TidBITS News

TidBITS News

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🙌6
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📼2 scs
Content
📦w/o updates
Updates frequency
🗣❌ unsupported
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All Versions of TidBITS News

2.5

October 26, 2021

Updated for iOS 15. Fixed entity bug in some article titles. Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading.
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2.4

November 6, 2020

New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle).  Added haptic feedback (iPhone only).  Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded.  Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization.
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2.3.2

November 25, 2018

Work around RSS feed bug where HTML entities can appear in article title. Work around crashing bug where user permission is required to save image from web view.
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2.3.1

October 14, 2018

Add VoiceOver compatibility. Slightly larger text size in articles list.
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2.3

October 2, 2018

Major interface modernization; works with revised TidBITS feed. Restore offline mode. Many bug fixes under the hood. Updated for iOS 12, Swift 4.2.
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2.2

November 13, 2017

Work around crash when switching between apps on iPad.

2.1

September 23, 2017

Compatibility with iOS 11 and iPhone X.

2.0

May 15, 2017

Added 64-bit architecture. Rewritten from scratch, in Swift, as an iOS-10 native app.
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1.5

January 16, 2013

Bug fixes. Rewritten from the ground up for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 (and now requires iOS 6).
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1.4

February 8, 2011

* Allows background music to continue playing while in the app * Fixes a minor image display bug on the iPad
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Price History of TidBITS News

Description of TidBITS News

Stay up to date with the latest news and products in the Mac and iOS worlds with TidBITS (tidbits.com), the oldest Internet-only publication on the planet! The award-winning publication was founded in 1990 by Adam Engst, regularly voted one of the most influential figures in the Macintosh industry. Displays headlines and summaries for the most recent TidBITS stories. At the top of the headline screen, pull to refresh the list. Tap to read the full text of any recent TidBITS article, complete with graphics and embedded movies. Choose among font sizes for reading articles. Follow links to referenced Web sites and other Internet resources in Safari. All headlines and articles are downloaded to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch so you can catch up on TidBITS while on the subway or on an iPad/iPod touch that's out of range of a Wi-Fi network.
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TidBITS News: FAQ

Is TidBITS News iPad-friendly?

Yes, TidBITS News supports iPad devices.
Matt Neuburg launched the TidBITS News app.
The minimum iOS version for the TidBITS News app is 15.0.
The TidBITS News app has an overall user rating of 3.8.
The App Genre Of Tidbits News Is News.
The current version of the TidBITS News app is 2.5.
The latest TidBITS News update came out on July 1, 2024.
TidBITS News launched on February 6, 2023.
The TidBITS News app is suitable for children aged Matt Neuburg.
The TidBITS News app is now available in English.
Sorry, TidBITS News is not available on Apple Arcade.
Sorry, in-app purchases are not accessible within TidBITS News.
Unfortunately, TidBITS News is not optimized for use with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of TidBITS News

  • App not updating

    In the past week the TidBits app has stopped updating on my iPhone. I deleted and reinstalled but that hasn’t fixed it.
  • Thanks for keeping updated!

    I don’t see any recent reviews and I wanted to let you know I appreciate the app and continued updates!
  • Content 5⭐️, app no longer functional.

    "Error: failed to download latest Tidbits feed." That's all, folks.