This wikiHow teaches you how to display adult content and “Not Safe for Work” (Not Safe for Work or NSFW) content on Reddit via a computer, phone, or tablet. While there's no option to enable NSFW content through the official Reddit mobile app, preferences saved from Reddit.com carry over to the app. However, due to restrictions imposed by Google and the Apple Store, some NSFW content may remain inaccessible via the mobile Reddit app, even after you adjust your account settings.
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Method 1 of 3: Via Reddit on Phone or Tablet
Step 1. Open a web browser on your phone or tablet
While you can't change your NSFW content preferences through the official Reddit app, you can still make changes via your web browser. Changes made to account settings on Reddit.com will also be applied to the official Reddit app.
If you're using one of the non-official Reddit apps on your phone or tablet, you can still follow these methods to enable NSFW content in the app
Step 2. Visit
You will be taken to the mobile Reddit site.
Step 3. Touch the menu
It's a menu icon in the top-right corner of the page.
Step 4. Touch Log in / sign up
This link is at the top of the menu.
If you are already signed in to your account, you can move on to step seven
Step 5. Enter the login information and touch LOG IN
You will be logged into your Reddit account and redirected to the Reddit mobile site.
Step 6. Touch again
A drop-down menu will open.
If you are prompted to install the Reddit app, simply tap the link “ mobile site ” at the bottom of the screen.
Step 7. Select Settings
This gear icon is in the menu. The settings page (with the same version as on the computer) will load.
Step 8. Uncheck under “NSFW Content” option
This option is under the “media” heading in the first segment of the page. As long as the box is unchecked, adult content can appear in Reddit's feed and search results. However, you still need to change some settings.
Step 9. Scroll to the "content options" heading
This header is at the bottom of the page.
Step 10. Check the box next to the first two " Content options " options
Both must be selected if you want unblocked access to NSFW content on your phone or tablet:
- “I am over eighteen years old and willing to view adult content.”
- “Include not safe for work (NSFW) search results in searches.”
- If you want adult or NSFW posts to be labeled “NSFW” on the feed page or search results, you can also check the box next to “label posts that are not safe for work (NSFW)."
Step 11. Swipe the screen and touch save options
It's in the lower-left corner of the page. NSFW content is now available on Reddit.
It may take some time for the changes to be effectively implemented on the mobile app. You can log out and log back into the app if you still can't see NSFW content
Method 2 of 3: Via Reddit.com on Computer
Step 1. Visit https://www.reddit.com via a web browser
If you are not logged into your Reddit account, click the “ LOG IN ” at the top of the page to access your current account.
Step 2. Click on your Reddit username
The username is displayed in the top right corner of the page. The menu will expand afterwards.
Step 3. Click User Settings at the top of the menu
Step 4. Click the Feed Settings tab
This tab is at the top center of the page.
Step 5. Slide the "Adult content" switch to the on or "On" position
With this option, NSFW content can be displayed in the feed page or search results.
Step 6. Slide the “Safe browsing” switch to the off or “Off” position
(optional).
If this toggle is on or “On” (in blue), insets and previews of NSFW/adult content will be blurred on feed and search results pages. If you want the inset and preview to appear clearly, slide the switch to the off position (white/grey).
Due to regulations in Apple's App Store and Android's Google Play Store, some NSFW content may appear as blurry insets in search results, even after the above settings have been changed
Method 3 of 3: Via Reddit.com Old Versions
Step 1. Visit https://www.reddit.com via a web browser
If you are not logged into your Reddit account, click the “ LOG IN ” at the top of the page to access your current account.
This method can be followed by Reddit users who manually switch to the old design or interface
Step 2. Click preferences
It's in the top-right corner of the page (to the left of the “logout” link).
Step 3. Uncheck the “NSFW Content” box
This option is under the “media” heading in the first segment of the page. As long as the box is unchecked, adult content can appear on Reddit's feed and search results pages. However, you still need to change some other settings.
Step 4. Scroll to the “content options” segment
This segment is at the bottom of the page.
Step 5. Check the box next to “I am over eighteen years old and willing to view adult content. This option is the first option in the segment.
If you want adult/NSFW content to be labeled as “NSFW” on feed pages or search results, check the box next to “label posts that are not safe for work (NSFW).”
Step 6. Check the box next to “include not safe for work (NSFW) search results in searches. With this option, NSFW content will be displayed in search results.
Due to regulations in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, some NSFW content may appear as blurred insets in search results, even after you apply changes to the settings above
Step 7. Scroll down the screen and click save options
It's a gray button in the lower-left corner of the page. The Reddit options are now updated and you can see all the NSFW content on the site.
