Discord finally reveals the return of a popular mobile app feature

Discord has finally revealed the return of one of the most popular mobile app features that was removed after the launch of their new layout.

Discord launched its current mobile layout back on December 5, 2023, and users quickly took to social media to share their distaste for the update.

Users were cancelling their Discord Nitro subscriptions in droves, and the company has been quiet about bringing back some of the most requested features from the old layout in the months since.

That is, until March 5, 2024, when they revealed the upcoming return of a sought-after swipe gesture.

Discord reveals return of swipe to view member list

In the patch notes of Discord’s latest app update, the company revealed that they are rolling out the ability to replace the new swipe to reply gesture with a left swipe to access the member list of whatever servers you’re in.

“You can Swipe to View Members… again! We heard from you that the new mobile update made it hard to see who’s in the conversation, so we’re pushing out a change to restore the swipe gesture to View Members. If you like replying with swipes, you can turn it back on in User Settings. Yay, options,” they said.

Those who want to keep replying with the swipe gesture will be able to turn that feature back on in the User Settings of your mobile app.

Users quickly took to social media once Discord pushed the patch notes live in app, and many are excited for the return of the swipe gesture.

“Thank you Discord for the update. We’ve been asking,” one user said.

Another said: “Finally Discord has listened to its mobile users and are restoring swipe for members list. Was so frustrating to see members and being able to see who are,” another commented.

Discord removes mention of feature return

However, others were unable to find the feature — and mention of it has been removed from the in-app Whats New section. Shortly after the feature was removed from the in-app changelog, Discord removed mentions of it in the official blog as well.

Discord took to Twitter/X to update users on the teased return of the feature, and made it clear that they are working on an update to the swipe gesture.

“Apologies for the confusion there. To clarify, we’re working on improving the swiping experience on our mobile app based on feedback we’ve received. You may see changes coming in the near future, but can’t provide an exact ETA at this time. We really appreciate your patience!,” they said.

There’s no telling when, or if, the swipe to view member list feature will ever make it into the mobile app again, but it’s quite clear they have at least considered it.