Swipe for the next trending thread - mobile update from MNHQ

Another voice to add to the ranks. I absolutely hate this "feature". I find it frustrating as it happens almost any time I am scrolling with my left hand.(which as I'm in bed with flu is a lot the last few days) it is so sensitive. I actually spent ages trying to figure out if it was in my phone settings so I could switch it off.

When I go back (by either swiping or the back button) it takes me back 2 pages. It also mucks up my "watching" threads because if it accidently takes me to a thread that is on my watch list it mucks up my place in that thread

If there is anyone who likes this feature (and is there?) then fair game to them but please please give us the option to turn it off.

Oh FGS just take this ridiculous option off! It’s clearly unanimously disliked. Has anyone said anything positive about it? Even if it worked, there’s no point. Who wants a “send me to next random thread” feature?
At the very least, prioritise the option to turn it off rather than tweaking it so we can all get back to a usable site.

The social media companies love this don’t they, they know better what we want to look at, keep making it harder for us to choose for ourselves. They tell us these features are to make our experience here better. Same on Facebook, Insta, Twatter. They’re all at it.

Have you asked users if they like the feature? Could you add a poll somewhere? If the majority like it we will shut up but I'm only seeing people saying they hate it.

I would also like this “feature” turned off or at least to have the option to disable it. I want to choose which threads to read, not just scroll through loads of stuff I’m not interested in, or be seemingly randomly shunted off a thread I am reading.

It's appalling right now. Don't even have to try to swipe for it to go to the next thread, just move your fingers slightly and, bingo, next thread! Please turn it off!

Seems to be worse again after a few days with fewer issues. Possibly because I'm MN'ing in bed and scrolling up at a diagonal.
Please turn off this feature/bug.

Well , it doesn't even show up for me.

Where is it supposed to happen??

I think it's been more sensitive recently. It's even swiping when I'm on the left of the screen and, like a PP, it takes me back to active, not the thread I was on, when I reverse the swipe. Irritating as hell.

The easiest way to fix it would be to remove it!
Has anyone asked for this feature?
Doesn't seem like anyone here wants it!

Can you put the edit function on the app??

It happens on iPhone as well. I’m using safari and my scrolling keeps taking me to the next thread as well and when I go back it takes me back to active not the thread I’ve just swiped from.

PLEASE just jettison this pointless and irritating feature!

I came here to say the same thing!

It stopped for me briefly and now it’s back and as infuriating as ever.

Oh my goodness it seems worse than ever this weekend. I don't think I've managed to read a full page without ending up in a random thread.

Please ditch it, faffing around at the edges is not the answer.

It seems to have been extra sensitive this weekend. I've lost count of my accidental swipes. 😠

MNHQ: 'it's not a bug, it's a feature!' 💀

Like others, when I hit back, it doesn't take me back to the thread I was reading. It doesn't even appear in my browser history.

I think it is just when on the mobile site on your browser.

You don't want the feature, you've dodged a bullet here with this one.

Me too.

I'm on an android mobile using the app.

Very few MN features are available on the app on my phone for some reason.

I swiped.

Nothing happened.

So this is why I keep losing my thread and page. I had blamed it on my new phone case. It’s driving me mad. Safari on iPhone 15 Plus.

Adding another vote for hating this feature. I'm on chrome on a Samsung A15 and keep getting a new thread when trying to scroll down. I don't want the next trending thread. I read whatever looks interesting