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Cake day: November 24th, 2023

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  • Yeah I do agree it kinda exploded. For me the new layout is a really deal breaker because my phone is abnormally tall, and I literally need to move my whole hand to reach the top.

    I know that discord isn’t the only one to use icons at the top, heck, the “send message” button on Eternity is literally at the top, but when there is change for change sake, it just feels insulting. I don’t even reply all that much too.



  • A few things changed:

    • DMs are now accessible by the menu bar on the bottom. Before it was at the top of the server list
    • user list is now only accessible by pressing a button on top of the screen
    • swipe on a message to reply to it.
    • colours have been tweaked to be less contrasted

    As for my thoughts:

    • IDC about DMs
    • I look at the user list more often than I reply to people, so I rather swipe to see it. Even more than before, replying only needed a long tap on the message that would be in thumb reach, and now you needed to stretch out your thumb to reach the user list button (that is a search icon)
    • I don’t suffer from any particular contrast eye issues, but for those that does, contrast is pretty important.
    • No communication. This update breaks a lot of muscles memory, and it’s forced upon you even if you don’t like it. The old UX was completely fine too.
    • desktop/mobile discrepancy. Before, mobile was a lot like desktop, but now some thing are moved and you need to learn two interfaces
    • There is talks that it’s more buggy and slower than before, but I can’t objectively prove it

    If you like the new ui, then that’s great. But there’s clearly people who don’t for great reasons.





  • I wouldn’t recommend deleting all cookies all the time. While true, it does make more private, but relogin into all the sites all the time is a pain.

    While while listing is good, I’d recommend a separate “burner” profile that essentially reset itself on closure, with all the privacy options activated. Then, you can have a second profile you can use when you need to be logged in.

    I literally have librewolf open on profile switching so I can easily have my reinforced profile ready to go.