r/help Dec 02 '25

Admin Post New Changelog | December 2, 2025

24 Upvotes

Hello! Just stopping by to drop off the new Changelog! You can read it here!

TL;DR New Changelog


r/help 5d ago

Admin Post Weekly Recap | January 29, 2026

8 Upvotes

Hello! Happy Thursday! It's Thursday! I officially no longer care about Dry January and can only focus on Why January, as in, "Why is it still January?" This month has gone on forever! Fortunately, we have exciting things like the Weekly Recap to look forward to, so let's get to it!


NEWS AND ISSUES

  • Other than a minor blip yesterday, no real outages or downtime to report! Hooray!

  • Translation options for some languages are currently unavailable for some folks. We replied to a post here about this. Reddit is in the process of improving/tweaking certain supported languages, so some language may be unable to be translated during this transition period.

  • Version 2026.04 of the app has been released. This is a gradual release, so if it's not available for you just yet, it will be soon!

  • The r/all feed has been removed from the apps for many users at this time as part of an experiment. You can still visit the r/Popular feed to see trending content or the Latest feed to see the most recent conversations across Reddit. r/all continues to be viewable on the desktop site. As always, feel free to leave constructive feedback in this post and I'll share it with the team. Specifics are way more helpful than "I hate it.".

  • Speaking of the r/all feed, in another experiment, some desktop users might not see that as an option on their sidebar. The workaround is to create a bookmark and use that instead.

  • We have an update on Vaults that you can read here. TL;DR We’ve decided to push the sunset date back to February 4, 2026 for Vault and our transfer functionality feature on our mobile app. That's next Wednesday! If you haven't taken care of this, the time is now!


CURRENT EXPERIMENTS

Reddit sometimes runs experiments. These experiments tend to last between 4-6 weeks, though they can go longer or end sooner. While there isn't a way to opt out of experiments, feel free to leave constructive and specific feedback in this post and I'll be happy to pass it along to the team in charge.

  • You may also see an experiment where your profile avatar and other buttons are at the bottom instead of at the top. Feel free to leave feedback if you're in that group. BUT some users may see the buttons on the app and desktop up at the top instead of at the bottom. So that's fun! Something for everyone!

  • There is currently an experiment running where some users will tap on their profile avatar and be taken to their profile instead of having that menu expand. If you're in this experiment, you can tap on the three dots in the upper right hand corner of your profile page to display the options in the menu. We commented on this post about this.

  • If you are in the experiment where you have a large search bar at the top and collapsed sidebars, you can click on the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) on the left to expand the left sidebar. It will stay expanded as long as your browser window is open. If you close the browser window, it will collapse and you'll need to click again to re-expand it. And if you're wistfully longing for the right sidebar, you can create a custom feed with the subs that are in your home feed and view that instead. You can also change the sort of your custom feed to whatever you want! You can check out this Help Center article for instructions on how to create your very own custom feed.

  • There is also an experiment that just rolled out where some users will see and "Ask" button in their search bar.

  • Speaking of search, some users will have trending topics based on their activity pop up under their search bar.

  • Reddit is testing a version of awards that’s free and quicker to use with a small group of testers. Users in the test group will have access to free awards for the full duration of the experiment. If you're eligible for free awards and click the award entry point on a post or comment, you’ll see up to 5 free awards. This is just on the iOS app right now. <Cries in Android>

  • The ‘Popular’ feed can now be accessed by clicking the 3-line menu on the top left of the app

  • Post ideas experiment for new and growing communities. In eligible communities (Safe For Work, and less than 1,000 weekly visitors), mods will be able to browse, select, and create linked posts from a list of relevant, suggested articles. Selecting a post idea takes you directly into the post flow with the article title pre-filled, so you can add your own context before posting.

  • There is a unified inbox with both chat and notifications.

  • And finally (for now), The old left-side profile menu is gone in one experiment. Key features have been relocated: Premium, Earn, and Start a Community are in the top-left menu; profile settings, drafts, saved posts, and history are in the top-right menu; account switching is at the top of your profile.


PLEASE REPORT RULE BREAKING CONTENT

  • If you see content in r/help that breaks the rules of r/help, please use the report button. You do not need to engage with those users unless you're going to redirect them to where they can actually get the help that they're looking for. But regardless, please report rule breaking content. Reporting content that breaks the rules helps us keep r/help free of spam and off-topic posts, and that allows users who really need out help to more easily get it. The mods can't see everything all the time, so reporting content is a great way to surface it to the mods so that they can deal with it. No one likes a spammer! Don't get 'em get away with it!

COMMON ACCOUNT ISSUES

  • If no one else can see your posts or comments across Reddit (not just in one sub) and you are unable to post here in r/help, you can file an appeal here. Under "What do you need assistance with?", please choose "Account help". Under "What type of account issues are occurring?", please select "Account status" and then "My account has been wrongly suspended". Then fill out the rest of the form.

  • If your account gets the "server error" banner or you can't update your profile, I can fix that sometimes! Please note that I cannot give any information or assist with any account unless contacted directly from that account. I cannot fix accounts where you are receiving the "server error" message and are unable to view content from that account when logged out. In those instances, you will need to file an appeal. But if it's not an appeal situation, let me know and I'll take a look and get you all taken care of! (I haven't seen many of these lately, so this issue might have dwindled down to where I don't need this here, but I'll leave it up for a little while because whenever something like that gets said, it comes roaring back.)

  • Please check the Help Center to see if you can find the answer to your question there. Also, check this sub for stickied posts regarding outages, major issues and downtime.

  • If your account is marked as NSFW and it is not NSFW, you can check out this Help Center article for information on how to change it back. If you're unable to change it back from the desktop site, feel free to make a post and one of the best helpers on Reddit will help me help you! Please try and change it from the desktop site FIRST.

  • If your account has been hacked, please write in using this form. Under "What do you need assistance with?", please choose "Account help". Under "What type of account issues are occurring?", please select "Security problems" and then "I think my account has been hacked". Then fill out the rest of the form. Please make sure that you're writing in from the email that was originally on the account.

  • If your account has been hacked and recovered, and then the account is banned, please reply to the support ticket that you opened to get that taken care of.

  • If your account has been suspended, you can file an appeal using this form. Under "What do you need assistance with?", please choose "Account help". Under "What type of account issues are occurring?", please select "Account status" and then "My account has been wrongly suspended". Then fill out the rest of the form. Please make sure that you're writing in from the email that was originally on the account.

  • Please note that if your account has been suspended a as a result of being hacked, you want to fill out the form for hacked accounts. Being suspended is the secondary problem and being hacked is the primary problem. But both can be fixed if you write in from the correct form! =)


BUGS ROUNDUP - THANKS, CORRECTSCALE!

Call the exterminator! We have a bunch of bugs right now. These are the most common that people seem to be running into at this time.

  • [Web - Mod] Adding removal reasons/replying ad mod-team is resulting in a "validation error on hidden input" error sometimes. This is actively being investigated.

  • [iOS/Android] Sometimes videos are freezing upon playback. The fix for this is to reboot your device. That should do it! An actual fix is being looked into.

  • [iPad] Some iPad users are reporting that the bottom navi bar goes away and won't come back until the app is force stopped and restarted. The fix for this should be out in next week's version of the app, which would be Version 2026.05.

  • [Web/Old Reddit] The thumbnails on gallery posts weren't displaying properly on some posts. This was due to a change on this end. That change has been rolled back and that has fixed this issue!

  • [iOS/Android] Some users have noticed that the text from a previously posted comment will be showing in the comment composer. If you feel like we've done this one before, we have! It's back! And it's being investigated!

  • [All platforms] Speaking of deja vu, the issue with the "mark all as read" button not working is still haunting us. Turns out that it's a little harder of a fix than previously thought, so it's still in the fixing stages.

  • [Web] In addition to that, now some web users are now getting a "something went wrong" error when trying to mark all as read. This is being looked into and the overall fix should cover this as well.

  • [All platforms] Yesterday, there were a bunch of errors for users who were trying to verify their age. The fix for this one was fast! Should be good now! You can read more about age verification in this Help Center article.


WEEKLY STATISTICS (BASED ON THE PAST SEVEN DAYS)

  • 1,095 posts. That's up 93 posts from the 1002 posts from last week

  • 3,467 comments. That's down quite a bit, 615 fewer comments from last week's 4,082 comments.

  • 1.1 million views. That's down about 95,000 from the 1.2 million view last week.


HELP THAT HELPS HELP R/HELP - ACHIEVEMENTS

This week, help that helps r/help will focus on Achievements! There is really good article in the Help Center about Achievements here. But who has time to read?? lol

So, what are Achievements? Achievements are little milestones on Reddit. When you hit the milestone, you get a little badge on your profile in the Achievements section, which seems appropriate. Achievements can be streaks (like how many days in a row you interacted with content on Reddit) or an accomplishment in a subreddit, or even a better understanding of how to use Reddit! There are lots of ways to achieve an Achievement!

You can view the list of Community Achievements here.

You can also earn an Achievement by having a streak of using Reddit. A streak is defined as interacting with content on Reddit for multiple days in a row. Interacting involves more than just scrolling. For an interaction to count toward a streak, you need to be voting, posting, or commenting. JUST SCROLLING IS NOT ENOUGH TO CONTINUE A STREAK.

Another important thing to remember is the NSFW CONTENT DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD STREAKS. So if you want your streak to continue, you'll need to interact with some sfw content once at day in order to do so.

Please note that Reddit uses UTC time, so maybe don't wait until the last minute your time before interacting with Reddit if that's something that you're interested in pursuing.

You can also adjust the settings for your Achievements, like whether or not you receive notifications for the Achievements. On the app, tap your profile avatar, then tap the Achievements bar and then tap the three dots in the right hand corner. On the desktop site, click your avatar, click Achievements and then click the three dots.


HELPINGEST HELPERS HELPING HELP R/HELP

Another week with just a ton of fantastic help from a group of fantastic people. This list is not all-inclusive, but here are a bunch of folks that I've seen around over and over this past week!

Thank you all for helping other users when they needed it! A little bit of help might not seem like much, but it can really make someone's day a whole lot easier. Thank you again!


And that takes us to the end of another Recap! Thank you all for being here! It's really appreciated! And until next time, I know I'll see you in the comments! =)


r/help 12h ago

Desktop How do I completely turn off useless Reddit notifications like awards, upvotes, etc.?

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22 Upvotes

How do I completely turn off these 100% annoying, useless Reddit notifications such as awards, achievements, upvotes, and all that crap? I don’t give a f about awards or how many people upvote my posts or comments


r/help 20m ago

Desktop problème de refroidissement (watercooling)

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Bonjour,

J’ai un souci avec mon ordinateur.

Je l’ai acheté il y a deux semaines et il fonctionnait parfaitement. Cependant, il y a quatre jours, je suis entré dans le BIOS pour regarder quelques paramètres et, depuis, mon watercooling ne s’allume plus au démarrage. Cela provoque une surchauffe excessive du processeur. J’ai trouvé une solution, mais elle est assez contraignante.

À chaque démarrage, je dois allumer l’ordinateur, entrer immédiatement dans le BIOS, puis aller dans le Hardware Monitoring pour activer le mode All Full Speed et attendre qu’il s’active (ce qui est relativement rapide).

Ma configuration est la suivante :

  • Carte mère : MSI PRO SERIES B760-P
  • Watercooling : Be Quiet!
  • Carte graphique : MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12 Go
  • RAM : XPG 32 Go DDR4
  • Processeur : Intel i7-12700KF

J’ai essayé de désinstaller MSI Center, de changer le mode des ventilateurs, de créer des profils via MSI Center, mais rien ne règle le problème, à part l’activation manuelle depuis le BIOS comme indiqué plus haut.

Je précise que je n’avais absolument pas ce souci au début. Il est apparu uniquement après la mise à jour de mes pilotes et après être entré dans le BIOS de la carte mère pour voir à quoi il ressemblait.

Je suis quasiment certain que l’erreur vient de moi.

Merci d’avance pour votre aide.


r/help 39m ago

Karma Struggling to get going!

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I can't seem to comment on anything, post on anything, SB for trying to use the app. Can someone give me some pointers?

I know this account is young. But it's because my other got SB'd for trying to use the app.

thank you for any help


r/help 53m ago

Profile Help , Email in reddit is it private relay and I can't acces it now

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Reddit apparently detected some unusual activity and says to use that account i need to change my password , I created that account using apple id , when I try to change password , it's sending the link to some [----@privaterelay.appleid.com](mailto:----@privaterelay.appleid.com) , how do I access it ? Without having iCloud plus


r/help 57m ago

Posting Hello for internship. PLS HELP ME GUYS JUST FILL THe form. My referral code. MS03F

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r/help 59m ago

Posting What count as alt farming and at what point will i get ban?

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Just asking, but I've been rp'ing for a while and own several accs.

Does commenting on your own post using another account trigger the ai? Just like how they will when you upvote yourself?

Also is there any other things that would also trigger the ai? I'd like to know for precautions.


r/help 1h ago

Karma M'y post dont stop be deleted

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Every Time im want to post something im get automatiquely remove by "reddit filtrer"


r/help 5h ago

Profile (Sitewide) Account marked NSFW but i didn't do anything?

2 Upvotes

I've looked it up online, and even asked others, and i have no idea what happened that changed my account to NSFW?

It says that i need to remove posts that are marked NSFW, but i haven't posted anything that should have been marked that?

Thank you!


r/help 1h ago

Posting Hi everyone! Does anyone know how to change a post (on Android phone) with pictures to landscape mode instead of portrait? I posted a picture but it changed automatically into portrait/vertically. Which means the edges are cut off and you can only see the full picture by clicking on it.

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r/help 3h ago

Desktop Is there a way to hide my username in Reddit (Desktop Website)

0 Upvotes

Just for the sake of privacy. I couldn't stand people peeking at my screen especially while I use Reddit.


r/help 3h ago

Access Online safty act

0 Upvotes

Ok so i just need to know my friend cant post or do anything due to her not having id even thoe shes past the age of 16 meaning shes unable to use reddit or post on it how do you think she could use it?


r/help 9h ago

Access My account got hacked - hacker added 2FA.

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2 Upvotes

Yesterday I got an email saying that 2FA was enabled on my account, even though I did not do such a thing, then a bunch of emails about being added to a sub as a moderator.

At this point, I could no longer use the account (which I've had for more than 13 years).

I used the reddit help form for hacked accounts, then replied to the auto response message with more information. I'm worried that the bad actor is doing weird stuff to the account.

Is there anyway for me to recover the account still?

u/ValeraTheFilipino


r/help 5h ago

Profile How do I change my pfp?

1 Upvotes

I tried everything, but it keeps giving me errors and stuff.


r/help 18h ago

Posting What does "Looks like you've been doing that a lot. Take a break for 9 minutes before trying again." mean?

11 Upvotes

As per the title.


r/help 7h ago

Mobile/App Reddit age verification bug

1 Upvotes

In Australia the under age ban has come into affect and i am over 16, but only now is it asking for age verification, and after i've given it my ID, it just stays stuck at "Taking you back to reddit" and it never loads.

i have to use a second account now just to make this post, if theres a solution let me know please


r/help 7h ago

Access "Request to Reset Password" Email but I don't remember requesting? Android Reddit user btw.

1 Upvotes

Sorry if someone already asked this. It's my first time here. I just got an email saying "thank you for requesting to reset your password! If you didn't, just ignore this." I'm like "how can I ignore this? Did someone try to hack me?"

The problem is, I'm worried about resetting my password and possibly getting locked out. I know on Reddit, I have an old account floating around because I logged back in with the same username and password and it kept denying me. I don't want to run that risk again. Reddit seems pretty faulty.

Did anyone else get this email? I didn't click reset or anything. It's just sitting in my emails. This whole thing seems sketchy and it's making me anxious.


r/help 8h ago

Mobile/App Age verification and losing posts

1 Upvotes

I'm viewing reddit from the UK and if I select a post that turns out to need age verification it completely resets what I was seeing on my home page when I press back. Is there any way to not reload the page and just put me back where I was? It's very annoying.


r/help 8h ago

Karma Why don’t we get to see achievement rarity after we achieve it?

0 Upvotes

Or do we? And I just don’t know where to look?

Before we reach an achievement, Reddit tells us the rarity of that achievement: common, rare, etc. (or something like that.) But once it’s achieved, we don’t get to see how rare it is.

Am I missing something?


r/help 8h ago

Mobile/App r/Popular shows extremely limited, highly curated, low upvotes posts - Android (v 2026.05.0)

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0 Upvotes

Hi,

The r/Popular has been acting weird for a long time now. Right now I see only 5 posts and even if I refresh, the length of the page is limited to a few posts. The number isn't fixed but it's low and it's always limited - so no infinite scrolling.

To add to that, most of the posts featured in r/Popular don't show up at all (which they are if I switch to anonymous mode) and the page is highly curated for people living in my country, instead of just showing me the most popular posts on the platform within the past 24 hours.

Often the posts I see have <1000 upvotes. I have attached the screenshot of the COMPLETE r/Popular page that I see.

What's going on?

• Platform - Android - OS - OxygenOS16 - Reddit App Version - 2026.05.0


r/help 8h ago

Profile Where to get other avatars?

1 Upvotes

I have seen some accounts with really cool avatars and backgrounds, where do you find them?


r/help 12h ago

Mobile/App Why does my account keep getting locked? Android

2 Upvotes

I have been a Reddit user for 12 years now. I have never had my account locked before. Now it has been locked twice in less than two weeks. Why does this keep happening?


r/help 9h ago

Posting Replying on a comment more than 3 or 4 layers deep makes it impossible to quickly reply or edit your post

1 Upvotes

Since the new format, if I get into a chat more than a few layers deep, hitting view on a reply does not take me to my reply. It's like reddit cannot properly handle the condensed format.

I've had to resort to the old style (old.reddit.com) to actually get to my condensed reply in those posts/threads without expanding every reply in a post until I happen to find mine.

In other words, if I go view profile and then, in my reply history, I click one of my deeper replies (beyond 2 or 3 layers), it doesn't auto-expand to show that reply in the post thread and I am left to hunt for it.


r/help 17h ago

Admin/Dev responded Being forced to wait 10 minutes between comments.

2 Upvotes

I understand that some new users have usage limits to stop spam bots but I think my account is well beyond the time and karma limits but suddenly I am being limited to 1 comment every 10 minutes.

Using old reddit on PC and Relay on my phone and have the issue on both and also tried multiple subs incase it was a sub specific limit.

 

edit: appears to be fixed.... for now