#beta mode

[awkward-sultana]

Is anyone else’s dashboard immediately go to beta mode and not switch off when you hit the toggle?

[marril96]

Fuck you and your beta mode, staff

[judgmental-eyebrows]

ok, but the new Patio feature is a really cool idea?

[apeaches]

is anyone else stuck on beta mode, even if you toggle the option? i’m so pissed! i can’t find anything in the tags now

[unearthlycat]

welp, i’m stuck in tumblr’s new beta mode

probably the thing i most hate already is how clearly it’s designed to force the modern web style of “your viewing is controlled by The Algorithm” that to be fair, was already present, but is all more noticeable now.

in particular, i’ve noticed that i’ve been forced into infinite scroll again, this time without the option to turn it off. i also can’t reblog in a new tab, unless i manually open the actual post in another tab and reblog from there. both features appear designed to force the standardized “scroll through an endless stream of content littered with unwanted ads, constantly losing your place and being forced back to the beginning where you will have to scroll past even more ads to find anything new”, and i already fucking hate.

anyway there might be further venting about this later, idk, i’m just frustrated, and want to make it clear that just because tumblr wants to dangle pretty new color palettes in front of me like shiny jangly keys in front of an infant doesn’t mean i’m going to forget that this sucks

[cocohook38]

So tumblr just put me on the beta mode dashbord...

never asked that???

[me2tech-blog]

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After installing, Siempo makes your home screen a calmer interface, without things like badged icons or colorful corporate logos. Here, you can personalize a message that appears when you unlock your phone – like a daily mantra – and in an update rolling out Wednesday, you’ll be able to set a custom background or turn on a dark mode....Read more....

[gelifysh]

…i have no idea what to do in this situation.