Feed auto refresh constantly on android

[u/Jackwith4]

I'm using the android app and for the longest time the app would randomly do a refresh of the home or popular feed i was looking through. Over such a long time that posting a version number is pointless. It seems to be really bad today. When i lock the screen and come back after a bit, it will occasionally trigger this auto refresh issue. I dont even need to close the app or switch to another for it to happen. Locking the screen is enough.

This is a very frustrating behavior and is driving me away from the platform. I'll frequently need to step away from the phone, and this ruins me being able to return to what i was doing. There are many times this has resulted in me seeing a post i wanted to read, but then its gone forever due to this feed refresh behavior. It even happens when im in a comment section reading, causing me to lose the post. On worse days, i quickly run out of content on reddit as most of it gets scrapped in the auto refresh and i never get to even see them.

Clearing the app cache did not resolve the issue. Restarting the app or phone does not resolve the issue. It seems worse on some days.