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Reddit is a bad example. On smart phone they force you to use the app instead of the mobile web page. That doesn't happen with forum such as PHPBB. The exact reason why it is better to be a simple forum that works in simple browsers.


> On smart phone they force you to use the app instead of the mobile web page

I have been using i.reddit.com for years on mobile. It works great.


Yes there are various 'hacks' for using Reddit on mobile without an app, but the default discoverable Reddit web site that most 'normal' people will find is completely and intentionally broken on mobile


i.reddit.com doesn't support stuff like videos or image galleries, so often links lead to new reddit. It is usable, but often quite annoying.


I’m app-free, save for Firefox.




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