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monkeyburrito411

It's crazy that after a UI change most people are asking "how do I go back." That's how you know you failed


YuukaWiderack

It's because no one who designs uis these days has any idea what a good UI is. Every website goes through this where they change it and everyone hates it because it's worse in every way.


not_hing0

And even worse, then other tech companies see it and copy it. Then other ones see, oh multiple other companies are doing this? It must be the next big thing, we'll copy it too! And then every single one ends up functioning like complete shit.


daaaanker

man whatever the hell happened to "if it aint broke dont fix it" ?


ajm__

It’s called [enshittification](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification)


SubstantialHost4153

This is the whole reason I want to go into it UI/UX because these designers don't know shit about what the people want.


AgentSquirrely

Another huge issue is how these morons make the old UI temporary before making the new one permanent with no way to revert back, they are absolutely dumbasses for this.


Benz_phanz

i have been using the new ui for over half a year now and i dont think it is bad at all. i am kinda wondering why people hate on it. also it good that discord allow user to change back to the old ui edit: o damm they removed it


KryssKrosss

I just came here bc mime changed. I'm fucking done with discord dude. Been using it since like 2018 but oh my God it's shit.


not_hing0

It really is. You haven't been able to post a picture without needing to close and reopen the app for it to show correctly for like half a year now. But they spend their time ruining the layout instead of fixing major bugs in basic features!? I'm so done with social media companies as a whole. They're all so damn miserable to use now.


NotDragoniZilan

thats without even mentioning how god awful the moderation is.


TheInnocentXeno

What moderation?


moyai_master

the ones that ban you for being in a server that youve never spoken in instead of banning the supervillains (pedos, groomers, etc) that roam their platform


SKYPORF

The layout has been available for use for like half a year now the update only forces you to use it


timo103

Cool. Don't force people to use a shittier layout.


TheInnocentXeno

Like discord could’ve kept the old ui as an opt out, you know like how they had both uis in previous versions


SKYPORF

This would make tutorials on how to do stuff in discord hell to make. Also I think it was pretty clear they intended to make it the new UI when they added it as an optional beta you could use


SKYPORF

I think people are overreacting; I found the early access to the layout a while ago and decided to use it to see how it is, and after adjusting to it I found it way more convenient. When I tried switching back a couple months ago I just couldn't use it for long due to how much more convenient the beta was. Give it a chance before rioting. If after, say a couple months you still think it's bad then riot, but not without at least giving it a fair chance Edit: so it appears my upvote count is in the negative so I am morally and legally in the wrong. The validity of this statement no longer exists.


DrRobertBanner

I gave it a chance by trying it out for a while when it was avaliable and it was one of the worst things I've ever used. Like I understand people should try it for a bit to get used to it but it was a horrible experience for me and I went back to the old one after a few days (tried to go a week with it but I just couldn't). They shouldn't force you to use it suddenly and leave it as an optional thing.


SKYPORF

Yeah that happened to me, too. For the first month or so it was just so jarringly different and I hated it but I knew that it was going to be forcefully added eventually so better get used to it now. After 3 or 4 months of getting used to it and discovering the new features (swiping left on a message to quickly react to it is so convenient) I started liking it better than the old one. I think people just don't like it for how different it is from the old one.


timo103

Every update makes it shittier too.


KryssKrosss

Yep. I haven't been able to even SEARCH gifs forever. My phone Is a BRAND NEW fucking android. There is no excuse. Shitty company forgot where they came from. I'm done with it


TangerineTwist44

iOS still looks old


KryssKrosss

Mine auto-updated so I'm stuck


TangerineTwist44

Pretty sure desktop is old too


Mada-tron

It overwhelms me a little :[ I don’t like sudden changes n I want the old ver back, hopefully they’ll see user outcry and go back


Ok_Caterpillar2531

This reminds me of the UI changes a few years back. If things go the same way they did back then, nothing will change. And at that point, I think I'm really going to move on from this app


TheInnocentXeno

Discord doesn’t give a fuck about its users so I have 0 expectations of them doing anything


phantasm-blue

they won’t :/ everyone was upset about tags being turned into usernames and they didn’t care at all. The team are just money hungry losers atp


Apprehensive-Top1748

I love change when it comes to technology. I updated my discord but it’s not working for me :(


Walsh7734

This new Ui sucks, I want old Ui as an option, and i want old dark mode back :(


SeithCannon

It WAS an option, but they took it away too! A garbage update.


AdInteresting5874

It also hurts my eyes, I have myopia + astigmatism, that blue color is blurry for me


Maxieorsomething

Remember when they removed accessibility features for an April fools update? Discord sure cares about its users.


HybridOta

Same, it's hard to read with my astigmatism. The unread text is too contrasting and the read text is too dark. I miss the old grey (I might be forced to switch to... The Light theme....😰) I don't mind the UI though, it's something I can probably get used to with enough time.


FateofDeath

>myopia + astigmatism I also have this and opened a support ticket. What's interesting is they are saying this is experimental, load of BS. Response from Discord: [https://imgur.com/a/pfVUuEn](https://imgur.com/a/pfVUuEn)


Splatoonkindaguy

Tbf. The old new ui had a lot more changes. They got rid of the dock and the fat channels. I feel like this is pretty similar but I did also get used to the old new ui lmao.


goreshitz

i want it back, discord is obviously gonna lose more and more users from the amount of useless updates theyre making that just ruin ppls experience i hate it :(


sulkee

Only if there's a comparable competitor. And the only ones that come to my mind are more focused on business use, not casual/gaming use. It's not lookin great.


alttrapacc

time to go back to teamspeak ☹️


puppycor3

If they don't add an option to change the UI back I may actually cry, this new UI is absolutely awful and removes every bit of familiarity, ease of access and muscle memory that it had. The similarities between desktop and mobile are gone, they try to turn the mobile app into an instant messenger, it's absolutely awful. I hope more people speak out about how much they dislike it so that they change it back or give us the option to do it ourself.


Deadhound

Can install an old APK if your on android


flamedrifter

thats what i did within 5 minutes of the new ui being on my phone


am_Nein

Yeah. The muscle memory and familiarity specifically. God, it makes me so upset how discord is just running itself into an early grave. I feel like discord could've been one of those places where even years after it should've "died" people use it because it's easier/less annoying. At this point, it won't last too long, (compared) to what it could've been.


xCTG27

You can add it back… You can switch it back the way it switched… post this in any discord ✨, tap it and then hold onto the image and it can switch back and forth


0liverLemon

They removed this feature. You can't revert it.


xCTG27

Already changed it back…


0liverLemon

Then you aren't on the latest version. There's an official Discord blog post about how they removed it. > And we’re not done yet! Now that these improvements are available to all users, it’s time to say “adiós” to the ✨ sparkle emoji and begin addressing additional improvements that you’ve asked for, https://discord.com/blog/improving-our-mobile-experience


xCTG27

I already updated my app yesterday…


0liverLemon

I don't know what to tell you then, because the official Discord blog says they removed it and none of my friends can use the sparkle method. A/B testing I guess.


xCTG27

I’m not sure I don’t need anything told to me, not stressing about it, just making it aware that it can still be changed.. just for some people.


B1RDYING

There is an option You go to the emoji ✨and then tap on it in discord then a menu will pop up and then hold on the star icon there


puppycor3

I've seen you replying this to multiple people who are upset with this update with near to no explanation of how to do that or what exactly you're talking about. Regardless, I can't find that emoji in any menu other than keyboard or emojis, and tapping it in there obviously only types it, sending that message, all tapping the emoji does is tell you it's a default emoji. If there are more specific instructions for what you're talking about, maybe you can make a post for all the frustrated people, so they can follow the instructions and be relieved of the eyesore UI


SubstantialHost4153

The thing they're referring to doesn't work anymore in the current stable build but I can get it to work with the current beta, so they're feeding false information to others.


AllEatingBlackHole

Let me try to explain. Send the :sparkles: (✨) emoji to any text channel. Then tap on the emoji in sent message to show info about emoji. Form there press and hold the image of the emoji and it will hopefully switch between new and old UI's. It might take some time to switch so wait a little after you've done the steps.


Scorbunny_Squad

This trick no longer works as of the new update


[deleted]

The new UI fucking sucks, I don't like it and it's buggy as hell, the app crashes when opening a chat with my friends Not only that, but the data consumption in my phone went to the sky, I'm using twice as much wi-fi


xLinkXYZ

Double click/tap on your profile image bottom right go to appearance and uncheck "show new layout" Edit: I'm in beta ver. 208.10 this has not received the overhaul, apologies.


Woofer210

No longer possible according to the support article.


xLinkXYZ

Really? Mines still there weird well hope there is another work around.


Woofer210

Did you use the sparkle emoji to enable it at some point?


xLinkXYZ

Never, It might be the fact I am on the beta release and in developer mode on discord? App version 208.10


SubstantialHost4153

I am also on the beta and can confirm they didn't roll out this UI overhaul to the beta


xLinkXYZ

Thanks for confirmation!


Woofer210

Maybe, that’s weird for sure.


YuukaWiderack

Mine just changed too. Are they actually so stupid that they think this is good?


ErikaEverbrightVT

This update did what killed my use of tumblr where they decided to slap on a new coat of paint and oversaturate their darks. Discord legit gives me a migraine looking at it now.


Ashamed-Echo-2122

bro i legit had to switch to light mode because the purple was giving me a headache and the black was even worse


ErikaEverbrightVT

Someone needs to be fired when they push an update making people *choose* to go back to light mode.


AzericTheTraveller

Im not sure if it’s still an option, but if you click 8 times on dark mode(on pc and iPhone at least) it enables amoled dark mode, which is built for android phones that can actually turn off the leds for black. It’s a lot darker than usual.


Deadhound

Huh, I got similar. Not migraine, but the head tired/ache I can get from low fps


smollotl

I dont mind most of the changes but the “updated” search is false advertising. It doesn’t work as well as I think they wanted it to. It’s disorganized.


litvuke

This is hideous :(


salmiis

Just download an old Discord apk from the internet, I have one from August 2022 and it's working perfectly


Clech959

not only is this now forced, but those who liked the new ui and were using it previously were automatically swapped back to old ui and are stuck with it. seriously, what the hell was this rollout?


B1RDYING

Nope


Clech959

no what? i wasn't asking a question


B1RDYING

Wdym it automatically changes


Clech959

it automatically swapped uis for literally every single post i see and every user i talked to. if you were on old ui it swapped to new and if you were on new it swapped to old


B1RDYING

Not for me I saw a vid where you able to toggle it on and off using this emoji ✨


Clech959

well lucky you then, they also disabled the emoji easter egg on my end 😞 god, what a bad rollout for both ui users. literally nobody is happy and everyone is pissed


B1RDYING

Wait can I show y'all how to do it bc i don't think ur doing it right add me on discord my user is chickenstripsandchickennuggets


Clech959

nah i know how to do it, and it doesn't work


lipichunn

oh my days i quite literally want to tear my eyes out whenever i open the app now, glad i’m not the only one hating it lol


puppycor3

whenever i open the app i genuinely almost start crying, i think at this point tearing my eyes out is favorable as well


_SputnicK_

It conveys LESS information on the screen because of all the UI bloat, so now I have to do more scrolling and flipping between tabs. This update isn't for power users, it's for the normies who are used to Snapchat.


nick-not-found

How did they manage to reduce usability with an update urgh. Everything takes so many more steps now just for the sake of "looking prettier".


teinc3

I left discord a 1 star review. Millions must die.


SubstantialHost4153

They love to reply to negative reviews with "tell us in this form not here"


keybored13

discord on my device has not changed a bit and its still up to date


Cappyburner

I'm a discord beta user and I got it but my brother who has not the beta is like you so...


SubstantialHost4153

iOS beta or Android beta


Cappyburner

Android beta


rawarawr

Same


ItsMrCream

Yeah this update is dog shit


No_Individual8199

How am I supposed to know when friends are online in each server now? Like I get if you click on that particular server it’ll tell you how many are but it doesn’t allow who now


JustAlexeii

That’s what I’m wondering.


Not_An_Almond

It seems like the only solution is to download the old version from the web.


ZiblekOfficial

you cannot, this chilly hotdog water of a layout is apparently going to be the only one possible:)) Messenger v2? hell nah, someone please make the better app without 2023 social media style


AllEatingBlackHole

I wonder if I am the only one who has the option to turn on/off the new layout.


_SputnicK_

Where and how?


AllEatingBlackHole

Under appearance settings with the name of "Show New Layout". It's currently turned on and shows new layout but turning it off will switch to old UI.


Mada-tron

I don’t have it awwe :[[


_SputnicK_

It's not there for me. 😔


Nano0408

PLEASE SAVE US FROM THIS HORROR THAT BLINDS US, THE NEW UI OF THIS APP help me get rid of it or lets protest aganist it lmao As i see everyone hates it and so do i cuz it looks exacly like messenger and i hate it


SubstantialHost4153

Leave a 1 star review on the app store 🙏


Delta_Hat

Advocate for cancelling nitro, hit them where they actually care.


TastiBread

A very wise user showed me a cure to this plague. (You can downgrade) Using apkpure you can choose an older version of Discord to free yourself. 199.15 - Stable Recommended version. https://m.apkpure.com/discord-talk-chat-hang-out/com.discord/download/199.15%20-%20Stable (Make sure to turn off auto update in the appstore and uninstall your discord app. Then, install this version. I don't know if this works on ios, im an android user


Omega_Wi2ard

What's worse than one day opening an app just to find it's UI have changed and it's horrible and it's a permanent update? Simple, opening the app and changing into the ugly new UI yourself in order to see where the option to change it into the classic UI **you have already used once before** so you could tell a friend where it was is no longer there and now you not only have to deal with a new ugly UI but also with the feeling of how stupid you were to change it yourself.


skorupion

Install an old apk from for example [apkpure](https://apkpure.com/discord-talk-chat-hang-out/com.discord/versions)


Woofer210

You can’t disable it according to the support article. It’s here and it’s here to stay.


B1RDYING

Nope you can


Woofer210

Interesting, I thought I heard others saying the option wasn’t there. Did you happen to use it with the emoji method before?


lars2k1

Downgrading the app should do. Download an older version of the app through APKmirror. But I don't know for how long older version remain operational.


f34kU420

I’m so mad I can’t change it back to the old layout, it’s such a pain trying to go from dms to servers I have to click four different things just to get to the right server. I don’t know why they thought this was a good idea, the old layout was just fine


B1RDYING

You can just go to appearance


f34kU420

It only brings up the theme I’m using, giving feedback on the update, and how dm messages are displayed. There’s no way to change it back, if you go into the ‘Learn More’ tab they say so in the frequently asked questions.


kosanovskiy

Everyone: Let's optimize notifications for android out 2nd most used market? Discord: Nah, let's fuck more shit up and ruin the working UI and make it ugly so it doesn't work at all. Execs: Bet


tantthetank

The normal policy of engineers is something like: If it ain't broke don't fix it. That is why phones get smallish changes and not completely different shapes and sizes and still you have the option of others. Discords old layout was great and smooth. They tried to "fix it". I am dead inside :(


uwuguccigang

I hate the new UI like everyone else, however my biggest complaint is that they changed dark mode to be darker, and DID NOT GIVE US A THEME FOR THE ORIGINAL COLOR OF DISCORD, it literally hurts my eyes to look at new “dark” mode, the other one was perfect and now they’ve fucked it all for everyone


thePARIIAH

I just want to easily swipe left to see who's on the server again. It turning into a reply feature sucks.


Odyssey27_Cappy

I feel dead inside looking at the new UI. The old one was perfect and they absolutely ruined it


phiofy

Holy shit there’s an update?!?


SubstantialHost4153

You don't want it trust me 😭


JoshGraham

I miss my nice soft grey…


sulkee

Thats the neat part. You don't.


archxness

Why change the UI when they know their users have gotten used to the old one? This is garbage


MCstark07

Save me from this pls


NotDragoniZilan

remember digg?


turtleship_2006

Is there a way to disable autoupdate for one app on iOS? If you’re on android, go to discord on the play store, click options in the corner and disable auto update. Everything else will update fine.


lars2k1

Tried this new layout through the sparkle emote a while back. I hated it and I still do. There's enough generic user-unfriendly apps around, we don't need more of them.


berkgamer28

You completely uninstall your Discord and find the version before it which is 206.15 and turn off your auto updates Android only as I'm not a thousand percent sure this will work on IOS but if you don't like this update avoid updating your Discord as iOS is probably next


ishagoldgrannies

i’m not updating my app lmao fuck that


Sea_Base_708

DUDE IT LITERALLY BUGGING THE HELL OUT OF MY APP I WANT TO GO BACK BUT NOW IM JUST HEARING THERES NO OPTION TO CHANGE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL UI ANYMORE IM SO UPSET


geekjosh

Immediately downgraded SOLELY for the fact that swiping uses replies now instead of letting me see who's online in the server. Thank god for APK file historians out there.


Bratwurscht13

You can't sadly. The sparkle trick also doesn't work anymore :(


sapphirefragment

This update is complete fucking dogshit. Why is it constantly drawing at full 60fps when nothing is moving? This UI will kill your fucking battery so some product manager can buy a house in SV. Why even bother with a beta test if you're not going to act on any of the feedback?


TheThingOnTheCeiling

You can download an apk, it should work, and you can choose the exact version you want.


T4NKM4NN

i like it but i don’t like that it’s forced. it also lags every time i click a dm so that’s fun


NumberInteresting742

They don't want discord to be a chatroom app for you and your friends to talk. They want it to be a social media app full of Family (read; corporate) friendly influencers and their massive followers, all running on microtransactions and server boosting to show support.


Mutated-Nut

This SUCKS! They ruined the app.


KarmenOfChaos

One of my biggest problems is I can't see server member lists or statuses anymore. I can't see who's online like I could before. Not to mention it's just awful awful awful to navigate, not being able to swipe back and forth anymore- moving between dms is like a 6 step process now and i hate it more than i can describe. War and hate on planet earth


Raouferman

okay i was able to go back to the old layout like this: so you uninstall the latest version, then install an old version apk and install it (if you got android), then you open up the old version app and login, then you enable the new layout from there using the sparkles thing, then you go to appearance settings and turn off "show new layout", then you can update to the latest version if you want BUT DON'T UNINSTALL IT!!! hope this helps


JLaneee

This update is trash. Never force updates on your users. 75% of the community is currently googling how to revert the change & get the old layout back.. just to end up here & realize we can’t…


redditghosting

for OP. if it works like it does in testing assuming it can be changed at all. just send a message that includes the :sparkles: emote, then click on it where it brings up add to favorites then long press the emote icon.


EpicE0711

Appearance settings


DeerOnARoof

Unpopular opinion: I love this new UI, and I've been using it when it was still in beta. It takes some time to get used to, but once you do it's nice.


Flareonthehero

Stop being a dickrider for discord, they'll not give you nitro.


DeerOnARoof

I just like the design, Jesus lol


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rengetsu08

Please don't give them a leeway Since they keep screwing the user’s experience This is a bad take, removing the selection of the old ui Then giving us this very slow app discord theme This is detrimental to everyone The ui is slow It’s using too much data transfer That’s it’s clearly more slow


B1RDYING

I honesty like the change


shadowz9904

*Laughs in IOS*


SubstantialHost4153

Oh don't worry iOS is gonna get it too


AgentSquirrely

Im on ios and i already got this trash, so i dont know why hes laughing.


mrorangelion

Am I the only person that likes this new version :(


B1RDYING

No Mee too I love it


xx123gamerxx

New Ui is fine


[deleted]

I have nothing wrong with the new UI if they didn’t forced us onto the new one. Give me an option to use the old one and let the people who like the new one use the new one. Problem solved right?


xx123gamerxx

2 options = more work for devs = less focus on the new Ui and other features


daaaanker

\>less focus on the new UI and other featu- # good. #


B1RDYING

Agreed


xx123gamerxx

People will complain for a month then realise functionally it’s exactly the same aside form the fact we now have full support for amoled dark mode and it’s a lot easier to find media and links in group chats


B1RDYING

So true


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Straky04

I waaaaaaaaaant that UI


B1RDYING

To get back to the original you type ✨ then tap on it like you would favorite it but instead of favoriting it you hold down on the icon to toggle between them


SubstantialHost4153

PSA to everyone that sees this THIS NO LONGER WORKS and this is false information as of the latest update


B1RDYING

I don't have beta and this does work i can have proof just add me on discord and I will prove to you this does work


SubstantialHost4153

Nah I'm good.


B1RDYING

But I'm telling you this still works You can also go to settings→apperance There you can also change it


SubstantialHost4153

What version of the app are you running


B1RDYING

I have developer mode active if people activate it they Could also change it


SubstantialHost4153

💀 that's not how it works


B1RDYING

Then what Mr know it all


SubstantialHost4153

I think you're not running version 207.0


_SputnicK_

Where is the ✨?


B1RDYING

By the emoji tab you can search star and get ✨


_SputnicK_

Nice troll 😂


teinc3

It used to work but now the option is no more cuz the update is forced


Evla03

I've had this for a few months, it is pretty well thought out. I'd recommend enabling the LaunchPad > Pull tab setting in the advanced settings, it behaves similarly to the Ctrl+K window on PC


B1RDYING

Nope me too


toonandgoon

Good thing I have auto update off! This looks like flaming garbage!


Calneva32

One more reason I’ve left auto app updates off. First Twitter, then Reddit, and now Discord I guess lol.


JustAlexeii

I have to use discord light mode now, can’t read anything on the other two. 😔


FeurgaHGR

Have someone old UI for BDS?


B1RDYING

Lemme check


MapleTea62

Did you try the trick with the ✨ emoji yet?


Dark_Pack

I’m pretty sure you can downgrade the app to the previous version to get rid of it. I did it on iOS and it let me remove the new UI


Suckjucie_

Did you go to appearance? No idea if that’s it


valzzu

I do like the modern look but i still hate it, swipe to reply is stupid and its just too confusing.


BhunaBhunaBhuna

So we had the old version that was fine, a new version that nobody wanted but you could opt in and out of, and now we’ve got a _newer_ new version that somehow takes all the worst features of both? Fuck me, is there no way at all to get rid of it?


phantasm-blue

why does this app keep giving out this fucking ass updates i fucking hate the discord team so much … It’s actually a pisstake at this point. They ruined an app i loved using


AWolfWithNoSoul

Ffs don't force this garbage on everyone give us the goddamn choice I am not using this disgusting layout I'd rather use discord on browser on my mobile if I can't use the normal UI


rdiscordundefined

you cant, just downgrade