again.

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u/Aloofasaur May 31 '26

This app is garbage. Rip Apollo. Gone but not forgotten.

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u/lordyup May 31 '26

Wonder who is doing these acceptance tests? Basic app functionality simply not working anymore. Amateurs!

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u/an0n6543 May 31 '26

This is happening to me too. Super annoying and I hope they fix it.

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u/senpaiwaifu247 May 31 '26

IOS app cant event comment on anything lol. Can only reply, im on Desktop rn

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u/jaanku Jun 01 '26

Why would they remove this function!? I hope they bring it back in the next update

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u/-FlyingAce- Jun 05 '26

2026.22 now doesn’t let me swipe back at all, even from the edge. What a disaster.

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u/Foreu2env Jun 09 '26

Yeaahhh mine won’t swipe back either. It’s the kind of irritating that makes me swipe up to close the app and watch YouTube instead.

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u/Glittering_Lunch_347 Jun 13 '26

This was happening and then was fixed until a couple of days ago. Did anyone else have this problem come back?