Slack Enables New UI Settings by Default With No Way to Disable on Mobile
A user reports that Slack repeatedly rolls out new default-enabled UI changes, and some of these settings can only be turned off from desktop, not from the mobile app. This creates a persistent mismatch between platforms that leaves mobile-only users unable to control their own interface preferences.
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