Good update
App updated this morning - seems like my subscription now includes a new publication - hoping this isn’t going to increase my rate! It would be nice to read articles more easily like some print apps - maybe that’s in the next update!
Want My PDF Back
Would prefer to go back to pdf version of magazine. The app version takes me back to beginning every time I reopen it. Unable to directly pick up where I left off when reading. Using the bookmark function is a poor band-aid for the process.
In addition, the app will freeze or crash randomly when turning pages. Have to go back to the beginning every time.
You can download and print it as a pdf. However, a paying customer should not have to do a work around to make this a useful product.
There should be more than one option to read this digitally. Also, not every line needs to have a hyperlink to some other site.
Please rethink the downloadable pdf option.
P.S. Tried to contact ARRL directly about this and was told there is nothing they can do as they turned over everything to Pagesuite. Maybe if enough members cancel their membership, they will be able to do something. As of this moment, I most likely will not renew my membership.
In addition, the app will freeze or crash randomly when turning pages. Have to go back to the beginning every time.
You can download and print it as a pdf. However, a paying customer should not have to do a work around to make this a useful product.
There should be more than one option to read this digitally. Also, not every line needs to have a hyperlink to some other site.
Please rethink the downloadable pdf option.
P.S. Tried to contact ARRL directly about this and was told there is nothing they can do as they turned over everything to Pagesuite. Maybe if enough members cancel their membership, they will be able to do something. As of this moment, I most likely will not renew my membership.
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Issues have disappeared
I don’t see any issues before June 2017. When I first got this app, with my membership, you could look back to issues in 2012. I have to wonder if this is a regular bug or feature designed into the app.
Buggy garbage. Still.
Update:
This has to be one of the most inconsistent apps on the App Store. Updates get released, the app gets broken, and issues cease to appear, crash on downloading, or the UI gets unresponsive. It’s as if they never heard of testing and just ship whatever they feel like with no attention to quality or detail. So disappointed with the engineers behind this one...
Original:
So disappointing to see an already buggy and poorly written app get worse. I love QST and have read it for almost 30 years, first in print and now digitally. However, this app continues to be a glaring disappointment. For some reason, those behind it are incapable of the simplest of basic tests prior to release. Loss of credentials. Hung screens. Half-visible title bar overlays. Or even the basic error of losing which page you're on when switching to another app and then swapping back. Shame on you ARRL for such a poor choice of subcontractors and shame on them for the talent quality they employ.
This has to be one of the most inconsistent apps on the App Store. Updates get released, the app gets broken, and issues cease to appear, crash on downloading, or the UI gets unresponsive. It’s as if they never heard of testing and just ship whatever they feel like with no attention to quality or detail. So disappointed with the engineers behind this one...
Original:
So disappointing to see an already buggy and poorly written app get worse. I love QST and have read it for almost 30 years, first in print and now digitally. However, this app continues to be a glaring disappointment. For some reason, those behind it are incapable of the simplest of basic tests prior to release. Loss of credentials. Hung screens. Half-visible title bar overlays. Or even the basic error of losing which page you're on when switching to another app and then swapping back. Shame on you ARRL for such a poor choice of subcontractors and shame on them for the talent quality they employ.
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New Version 5.1 Works Great!
New Version 5.1 works great! Can download and read issues offline! QST app is a great way to carry a library of issues going back to 2012 for easy reading on a tablet, and has additional multimedia features like videos. It’s still great to get the print issue in the mail too.
Works as expected, no problem
A few pages were slow (10 seconds) to load. But that could be my Wi-Fi limit.
Crashes on download
Every time you try to download it crashes. Usually uninstalling and reinstalling will fix it, but then you have to do it again next month.
Update: New version today. Now nothing shows up to download. Tried on different devices and by uninstalling/reinstalling. I just don’t understand why this is so constantly broken.
Update: New version today. Now nothing shows up to download. Tried on different devices and by uninstalling/reinstalling. I just don’t understand why this is so constantly broken.
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New ver 5 crashes.
As of Mar 25: I have loaded and tested the new ver 5.1 and can download issues very well. The new version seems to download faster and flip between pages better. The program works fine.
I had complained to the developer via the app feedback and got a reply and even tested a beta for them and today got an email telling me that the new version was available. The process took a while, but I really appreciate the contacts and good service that seems so rare today.
My Mar 12 review:
It's now been over a month and still no fix. If you can't fix it then at least pull it back and restore the previous version that worked. This is very poor practice for a professional organization and a professional developer.
My Feb 18 review:
I actually got a reply when I sent feedback through the menu in the app:
Apologies for the inconvenience you've encountered. We're currently working on resolving a known issue with the QST app some users are experiencing. Thanks very much for your patience.
It shouldn't take weeks to fix such an obvious problem.
My original review:
The new version immediately crashes when you hit download. I'm using iOS 9 on a 3rd gen iPad.
I had complained to the developer via the app feedback and got a reply and even tested a beta for them and today got an email telling me that the new version was available. The process took a while, but I really appreciate the contacts and good service that seems so rare today.
My Mar 12 review:
It's now been over a month and still no fix. If you can't fix it then at least pull it back and restore the previous version that worked. This is very poor practice for a professional organization and a professional developer.
My Feb 18 review:
I actually got a reply when I sent feedback through the menu in the app:
Apologies for the inconvenience you've encountered. We're currently working on resolving a known issue with the QST app some users are experiencing. Thanks very much for your patience.
It shouldn't take weeks to fix such an obvious problem.
My original review:
The new version immediately crashes when you hit download. I'm using iOS 9 on a 3rd gen iPad.
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Latest Version Works Well
I had contacted the developer because I could not download content for offline viewing. I’m happy to report that the developer notified me of a new version, which I have installed, and the problem is resolved! On my devices the app renders the content very well, with an intuitive interface. It does what it should do, makes the magazine readable on my mobile devices.
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Not Happy
Not Happy. Since the last iOS update, this program crashes when you try to download. This has been going on for months. Not impressed.
