9GAG: Best LOL Pics & GIFs 17+

Definitely loving the new update after they fixed the annoying scrolling bug however there are still issues that need to be addressed but I will only discuss two that I didn’t find highlighted in other reviews.

1. Video playback freezes when using the scrub bar and sometimes I get just audio when scrubbing while the video remains frozen.

2. What adds to that frustration is the fact that you need sniper aim with your finger on the scrub bar otherwise you just end up enabling the side menu (right swipe) or a different feed (left swipe) when fast forwarding or rewinding a video. Would be cool if there was an option to disable the swipe gestures all together because I find myself accidentally enabling them sometimes when scrolling the feed.

Maybe when the swiping is disabled there could instead be two buttons on each side to activate them or the easier fix is maybe enabling it only when a user swipes closer to the bezel only and not anywhere on the app.

Not sure if devs see our devices along with our reviews but just in case, I’m on an iPhone X with the latest software and I get the video freezing issue on both WiFi and LTE. And yes I have tried countless times reinstalling the app and deleting any pertinent history of the app off my phone as well as the app’s cache in the settings menu before I do a reinstall.

Ah yes, 9gag, the beautiful app created to help pass the time. Whether you are bored at home, in a waiting room, or needing to pass the time for whatever other reason - 9gag is your companion. I've been a user for too many years to count (somewhere between 6-9 years) and I have enjoyed the ease of the app, the dank memes, but most of all the community. Since the app has asked me to rate them and I've been putting it off for some time now, I figure why not. These days the memes are more scarce than they once were and it seems like a lot of content gets through to the hot page that is questionable considering many of us have seen it for the millionth time. With enough time I'm sure I'll see it all but thankfully 9gag still is able to offer me some new things I haven't seen. Often I find myself cracking up at the comments more than the posts themselves but then again, I'm still entertained! And that is the point of the app. I'm giving this four stars because the app could be better. Mainly, I think the developers should find a way to stop recycled memes (as well as bs Twitter/IG screenshots) to find their way to the hot page as it is one of the biggest complaints that I see in the community and definitely one of my biggest complaints as well. Get past that and I think this app could come back to its former glory. Until then I'll just keep trotting along and making my way to the comment sections to have a good laugh.

You need to use the app yourself on an iPhone. You’re getting 3 stars because 9gag is so awesome, but your app experience is terrible. Read the negative reviews with an open mind. You’ve changed things so that a very simple swipe up triggers ads to open in a new window. I understand that your business model is centered around ad revenue, but you will continue to offend users and lose your loyal user base if you don’t change your greedy ways. Sure, show ads. But c’mon. Stop it with the hair trigger, open ad, just by innocent scrolling feature. You’re better than this. ***Edit: I got sick of the app and your ridiculous ad based experience so I decided to go to your website from my mobile device. The user experience is equally as terrible. Do any of you even browse your own site as a regular user? Get a grip! You need to emulate a mobile browser throttled to a typical human’s internet speed (not the high speed luxury connection all of your ad revenue is paying for).

Maybe then you will realize why your year over year traffic and new user retention is at ours lowest point ever. Good luck with that.