Is Discord's New Mobile Layout Terrible?
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- Опубліковано 6 гру 2023
- In this video I decided to examine Discord's new mobile layout. Is it as terrible as everyone seems to think? What are the problems with it? How could it be improved? Watch the video to find out :)
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So to save you time, does it look good? No. Does everyone hate it? Yes.
Agreed
It doesn't even save time, everything is so ugly and confusing
Gives me hope that they’ll revert back to the old one if everyone hates it
Changing the entire layout is just deleting everyone's muscle memory. If they just kept that home button at the top everything would be so much better
Screw your muscle memory, learn to adapt to change.
Another issue I need to say: the old layout also made it easier for those with motor skill issues and disabilities, I am incredibly shaky and I have a lot of issues when it comes to using apps, with this new one it’s practically impossible for me to use
Yes it was since i'm one of those person yes it was easier adapting will be very hard...
@@Firefly.22 I already accidentally replied to like 5 messages and created 2 new threads 😭
lmao
Change is scary, I know but once you get used to it you’ll be like damn what was I trippin about
@@whatsaaappthesequel motor skill issues, it's gonna make it incredibly hard to adapt , there should be some way to make it more accessible, all I want is just some changes so it's a bit more accessible, I can handle the dms but they should've kept the swipe thing to see pins, members, etc
I’m urging everyone to send your complaints about the UI on the feedback site. This isn’t just an aesthetic change - it’s a change that negatively functions accessibility for MANY, many people.
I greatly second this; I did this the instant I saw that possibility. You can do this from the mobile app itself via settings, in the "appearance" section or however it's called in your language.
Already sent my review
oh trust me i was very pissed once they did this, why do company do this???
they always remove convenience for bullshit like this
Funnily enough, I somehow can't make a feedback account with my Discord account, and they refuse to fix this. 😂
I don’t have motor issues or anything but this update genuinely makes me want to stop using discord
Old layout was much more easier to navigate and less confusing.
agreed
Obviously. The new update literally just came out, the old UI has been used since 2016 it will take at least a week to get fully used to.
@@zaiite7051agreed
@@zaiite7051alot of the functions I use are being made harder to access, so no matter how much time I give it it's not going to be better.
Its only confusing because you’re just getting used to it bro tf
We really are entering an era where every website, app, whatever are changing for worse interfaces and not caring for feedback, just riding on the passage of time until the hate subsides, it's disgusting
Exactly
They should’ve made it an optional layout, and the OG should’ve been under “Classic” while the new layout be under “Modern”.
Or. And roll with me here. They don't fuck up a perfectly good UI
@@Noname72105your so real for this comment, and I couldn’t agree more
@@Noname72105nah
@@Noname72105they can’t
@@Contemplatingspider Doing nothing seems a lot easier than doing this, actually.
the member list swipe thing is diabolical
It’s ANNOYING
EXACTLY 😭😭😭😭😭
Still dont know how to open member list
@@follybuff You press the search icon in the top right. Took me 1 second, so I fail to see how it's difficult.
@@myrkgard2034 muscle memory, it’s hard to break a habit just like it’s hard to unlearn. It’s simple swipe function that we’ve all had and taken advantage of the last goodness knows how many years it should be easy to understand how people can find it difficult to adjust.
i hate that you have to either have it on dark mode (which is too dark) or light mode (too bright) BRING BACK THE OLD DISCORD COLOR
I have three options, white mode, normal dark mode and midnight mode
@@hackertrackernick766midnight mode is way to damn dark
Exactly
@@Masquellewell, it's for OLED
@@MasquelleI liked it, I just prefer pitch black over dark grey, but since grey is the only option at the time I stuck with it.
imagine discord if they actually listened to us
Maybe after a boycott or a protest 💔
These mfs won't
They might will if we all review them 1 star on play store or anything u have
@@roseabuhaltam1043they are piggies wanting their piggiepanks to be overflowing so that would be the only option
Literally id be suprised asf
I miss when it was just an Easter egg. Now it’s just permanent and I just hate it.
They call it "Improved", but all they've done is make EVERYTHING more difficult to navigate, more buttons to get to BASIC THINGS, making the layout confusing, and just making it TERRIBLE.
yap yap yap its good
@@cert420 which boots are you licking rn my dude
@@myspaceuser I mean when my friends who are downloading discord for the first time are asking me how to do basic things like add someone, or join a server, or access the damn messages, it's an objectively bad UI design. And I am not talking about the new UI. The ONLY reason the old UI was "intuitive" was because you were used to the desktop UI, which they simply ported to mobile (a terrible UI design). A good UI should have all the things you use most in a single area. Swiping for things like messages, user groups, or anything else for that matter is intuitive if you know where those things are in the first place.
Ask yourself this. Why did I try to swipe right from the chat menu to see the users in a server (only to find out it is now reply). Was it because there was something indicating that there was another window? No. It was because you knew before hand that there was the user list next to the messages. Would a new user know this? No. That makes it objectively bad UI.
@@myrkgard2034there's literally an icon of multiple persons that you can click on for it to open up. Where else would you find the people?
With this new UI, you have to click on something which had no reason to contain the members.
@@myrkgard2034if a majority hates the new ui then you're just talking to yourself. I see you in multiple comments homie so keep trying!
Its laggier and its a little more difficult to navigate, old one was simple and easy
I miss the old layout
I miss old one too, feels nostalgic this one feels to fancy. Loved the simplicity of the old one, also u could have more screen room too
I re-downloaded the old layout on android. New layout lags too much.
@@clanwargodsWhich version is the latest without having the new UI?
I swear every update starts out with people complaining, then they start getting used to it. But for *THIS* ? No
The member list is just inconvenient now. Not only is it slower and more annoying to get into. They completely removed offline members being greyed out. You can't just easily tell at a glance who's actually online anymore. Having to tap a small button on the top of the screen just to get into that tab makes its more annoying on larger servers where you can't just move between them anymore
hey! do you know how to view members list on the new update??:( im srsly so confused idk what im pressing anymore
@@lnzeiki you have to click on the server / group name at the top of the screen, its dumb
@@Midrulethanks
@@Midrule thank god ive been trying to figure it out. i look like an old man with this shit update. thank you sm!
This update is so incredibly bad, have been using the same layout for the past 4 years & now they change the whole thing to something similar to amino which is disgusting, and they should reconsider public opinion to bring it back.
At this point now, changing the logo, username system & now the layout ruined what made discord unique at whole.
Edit: it's better to just not become like the twitter stans & get along with the update, maybe it's not that bad in the end.
OMG YES IT DOSE FEEL LIKE SOMETHING ON AMINO!
As someone who used amino… it’s so much worse… even amino was competent enough to have an understandable layout, navigating the app wasn’t confusing.
solution: don't update
@@user4333_android forced all my apps to update last night for some reason even though I have auto updates off.
Only update I'm looking forward to is a toggle option to the old lay-out AT LEAST
Edit: okay guys but we need it back
Same
Same here
this isn't happening lol
@@exhila i agree, but we gotta hope 🫡
@@exhila if we keep hoping and telling them how BAD this update is, eventually they'll have to listen if they want to keep their users.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
I wanna know why they thought removing the New Layout toggle was a good idea it was so unnecessary to do and only made it inconvenient for many of us
I used the new UI (the ✨ one) so I agree
it would have to be done eventually, they can't just keep 2 layouts in the app forever because they have to maintain both
@@raidev_then they should remove the new layout that everyone hates instead if removing the old layout that everyone loves
@@l0rd_chaos people hate it because it's different
@@raidev_ its slow, looks like shit, feels lije shit
As a person that relies on my moter skills because of my disability this update is horrible. i will strictly be using discord on my computer for a while. i have put this app above the rest of social media apps for a long time and it hurts to see it become something it really isnt. it went from "a fun place to be" to just "a place to be"
not only that but how am i supposto get used to the layout change on my phone vs my computer each day. i just cant get used to that drastic change every day
The good thing is that older versions still work and you can roll back to those
@@tez613it immediately updated for me :(
@@tez613 teach us your ways so we can all benefit from a not fucked layout
@@FlapjacksWolf if you have an android you can download an APK of a different version. you have to uninstall the app before trying to install the APK or else it wont work. you can find good versions at the websites APK mirror or APK pure. The version I have is 167.17
For the people saying they actually like it and people should stop complaining you do realize that not only are there more people who dont like it but that they could just make something to toggle back to normal and y'all would keep your objectively damn horrible UI?
People don’t like it because it is different.
If you get used to a shit UI(annoying af to access your profile beforehand and how dm’s were in a weird spot with servers), you won’t think it’s shit.
So of course people are gonna be venomous when it comes to objectively better UI.
It’s like introducing a deranged crackhead to a healthy hobby.
@@goofyahdemoman1134Cope.
@@goofyahdemoman1134it isn't just the way it looks, they took away basic easy features and call the update "user friendly" like having the grey mode, which is now gone, being able to look at server members just by swiping right now you need to go to a whole different tab, swiping off your dm won't take you to the server list, you can't see as many people on your DMs list anymore, notifications is no longer divided into mentions and notifications, whilst I don't mind the visuals the update did straight up downgrade the app making it more annoying and harder to use
@umuclaudius As a uni student that has made an android app in flutter, I can say that the new discord UI is aesthetically pleasing and familiar. It also looks very minimalistic, which I prefer.
I wouldn’t be opposed to Frutiger Aero(assuming it was standardized for all UI). That UI is basically what Windows 7 looks like, for reference.
@@goofyahdemoman1134smoking that copium when all we want is a toggle
As far as how I don't like the new update, perhaps Discord should add in an option to switch between both the old and new layout Rather than force everyone in to using it
that was an option to toggle off the new layout when it was beta but now they removed it 😭
@@sweetbubblepop Because you can't simply "have" the old UI, it still needs to be a part of the app (adding bloat) and they still have to maintain it (adding development complexity). The old UI was literally just a port from the desktop version to mobile with a few tweaks to make it work. This was fine for long time discord users, but objectively confusing for anyone new.
@@myrkgard2034 yeah and now the new update is just so so bad that it lags good phones and is just horrible to navigate
Not only is it super inconvenient to use, the new update breaks the app constantly, group chats will appear as other ones, it keeps sending me a mile upwards whenever I click on a channel. It sucks so much
the searching change is actually worse too
you have to be in the channel to see the search results for that channel so if you want to find something but don’t remember what channel it’s in, have fun since your searches don’t pull up things for all channels anymore. but wait, it gets better! it also goes by scrolling rather than pages, so if you wanna find something from awhile ago you have to scroll for ages instead of being able to easily flip to a longer time ago.
been using discord since before nitro was a thing. the new layout for mobile is honestly annoying, I really hope there is away to revert on mobile, especially ios if so let me know.
no way to revert on ios at the moment unfortunately
you can, i have the old layout on my phone
on iphone you can just use an old ipa
im pretty sure you can find an apk for android as well but i haven't tried that since i have an iphone
A wise man once said if it’s not broke don’t fix it. Discord should have took notes.
I actually just started to associate discord with this specific shade of gray. My eyes are just so used to it I am actually angry for them that they changed it especially with my sensory issues it's terrible.
"...searching, which is better..."
There are two different search bars in two separate locations with different search functionality. The old one had all of the functionality in one singular search bar.
Yeah the swipey thing for the members list is heavily missed. Rest in peace.
Also for some reason it takes a long time to load servers??? Didn't use to happen...
Why did both Discord and Fortnite decide to collectively ruin everything they had going for them by rolling out the most dogshit changes completely tarnishing the experience on both
I miss the old ui so much it makes me sad, I really enjoyed using discord to message my mates, now the simplicity has been taken away 😢
I turned it on today thinking I can just change it.
Until, the turn OFF button was no where to be seen. My life is over.
You might be able to swap back with an APK.
R. I. P Mobile Discord 2023
It was nice knowing you, thanks for all the memories
It looks 10 times worse, I just want the old layout I can barely do any stuff with the new layout 😢
For the people saying to just get to used to it: it's not easy to do so when a lot of the changes simply aren't very good.
Navigation just isn't as fluid even if you want to learn it, you can't quickly swap between talking on a server and on DMs as quickly as in the old layout
I had the previous “new layout” where the server were on the bottom where your could scroll through them instead of them being on the side. I’ve been using this layout for a year just for them to change it to this and to not allow me to revert back to the one I’ve gotten comfortable with is extremely frustrating because I prefer it more than this one/the original
Exactly this! I’ve been using the new UI for so long.. and for them to fuse the old UI with the new one feels so unnatural.
@@theslimebox6 right! The least they could’ve done is allow us to go back to the other one
I've personally had problems with it not letting me send pictures, im hoping its just a bug that'll get fixed soon
yes it is. idk why they thought it was a good idea to change it 😭😭
its just like other platforms, they like to change layouts of their app but they dont revert it to the old one however much hate they get, theyll always wait till the community gets used to it and then they dont get no more hate, thats how almost every app works lol
Why do the friends with closed DMs appear above your open DMs! If I want a DM closed, I don’t wanna see that person! They’re tried to fix issues that didn’t exist. Maybe they should work on the reporting system, because it sucks. Absolutely ridiculous.
"Oh hey, we see you closed a DM from a scammer/person who sent something unsolicited/general rude person. We'll bring those front and first so you can reopen them, don't worry!"
I'm completely dumbfounded how they make a major change such as the layout and UI, why implement a major change to the app and not have an option to keep old changes?
The swiping feature has so many issues alone, like seriously??? What the hell goes through their minds.
All we need is an update that lets us choose between the old and new UI, simple enough
YALL LETS LITERALLY ATTACK DISCORD WITH 1 STARS
They somehow made the performance even worse than before
the swiping and layout would hinder my abilty to moderate my servers i need the fast swipe to the side to be able to quickly find people
blessings to the abilty to turn app updates off, this looks like a horror story that'd make dissy unusable for me in many ways
we need to spam them with complaints
@umuclaudius If they don't they will lose a lot of people minor things like a logo don't matter IMO but when you ruin the majority of your users experience they will find something else to use and as far as I know discord already operates at a loss it's why they have tried so hard in recent years to charge for features. If they don't at least add back the option too switch to classic UI I think they will lose a lot of app downloads and wouldn't be surprised if the apps rating tanks massively
My Discord client on my phone is 60 versions out of date. I still have the old font.
Same here bro except I’m not sure how far back I am but my shitty 8 year old iPad is still like on like iOS version 12 something so I’m grateful for that
What they should have done was give people the choice between the two layouts like how they had it when the UI was an Easter Egg. That way both sides could be happy.
Give this man a medal. I like the old layout!
The old layout was better, you had a better overview of everything without needing to click on stuff.
I don't think I can physically use the new layout without it braking or doing something I don't want.
Why did they change it if the app worked perfectly.
Now, I didnt hate the Logo change, but what I did hate was that they removed our tags! To this day I complain to it in my status/about me.
THIS IS NEARLY WORSE!
New layout is like generic Telegram/Amino. It's ugly and unnecessarily cumbersome. The old UI served a purpose, especially for people with disabilities, because everything was accessible from one central hub.
Now they expect you to ping-pong back and forth between sections to get anything done. My note-taking has suffered from it. I can only imagine what it's doing to the people who are actually employed by larger server owners.
One of my biggest issue is I can't easily see what friends of mine are active. I have to scroll through a giant list like I'm on my phone contacts..
For those people who know about what happened with D&D beyond, I hope that’s what happens with this. People totally bombed the website and cancelled subscriptions and such, so they lost so much money in such a quick amount of time where they had no choice but to cancel their plans. I hope discord loses enough money to go back so people can actually use the app without issues. I think the dark mode is fine.. IF YOU WANTED IT? It’s too dark. I hate the reply feature, it takes more taps to get to servers/dms, I can’t swipe back into a conversation I have to reselect it. I for some reason keep having discord switch me to the old layout and then like an hour later it switches back to the new? That has happened like 4 times now, I don’t know why but I love when I get to have the old layout back for a minute. I’m on mobile so I can’t download an old version which SUCKS. Also the reply sign looks like a road sign and it’s ugly 😊
We did in fact have a lot of time to get used to this UI. The problem isn't that we need to get used to it, the problem is it is terrible in literally every conceivable way.
Its so uncomfortable to use now like before you swipe left for server list, dms, server channels, the middle for chatting and right for the player list. But now you have to press buttons, i swipe to close the dm but want to go back to it but i cant and have to press the dm to open it and its just so unnecessary uncomfortable it is to use
The searching is actually worse as you can no longer view images without clicking on them and clicking them kicks you out of the search method and its the same with pins
Can we all appreciate, besides the downsides, that they finally added favorite DMs? Like you can pin your best buddies at the top of DMs. Hope that comes to desktop soon
i got the new layout and got used to the messages button quickly. the only problem i had was the app "softlocking" (basically: cannot switch channels or servers, cannot switch to messages, settings still open) at random times. Hope it's not just for me.
It is not just you, it's been showing my DMS with people when I've switched to group chats.
I've been a beta tester for about a year and trust me when I say this. This UI is way more refined than what it was in the beginning of 2023.
You can always revert it to the old one with an APK if thats any help.
This is one of the reasons I have auto app updates disabled.
I did. that too and it still updated :((
@@mapledreemurr that's weird. What phone do you use?
@@V530-15ICR iphone se
@@V530-15ICRyeah it forced the app update on you even if you have auto updates off
@@V530-15ICRits not about the phone
Google Play recently announced what from now one, some apps will automatically update even if you disabled auto update function
They should add a feature where we can switch layouts, (old and new) then There not existing hard work wouldn't disappear...
If you want normal dark mode try using system default background and set dark mode in your phone and that's how you can use old dark mode
Life saver right here
They just got rid of this i think :(
Patched
Bro they patched this
They fucking know that people want the old one so they choose to force people to not use it
I'm happy to hear I'm not the only person that HATES this new UI. I saw what it looked like from my friends and now I'm refusing to update it, turned auto update off.
The big thing I'm worried about is will discord even listen to us? Do they even care what we have to say? I think back to the username change and how many people didn't like it, and nothing happened, it makes me feel like they don't give a damn about their users opinions and feedback.
Discord is still the best mobile messaging app imo, but damn.. it feels like I'm a parent watching my kid leave home and make every bad decision possible.
the new mobile layout has accomplished 1 thing for me, a decreased usage of discord and thereby little to no contact with my friends unless I'm home and an inability to quickly snap/send photos since I've removed the app from my phone and intend to either replace it or just deal with not being reachable via mobile discord.
Being a 24/7 discord desktop user is now better 🔥🔥
They say it was in beta for a long time it should have stayed in beta.
The classic UI solution fixing something that doesn’t actually needs fixing
"Save time and make it easier to maneuver"
>proceeds to slow down the app, settings, and connections. While at the same time making it bug so much, it takes 30 mins to send a single message because you have to reload the app 5 times and resend the "failed to send"
'User friendly'
Hot take : i don't use discord to send text messages at all, i use it to chat on servers but not for regular messaging
My biggest issue is the search feature!! I cant simply type a name and click image to find those images not to mention in a specific channel!!
If you wanna roll out a new UI fine, but when the existing one is easier to use and looks better it feels kinda pointless especially the swipe to reply stuff that is second nature for anyone who uses discord on their phone why change that? They've made a worse experience for their users by forcing this change keep the old layout as the default and have this one be a secondary option. I also don't like the idea of dumbing down UI especially when discords is already simple to use in an effort to making it simpler they have made it more annoying and more difficult to navigate and do basic task
What is the biggest phones I'm having with DUI is whenever I'm running a group or a server I'm having trouble removing people from the server or the server's issue is fixed itself but whenever I try to remove someone from a group or do anything with them on a group it just doesn't want to work all it does is either send me to their profile or send me to settings where I can't do anything
'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'
I dont get why they did this? If it ain't broke, dont fix it
I’ve deleted the app until they change it back
The layout is honestly just fine and I can get used to it, the main problem is the fact I cannot swipe to see the server list anymore. That was way more convenient.
great video, great quality, you deserve more views
Society if discords old ui is back : 😄
"if it isnt broke, dont fix it".
Atleast give us an option to revert it back. It is gross.
Not to mention I constantly get weird buggy server chats where I either cannot send messages or it sends them in a different chat or server. My muscle memory is fucked now and every time i try to check on the server members I answer to a message, the dms are annoying now... They could have changed the UI and left the gestures the same. They also force it down our throats, and almost everything has so much visual clutter you barely get any info on the screens, ie. the server members screen. And yeah, I constantly have to restart the app because its so buggy. Anyways, sorry for ranting I just hate it...
They should have an option in settings to pick your theme and also an option to disable swipe to reply
I made a suggestion to discord to make it so that discord can make an option between the two layouts. I hate this new update.
Bro it's annoying and confusing at the same time, can't even tell if it's discord anymore 😭
So I deleted Discord off of my phone and reinstalled it from the App Store, and it reverted it back to its original layout and format. Hopefully it would do the same for anyone else who wants to go back to that original look because they hate it too
i had a breakdown over it /hsrs
but like actually. it waz such a huge change and the old one bugged out and removed the home button and the second time that i tried to fix it it fucking updated during the time period where i couldnt change it back. and now i juzt cant change it back at all. and i really hate it. like a lot. like to the point of feeling slightly ohyzically uncomfortable.
bro this update is so bad, I cant believe discord would add this to everyone, if they knew user’s wouldn’t like it they should’ve not released it. They should have at least added an option to go back to the old setting
I genuinely thought snapchat bought discord bc of this change
as someone that has used discord since 2018 and got very familiar with the old discord layout and design, the new update has totally ruined the experience for me. this video basically sums up why i deleted it 💀
I think it's just a bit of an inconvenience since it was nice to have a similar location for everything being in the same spots on PC
Old layout just felt more "open"
This is honestly terrible.
I was used to the new UI and had been using it for 6 months now (the ✨new ui if you know what i mean) and it going back to the servers on the left is terrible bro
I swear, I just got this god AWFUL update and just how much they wanted to excuse the need for a "swipe to reply" without it being optional is making me INSANE. They locked behind a button at the TOP of your screen (super damn uncomfortable given that you type on the opposite end) and hid behind it not only the original sidebar, BUT NEW FEATURES TOO! How much did they test it to see that this is not only detrimental to those who were used to the app's layout, but is also generally bad design? I've had to press that damn button 3 to 5 times to finally get the hitbox each time I wanted to, because it's just so damn uncomfortable to go all the way to the end of the screen if you were typing a second before.
The biggest problem is when you want to see the pinned messages of a specific channel, it shows the pinned messages of threads aswell from that channel. It's impossible to find pinned messages from a channel if you're in a busy server with lots of threads that each have pinned messages. Pinnes messages are worthless now.
Ive had this layout for a while but i cant have my servers in a pull tab on the bottom anymore and its super annoying
I just deleted the whole app
Im so used to it, im used to everything but the fact that my apps arent in a pull up tab at the bottom is annoying
There is a pull tab in settings, it’s in the advanced section, go turn it on
@@piggygaming3455yeah i tried it already, sadly it isnt the right feature
the new layout is hate, just feels weird and not easy to get used to
It lasted an entire 5 mins on my phone till I reverted to an earlier version, it was far too annoying to use the new UI than it was to work out how to revert it.
Oh there is also a iPhone method, but is much more involved than the Android method.
Is there a way to change it back in settings can you make a tutorial plzzz me and my friends need it thanks
The old layout was fine. This new one just is too modern, also nobody asked for this update, and we didn’t need it. Another waste of time and money for discord.
honestly, i started using it when it was just an experience because I knew they would make it official eventually. now I'm used to it, and I love it. though I can't decide whether I like the fact that they used the old server layout instead of the new one in the experimental option.
same
Same lol
SAME BRO
Hey, has anyone captured the animation you can see ONCE when you click “Let’s go”?
The problem I have is that the app has been the same layout for so long, and now, suddenly, it's like I just downloaded a completely different application.
The one thing I dislike about the new update is that I can't slide to the left for the list of participants. Now it's to reply, which I believe isn't as important.