Please get yourselves together online!!!
What a disappointment. I want to support local journalism but sorry, this paper is not really available online. And the promised benefit of access to merc news et al. is never fulfilled/broken. The folks at “customer service” are of no use(Tho they are always very pleasant), please provide them w training! I’ll come back when you address these problems.
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Vast improvement
New version MUCH easier to navigate - using buttons that show up only if you tap "Show More", otherwise it's the old, confusing menu-based search, which I could never master. Thanks!
v7.4 update (Oct 2019) a total fail.
Previous version of app worked like a charm on my iPad. Updated to v7.4 this morning and now app just crashes and won't load at all. My iOS is up to date and have tried un/reinstalling the v7.4 app without success. I tried clicking the "app support" option in the App Store and get a 404 notice on the IJ webpage. Classic.
I wish there was an easy way to access old app versions! Please undo whatever you did because I enjoyed your old app.
I wish there was an easy way to access old app versions! Please undo whatever you did because I enjoyed your old app.
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No stars, the app wouldn't allow!
I have been a San Rafael resident for nearly 50 years and the IJ has been the local fish wrap. I even delivered it as a young man. Unfortunately the website is broken, non-inviting and boring.
Example of broken: I now get the paper through the app on my iPhone. Today I had a flag depicting New news as well as a banner flash talking about the Paris accord. When I clicked the icon, instead of the article that flashed all over my iPhone coming up, some basketball article came up instead. Moreover, I had to search the news list to find the article, it was fifth from the top.
I'm not sure why they flash a banner and flag my app with a red number then make me search for the article?
Example of broken: I now get the paper through the app on my iPhone. Today I had a flag depicting New news as well as a banner flash talking about the Paris accord. When I clicked the icon, instead of the article that flashed all over my iPhone coming up, some basketball article came up instead. Moreover, I had to search the news list to find the article, it was fifth from the top.
I'm not sure why they flash a banner and flag my app with a red number then make me search for the article?
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New app
Couple annoying issues with new app. Cannot read in landscape view and cannot see stories that ran earlier in the week. Was going to call about this. Bother wise nice look and assume this is a more responsive version.
A major step backwards
Now you must click to get beyond a teaser preview to see the local news and headlines when you used to see them right away.
The removal of access to comments is a major step backwards. Now readers are constrained to reading the IJs view and seeking out a laptop or desktop to see commentary from the community.
The ability to spontaneously comment on articles is removed at great detriment to the IJ.
Bring back the old app!
The removal of access to comments is a major step backwards. Now readers are constrained to reading the IJs view and seeking out a laptop or desktop to see commentary from the community.
The ability to spontaneously comment on articles is removed at great detriment to the IJ.
Bring back the old app!
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Old version much better
Only can be read vertically, why ? It shows the news you read three days ago, but not today's.
Someone really screwed this app up.
Someone really screwed this app up.
Went From Free To Paid 😡
I have enjoyed this app for years to get my daily Marin news. They supplemented the operations cost with ads, which I was fine with. Now the app will only allow you to view the news if you have a paid subscriptions. You just lost another reader. Deleting this app now.
It's not free and pop ups are annoying
This app went from decent to worthless unless you are a subscriber. Don't waste your time download just search the newspaper on safari!
Useless. Can't read articles now.
Sorry, IJ. Had to delete you. Too bad you changed to a paid subscription model. This, from a long time reader online.
