Simple, works well, and purpose built
I was pleasantly surprised by this app. I bought a subscription to the paper on sale and didn't expect to keep it long. The app, along with the content of the paper made me stay.
E-readers are often, for lack of a better term, hot garbage. This one takes a second to get used to the layout and navigation but once you learn it, navigating the app is seamless. It's easy to move from one edition to another, including going back to older editions. Also the ability to tap on a column to make fullscreen and easily scroll through the whole story (including the continuation from another page) is really nice.
Overall it's a rock solid app, keep it up.
P.S. Austin-American Stateman's reporting is great, very fair and their fact checking column is great. Local to national I feel it's an easy and thorough way to catch up on the news.
E-readers are often, for lack of a better term, hot garbage. This one takes a second to get used to the layout and navigation but once you learn it, navigating the app is seamless. It's easy to move from one edition to another, including going back to older editions. Also the ability to tap on a column to make fullscreen and easily scroll through the whole story (including the continuation from another page) is really nice.
Overall it's a rock solid app, keep it up.
P.S. Austin-American Stateman's reporting is great, very fair and their fact checking column is great. Local to national I feel it's an easy and thorough way to catch up on the news.
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Easy to read and skim
Times to download and print have improved dramatically in the last few months.
Ability to go section by section or page by page is convenient. Articles can be easily expanded to read. One minor nit - sometimes the pictures in the article don’t get included. You can expand an article by hand and they will be available but using the select process to read it often does not include the photos.
Ability to go section by section or page by page is convenient. Articles can be easily expanded to read. One minor nit - sometimes the pictures in the article don’t get included. You can expand an article by hand and they will be available but using the select process to read it often does not include the photos.
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Rating on app
I have been using this app for the past week and it’s easier to use and does not take very much time to open the program. I had to go out of town this past week and I used it to read my daily newspaper. I didn’t have any trouble going from page to page. However, I see if you leave it open for a few minutes then the program goes back to the beginning and does not stay at the point I was reading. I believe it will take time to get used to the app.
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Better Statesman App Than Others...
This app is a lot better than those I have experienced. There needs to be improvements though: ability to share articles; take the fuzziness out of switching from one article to another and overall user friendliness. I will continue to explore this app and see what else needs to be improved.
My rating
For the most part, I like reading the paper online. I like being able to read a newspaper even while traveling. The quality is not so good. Many times the online paper is not in focus and the print is too fuzzy to read. I mentioned this to customer service and was told that several people have the same problem and it will be brought to the editors attention. So far the results remain the same.
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Feel of a paper on a tablet
Home delivery is not an option, and I feel that the website version results in my missing stories. This is a easily used application. Given screen aspect ratio, it works better on something like an iPad, than a device with a 16:9 aspect ratio. I can easily scan every section to find items of interest in sections i infrequently read, just glancing at the leads of each story. I find the controls to zoom in and out using finger taps and the other controls to be a little sensitive but I quickly assimilated motor memory so I rarely mess up. The final things that I like is that this paper does decent in depth local articles and the app brings in other papers in the local area, and sections from the USA today’s network. I would estimate that I use this app 4-5 times a week.
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A good UI/UX makes it nice to read
I wanted to support the Austin American statesman because I think they're a decent independent voice of real news in Austin Texas. Their app works pretty well and I appreciate the UI/UX features that allow me to zoom in when I wanna zoom in on things. Being a computer scientist myself, I obviously have lots of ideas on how it can be improved… But people usually pay me for my advice. Lol
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Horrible online paper
The AAS’s news is no longer timely. And they send me emails almost everyday that requires me to log on to read their daily updates. This happens, despite being a subscriber since 1981.
And particularly frustrating, is these email always have a subscription solicitation for a rate that is much better that the rate for longtime subscribers.
Also, there is no coverage in the Sunday paper after Saturday UT football games. However, their columnist/reporters post their stories on Facebook the same day or on Sunday.
If you have a problem, their customer service hours are limited.
Unfortunately, I will soon be a nonsubscriber to the AAS.
And particularly frustrating, is these email always have a subscription solicitation for a rate that is much better that the rate for longtime subscribers.
Also, there is no coverage in the Sunday paper after Saturday UT football games. However, their columnist/reporters post their stories on Facebook the same day or on Sunday.
If you have a problem, their customer service hours are limited.
Unfortunately, I will soon be a nonsubscriber to the AAS.
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Expectations Met
I have enjoyed reading the Staesman n all three Apple devices. The sprint version simulates reading the “paper” without ink stained hands. Most importantly I can get the news from anywhere and search back issues as well.
A small technical adjustment to the app is requested. When enlarging a column to read on my iPad or iPhone the window jumps to align with “border” of the page forcing continued centeringreadjustments to maintain the expanded column text for reading. This is the reason for four stars rating. Thanks
A small technical adjustment to the app is requested. When enlarging a column to read on my iPad or iPhone the window jumps to align with “border” of the page forcing continued centeringreadjustments to maintain the expanded column text for reading. This is the reason for four stars rating. Thanks
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like a skeuomorphic fever dream
this app is absolutely terrible. the daily edition doesn’t update properly (i’m still stuck looking at the june 24 morning edition, which is still blissfully unaware of the Dobbs decision that was released that day), it often freezes up, and ignores basic usability guidelines by organizing itself like a paper version, splitting articles between “front page” and “continued” articles. it’s like nobody ever stopped to consider any newspapers did that in the first place. to make things worse, the html version does the same thing, has styling that flat out doesn’t work on mobile screens smaller than an ipad, and just plain doesn’t work well.
on the plus side, if you have parents with alzheimer’s who are trapped in 1995, they will probably like it.
on the plus side, if you have parents with alzheimer’s who are trapped in 1995, they will probably like it.
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Almost as good as paper.
Very easy to use app. I bought a Samsung pad to make reading easier. My wife has a iPhone 8 and I have a n 8 plus. I love the flexibility of multiple reading formats and ease of use. It can only get better. I will miss the paper for starting grill fires but, that’s what the Sunday paper will be saved for, after reading it.
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Have adapted to online
I am 74 and have read my newspapers daily all my adult life. Thought I would never get use to online reading. But after a few mental adjustments, I am enjoying reading online in places I would not whip out a full news paper. Also like increasing the font to match my age. And no more inky fingers! Linda Wiles
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Statesman review
The current version is easier to read with fewer complications. The only issue it have is I would like to be able to share articles on Facebook periodically and do not like having to take a photo of the article to post it. Suggestions welcome.
Easy to use.
I enjoy reading the digital copy, especially when I am out of town and I can keep up with local news. The digital version does have grammatical errors that you would not see in the printed version. Not a big deal but I would expect very few errors from a newspaper.
My FAVORITE news app!!!
The Austin Statesman app is easy to use, even for older folks like me who’ve read physical newspapers for years! It’s intuitive design makes it a breeze to flip to any section or page. I’m reading my Austin Statesman on my iPhone mini. With its click to read an article feature, it’s easy to read an article in depth. Possibly my favorite feature of the app is that when I close a news article close up, I land on the newspaper page where I started (NOT LOST)!
I wish all the online newspapers I read could use an app like the Austin Statesman!
I wish all the online newspapers I read could use an app like the Austin Statesman!
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Great on ipad pro
I really appreciate the new version of the ePaper. I enjoy the layout looking like the real paper, then the zoom in on a particular article feature. I would like to make one suggestion for improvement. When I select an article to read on the side while the page is still visible on the left or top, then read to the end of the article, I have to scroll all the way to the top for the X to close the article window. It would be really great if the X to close the window was at the bottom, or ideally at both the top and bottom. I realize this is just a little thing but figured you would be interested in the feedback. I would be happy to talk to someone about it if I haven’t described it adequately. I use an iPad Pro. The pages snap into focus much better than they used to, almost imperceptibly. Thank you for the new version.
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Statesman
I enjoy reading the electronic version of the full page layout. There’s nothing that quite replaces the pleasure of seeing rhe layout of the “paper”. I finds the app easy to use and you can still easily forward articles to friends. I also like how you can access old editions in case there is something you want to go back to. All and all, very happy.
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Less than Five
Once one gets to experiment with the app and get to know its eccentricities, it’s a great app, worth at least a 4.5 star rating. If it were a car, it would’ve taken me two days to find the hood lever to get under the hood. So poor instructions and not user-friendly entry brings it down to a 3 star. This being said, I hope that the Statesman would go on forever. I’ve been a fan since AustIn had four-foot high sidewalks on Congress Ave. Al Rodriguez
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Many Options, All Work Well
The multiple options for navigating the news make reading a delight. And the fact that I have yet to encounter a glitch is hard to believe. The number of “moving parts,” coordinated to work together so smoothly, is awesome!
Excellent use of limited screen space
Even on a small iPhone display, the Statesman app seamlessly offers multiple views and navigation to all content. WAY better than all earlier viewer attempts, will be hard to improve from here.
