Swipe for the next trending thread - mobile update from MNHQ

[BeckyAMumsnet]

We’re excited to introduce a new feature that makes browsing trending content on mobile devices easier.

Now, when you're reading a thread, simply swipe left to move directly to the next trending discussion. If you’re enjoying discovering new threads, keep swiping, and you’ll continue to see the latest trending topics effortlessly.

When you visit a thread for the first time, you will see a message on the right hand side explaining how to use the new feature. If you select ‘Got it’, you will not see it again. If you choose to ignore it, you will see it 3 times before it disappears.

This feature is designed to help you explore popular conversations more easily while keeping the experience smooth and seamless.

We will be staggering the release of this, so some of you may not have access to the feature today, but if you don’t, don’t worry you will very soon!

We’d love to hear your feedback or answer any questions—feel free to share them below!

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.

Can you put the edit function on the app??

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!

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.

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

Where is it supposed to happen??

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I agree, @Breathmiller. It swipes even from the far left of the screen, not just from the right. It drives me mad.

This feature drives me mad 🤯 didn’t want it, don’t need it, get rid of it.

… using browser on IOS

Still doesn't even appear for me, hurrah

@BeckyAMumsnet it's been over a month since your last update, any news? It's so annoying and user unfriendly. PLEASE add an option to turn it off.

I hate this update. Did anyone actually ask/want it? Makes it such a pain to navigate, and means I accidentally open threads I definitely don't want to 😒

I don't want this. I have stopped using the BBC site because of it.

@BeckyAMumsnet Generally: how do you decide what "features" to add? (I liked the "thanks" but now won't use it because it's more complicated)

I'm on Android, Samsung Galaxy, using Chrome.

I've noticed when I click to go back it goes to the page before the one that I've accidentally swiped from.
So if I was on the first page of a thread, that I'd clicked into from active, and then I accidentally swiped, then it'd take me back to active rather than the thread I was on.

It's very irritating, regardless of where I end up 😂

I tried to surf MN the other night during a bout of middle-of-the-night insomnia and it was just impossible because of this feature, if I'm not holding my phone perfectly upright it's acting like every touch of the screen is a swipe. Awful, I gave up.

This is when it gets me most too. The lying down browsing is impossible.

It also chucks you off when you try to 'bookmark' which ironically you need to do frequently to stand a chance of knowing where you were in the thread after being chucked off.

Yep this happens to me too. And when I'm reading a thread I've got in the habit of bookmarking every 4 posts or so in case I get chucked away from the thread through this pointless feature. It's really annoying.

Any update on this @HebeMumsnet @JoMumsnet @LilyMumsnet @MNHQ @BeckyAMumsnet

I think the update is "it is here to stay" and tough that you / no-one likes it.