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Good, but keeps getting worse
I like the app, and prefer it to the print version, even if they use the same photo for every blogger who reviews concerts. The problem is that every time they update the app, my iPad 2 seems to run the app slower, and some days the updated edition doesn't load until I quit the app, remove it from memory, and start again. Maybe it's being optimized for newer iPads, but it sure isn't helping me.Show lessdkat1043
One of the best
WOW!!!!! I use a lot of different apps and this is the best I have used. It is incredibly easy and quick to move from article to article, section to section and edition to edition. Many features designed to female it easy and fast. Many could learn how to write an app by reviewing this one. Great job!!!!!!!Show lessUnhappy Gary
Easy to use and convenient!
TIMES UNION for iPad is a well-designed app that is intuitive, stable, and accessible from anywhere. I love having my hometown news even when traveling. The pictures of local events load quickly and it is easy to send stories via email to out-of-town friends and family. Love this app - well worth the price of a full subscription.Show lessMrs. Hoov
Love this app
I use this app every day in addition to the print copy. I prefer to read the longer articles on line so I can adjust the print size. I also use the app to reread articles for reference later. It's a "neat" way to do the crossword puzzle; corrections are easy and don't show. I also rely on this app when I'm traveling and wnt the local news.Show lessScammed customer
Overall good but...
Overall this is a very good app but I would like to see pics updated more frequently and older articles deleted. It's not unusual to see pics on the same pages for over a week. And older articles stay up for days even when there is a more current update. I would like to at least see dates on the articles. These would get all 5 stars from me.Show lessTmmkferg
Handy app
I read the TU on my iPad very morning almost. I like having this app when I am traveling so I can keep up. There is the New York Times, but does it have comics? No! Does it have local news, events, notices, etc.? No! I also like that I can email an article, that I can copy and print. I like the ability to read page by page like the hard copy version and see the pictures and layout and even ads, or switch to a list with tiny content to go through quickly and be more picky. The one thing it doesn't yet have is the scads of ads that come out on Saturday/Sunday versions of the printed paper. It does now carry Parade which is a recent addition. Could the scads of ads be far behind? Downloading of a page on rare occasions seems to freeze but usually available on returning to that page. Getting back to the comics, even though one can zoom in, the zoom is limited. Would like to see further zooming ability. Hard to read the comics to the kids when one has to squint to see the words.Show lessDrupdork
A great convenience
Though there was an initial problem with the app's taking up too much space (it was automatically downloading and saving all editions, and the "delete" function to which I was alerted didn't function all that well), updates have addressed all that. The visual quality and the utter convenience are in the same ballpark as the New York Times app!Show lessDvdVred
Content and UI are great!
I can finally delete the iOS TU app in favor of this one. The ads aren't too frequent to be annoying and aren't nearly as intrusive as those on the iPhone app. Layout is much improved over the current webpage (the old "local" webpage layout before it was RSS/Hearst-standardized was better than anything else, though). Overall I am pleasantly surprised with the iPad app and will continue past the trial sub.Show lessparamxrxn
Albany TU
This APP is a work in progress. For the most part it runs smoothly. But occasionally it gets hung up opening and I have to abandon it. My husband likes to download it so he can read it while he travels and often he can't do that because it takes too long.
And, the games section still needs tweaking...
It is really great in concept, and hopefully as they continue to create updates they will work out the "bugs."Show lessnjhillengas
Good Start
Good start for the Times Union on the iPad. Glad to have a chance to try out for 30 days for free. There is some room for improvement, though.
Pros: $60 for a 1-year subscription is fairly reasonable, in my opinion. Can select daily editions of the newspaper as well as a "live" edition. Navigation within the app is generally intuitive, using swipes to advance to next page in section, to next section, to next page in article, and to next article. The "carousel" menu to select sections is a nice touch. Blog articles contain links to outside web pages using an in-app browser. Sections have an indicator for the number of pages. App works in both portrait and landscape modes.
Cons: The app has a rather busy interface, with both top and bottom bars, a bottom banner, and a sidebar. (See the NYT app for a great design.) Each new page within an article needs to load, resulting in a delay as you page through an article. There's no indicator within an article for the number of pages. Seems to be no way to comment in blogs.Show lessRobert234
