Insult to readers
Have yet to discover a worse newspaper app out there. What were they thinking? Good luck squinting at the equivalent of a PDF of the print edition on your phone.
Steaming Pile of Garbage
This app is so buggy that it’s functionally impossible to log in. For a subscription based newspaper app I feel like maybe that should be step one?
A+
Choice of editions, automatic downloads, full access without wifi (great for long flights), access to past issues — This well thought out and attractive app should be a model for all the unsatisfactory newspaper apps out there (listen up, NYT).
Impossible
Impossible to think of a more horrible app.
Great option for uncluttered reading
This is a good way to keep up with business news without having to deal with the fiddly and cluttered FT app.
It’s also fantastic to not have any readers’ comments, so that you can properly concentrate on the actual story.
And it’s good value for the price - in fact it’s such good value that I’m a bit suspicious that there will either be a price hike or this app will get binned! So enjoy it while it lasts! :)
Feature request for the devs - please add a white-on-black “dark mode” for reading articles. Please also fix the rendering of some hyphens which get lost when reading articles.
It’s also fantastic to not have any readers’ comments, so that you can properly concentrate on the actual story.
And it’s good value for the price - in fact it’s such good value that I’m a bit suspicious that there will either be a price hike or this app will get binned! So enjoy it while it lasts! :)
Feature request for the devs - please add a white-on-black “dark mode” for reading articles. Please also fix the rendering of some hyphens which get lost when reading articles.
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Fullscreen mode
Hiding these black bars on the top and the bottom would be really nice feature
Doesn’t download consistently
The paper is formatted well…..when it actually works, which about half the time.
Unable to access my account
At least with the old Epaper, I could access my account. Since they launch this digital edition app, my account tells me I don’t have a subscription even though I do have one and it has some time before it expires. I have tried the online chat and that was a waste of time. Have sent an email to customer service and no response. Very disappointed in the financial times.
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Cannot Fullscreen
As a reviewer has mentioned before, this app is PressReader under the hood. Unfortunately, the experience in this app is nowhere near as good as the actual PressReader app. Most egregiously, you cannot full screen the paper, so when zoomed in the bottom text is cut off and unreadable.
I’m a huge fan of the FT’s coverage, but this digital edition needs an update to make it usable.
I’m a huge fan of the FT’s coverage, but this digital edition needs an update to make it usable.
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My preferred flexible way to read the ft
Positives:
- clean interface and easy to use
- set automated download of copy each day
- different modes of viewing the “paper”, both useful
- audio of articles is excellent as means you can consume whilst on the go or performing menial tasks
Negatives:
- disappointing there is not a 1.25x audio speed, 1x is slow and 1.5x too quick
- clean interface and easy to use
- set automated download of copy each day
- different modes of viewing the “paper”, both useful
- audio of articles is excellent as means you can consume whilst on the go or performing menial tasks
Negatives:
- disappointing there is not a 1.25x audio speed, 1x is slow and 1.5x too quick
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