--- title: Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience,... description: Reddit is rolling out an early test of narrated video and audio versions of popular posts, letting users watch or listen instead of reading. The feature, first... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/reddit-begins-testing-a-new-audio-and-video-experience-similar-to-popular-tiktok-videos-dhczsifoj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos | daily.dev og:description: Reddit is rolling out an early test of narrated video and audio versions of popular posts, letting users watch or listen instead of reading. The feature, first... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/reddit-begins-testing-a-new-audio-and-video-experience-similar-to-popular-tiktok-videos-dhczsifoj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dhCzSifoj.png og:image:alt: Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Reddit is rolling out an early test of narrated video and audio versions of popular posts, letting users watch or listen instead of reading. The feature, first teased by CEO Steve Huffman during Q2 earnings, mimics how creators on TikTok and Instagram Reels already narrate viral Reddit stories. The test runs on select English-language communities via iOS and Android, and won't replace the original text posts or comments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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