The next wave of the official Reddit apps are in the App Store now! Today, iPhone and Android users will see some of the biggest upgrades to our mobile app experience since launching our apps last year.

To inform this update, we sifted through feedback from users across our communities and prioritized the improvements that redditors wanted most—from an improved suite of mobile mod tools to an all-new theater mode experience. Here’s a quick tour of new features you’ll find in the latest update.

Mod Tools, Mod Tools, Mod Tools

Our number one focus with this update was improving our app for moderators, giving them all the tools they need to help their communities flourish directly from their phones.

Here are just a few highlights:

Mod Mode

When mod mode is switched “on” in our mobile apps, mods will now be able to approve content, remove content, and flag content as spam within the communities they moderate.

Mod Queue

We know that moderating large communities can require a lot of work, so we’ve included support for bulk actions (e.g., addressing large numbers of similar reports at once) in our mobile mod queue. Mod queue is the primary view that moderators use to action content on desktop, and we’re happy to announce that it’s now possible from our apps.

Modmail

Mods will be able to access modmail from the new mod menu within communities that they moderate.

Mod Management & Approved Submitters

With a single front-page post, a small Reddit community can go from a handful of subscribers to tens of thousands overnight, and more subscribers means more moderators. By adding mod management to our apps, we wanted to ensure that all moderators have the tools they need to view and update their list of moderators quickly and conveniently. Mods now also have the ability to add and remove approved submitters to their community in the app.

In addition to mod tools, this update includes a number of upgrades to our app experience that all users can enjoy.

Theater Mode

Theater mode is one of the features we’re most excited about with this update. While much of the magic of Reddit is in the comments and text-based discussions, Reddit is also home to some of the best visual content on the internet—from viral videos and humorous reaction gifs to original nature photography and pictures of evil buildings. Now, redditors can use theater mode to get a visual-first experience of their favorite communities.

Live Comments (iOS)

Reddit is one of the biggest destinations online for live updates on whatever you’re interested in, so we’ve worked hard to support live commenting in our iOS app. Whether you’re watching the latest episode of Game of Thrones with the superfans of r/gameofthrones, following game-day threads in r/NFL, or searching for breaking news updates on natural disasters, this update gives our mobile users a more real-time experience than ever before.

Safari View Controller (iOS)

This feature allows users to select Safari as their in-app browser, rather than using our native in-app browser. With this update, each user’s Safari settings will be respected when using it as a browser within our app.

Post Flair Functionality

For many communities on Reddit, flair is an important tool to distinguish different types of content, but in the past it’s been difficult to add on mobile. Now, it’s easier than ever for both users to modify flair from their phones. No desktop required.

Comment Speed Read Button (Android)

When we launched our app, we added a “speed read” button to the iOS app, which allows users to move quickly between the top-level comments in any given discussion on the site. We included it as a bonus feature at the time, but it’s been so popular that we’ve brought it to Android as well, making this a standard feature on all of our apps.

In-Feed Usernames for OPs

We’re constantly working to make sure the original content that makes Reddit so entertaining is attributed back to the users behind it who deserve the “creddit.” In the past two years, we launched embeds for posts and comments and made sharing posts easier through our recently released crosspost feature. With this update, we’re making sure the usernames behind the content are always visible by adding usernames to the app’s home feed.

Trophy Case and Cake Day

Redditors earn trophies for a wide range of accomplishments on the site, like having the best comment, submitting a link that sparks a lively discussion, participating in beta tests, or just spending another year as a redditor. As we continue to get more users whose first experience of Reddit is on the mobile app, making sure features like the trophy case live on in the apps is our way of preserving the legacy of our oldest users.

Birthdays are great, but on Reddit, people really only care when it’s their “Cake Day,” or the anniversary of when they first became a redditor. (No really: just check out r/cakeday.) On this most sacred day, a user’s name reflects a small, pixelated cake icon on our desktop site. With this release, we’ve updated the look of our icon and made sure our mobile users know when to wish each other a happy Cake Day.

Chat (iOS)

Finally, we recently beta-launched Chat, our new real-time messaging feature. With this update, iOS users can test out Chat by opting in to the feature and having conversations with your fellow redditors (and giving us feedback by messaging u/chat_us_feedback!).

What’s Next?

This is just the start for the next wave of upgrades to our mobile apps. We’re looking forward to collecting more feedback—and rolling out more features redditors love—in the coming months.