# Reddit app not available? Little help please **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 17, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247 "2021-12-17T22:14:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/1 "2021-12-17T22:15:00Z")
I just got a new phone. After I transferred everything from the old phone, I tried opening the Reddit app but I could not get it to open. So I deleted it with the intention of re-installing. However, when I got to the app store and found the Reddit app, there is no option to download, only to “open”. I cannot figure this out, unless, for some reason, they decided to discontinue the app. I don’t want to have to search for the app in the app store every time I want to go onto Reddit. Any thoughts? Thanks! mmm ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/2 "2021-12-17T22:16:35Z")
I don’t have the reddit app, but any time I go to a reddit page my phone nags me about installing it. Have you tried that? Just go to reddit from the browser and see if you get the nag screen about installing (or using) the app. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/3 "2021-12-17T22:18:41Z")
What that sounds like is a botched installation followed by a botched uninstallation that didn’t get rid of it all. Since the phone is new, and you presumably haven’t done much with it, I’d consider factory resetting it—assuming you still have your old phone and can transfer that stuff again. If possible, I might also try installing the Reddit app first, and only then “transferring everything.” ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/4 "2021-12-17T22:19:39Z")
I have the Reddit app on my iPhone; it’s working just fine right now. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/5 "2021-12-17T22:51:57Z")
I don’t use the official Reddit app. I use RIF, which is (in combination with a HOSTS file adblocker) is ad-free in ways the official will never be. But I’ve never seen a mobile device have a problem installing apps unless the device is so outdated the app doesn’t support it. What was your old phone (and what was its operating system version? What is your new phone and its OS? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/6 "2021-12-17T22:56:21Z")
You could try side-loading it. > **[Reddit APK for Android Download](https://m.apkpure.com/reddit-apk/com.reddit.frontpage)** > > Reddit 2023.03.0 APK download for Android. Discover fun and interesting pictures, videos and many more! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/7 "2021-12-17T23:11:34Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > However, when I got to the app store and found the Reddit app, there is no option to download, only to “open”. What happens when you click open from the app store? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/8 "2021-12-17T23:14:14Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > However, when I got to the app store and found the Reddit app, there is no option to download, only to “open”. That suggests to me that your phone thinks that the app is still there somewhere on the phone. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/9 "2021-12-17T23:16:24Z")
Are you sure it’s not just a small app that’s quick to download, and it DID download, hence the option to open it? Have you tried hunting around to see if the icon is somewhere unexpected on your phone, or looking at the list of apps in settings to see if it’s there? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/10 "2021-12-18T02:26:07Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > What was your old phone (and what was its operating system version? What is your new phone and its OS? Went from iPhone 7 to 13. Not sure of os’s. > [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > What happens when you click open from the app store? Reddit opens. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > That suggests to me that your phone thinks that the app is still there somewhere on the phone. This is kinda what I thought, but I could not find it anywhere. > [@Riemann](#): > > Are you sure it’s not just a small app that’s quick to download, and it DID download, hence the option to open it? Have you tried hunting around to see if the icon is somewhere unexpected on your phone, or looking at the list of apps in settings to see if it’s there? I will look more carefully and report back. mmm ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/11 "2021-12-18T02:53:41Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Went from iPhone 7 to 13. Not sure of os’s. iPhone 13 released with IOS 15, and would be up to 15.2 by now if you’ve kept up with updates. I don’t do iPhone, but Google tells me that the Reddit app should be compatible with IOS 15. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/12 "2021-12-18T04:46:54Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > What happens when you click open from the app store? > [@](#): > > Reddit opens. That means it’s on your phone. So you just don’t know what page the app is on? Have you tried using the search feature? Swipe down from the middle of the screen to bring up the search option. If you type Reddit and the app pops up, then it’s in your phone and you can open it. That’s how I use all my apps beyond what’s on the first page. I have no idea where they actually live, I just get to them by using the search. It’s way quicker. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/13 "2021-12-18T12:16:36Z")
And this is the answer. Thanks, **Eyebrows**. I guess I did not know that the app could be on the phone without a visible icon. mmm ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-app-not-available-little-help-please/956247/14 "2021-12-18T16:31:48Z")
I can totally understand OP’s frustration. I recently upgraded my phone for the first time in nearly ten years. It’s Android but I’ve been going through the same “Where is everything?!” pain. I jumped from v4 to v11 which is a pretty big gap and things are similar but different. Good luck moving into the new phone!