Good App for iPad iPhone Duo Support missing
Would be the best App for the iPhone Duo if adapted. At this stage useless on a iPhone
MMakileCH
Response from developer
Hello MakileCH, we appreciate your feedback! We understand the importance of iPhone Duo support and are actively working on optimizations to enhance your experience. If you have any specific suggestions, feel free to reach out to us at support@readly.co. Happy reading!
Not what it once was
I used to absolutely love Readly. It was one of those rare apps that genuinely enhanced the experience of reading newspapers and magazines digitally, without sacrificing the charm of reading a physical publication.
One of my favourite features was the page-turning animation. It might sound like a small detail, but it made an enormous difference. Turning each page felt natural, engaging and remarkably close to the experience of sitting down with an actual newspaper or magazine.
Unfortunately, that experience changed following an update which required users to download a successor version of the Readly app. The page-turning animation disappeared, and with it went much of what made Readly special.
Now, reading a newspaper or magazine feels little different from scrolling through an ordinary PDF document. The content may still be there, but the enjoyment, character and sense of immersion have been diminished considerably.
It’s a similar disappointment to what I’ve experienced with the mobile editions of Amazon’s Kindle app. Digital reading should be about more than simply displaying words and images on a screen. The best reading applications recreate some of the pleasure and familiarity of turning the pages of a physical publication. Readly once understood this exceptionally well.
What makes this particularly frustrating is that Readly already had something wonderful. It didn’t need reinventing; it needed preserving and improving.
I genuinely want Readly to succeed, and I would love to be able to recommend it as enthusiastically as I once did. Its extensive selection of newspapers and magazines remains appealing, and there is still considerable value in having so many publications available through one subscription.
However, when customers are paying for a premium reading service, the experience of reading should feel premium too.
My request to Readly is simple: please bring back the original page-turning animation, even if only as an optional setting. Give subscribers the choice between the modern scrolling interface and the traditional, immersive page-turning experience.
It’s a relatively small feature from a user’s perspective, but one that could make an enormous difference to the enjoyment of the service.
I haven’t lost my appreciation for Readly or the publications it offers. I’ve simply lost much of the enjoyment I once found in using the app.
Please give us a reason to fall in love with Readly again. The content is still worth reading; the experience should be worth paying for.
One of my favourite features was the page-turning animation. It might sound like a small detail, but it made an enormous difference. Turning each page felt natural, engaging and remarkably close to the experience of sitting down with an actual newspaper or magazine.
Unfortunately, that experience changed following an update which required users to download a successor version of the Readly app. The page-turning animation disappeared, and with it went much of what made Readly special.
Now, reading a newspaper or magazine feels little different from scrolling through an ordinary PDF document. The content may still be there, but the enjoyment, character and sense of immersion have been diminished considerably.
It’s a similar disappointment to what I’ve experienced with the mobile editions of Amazon’s Kindle app. Digital reading should be about more than simply displaying words and images on a screen. The best reading applications recreate some of the pleasure and familiarity of turning the pages of a physical publication. Readly once understood this exceptionally well.
What makes this particularly frustrating is that Readly already had something wonderful. It didn’t need reinventing; it needed preserving and improving.
I genuinely want Readly to succeed, and I would love to be able to recommend it as enthusiastically as I once did. Its extensive selection of newspapers and magazines remains appealing, and there is still considerable value in having so many publications available through one subscription.
However, when customers are paying for a premium reading service, the experience of reading should feel premium too.
My request to Readly is simple: please bring back the original page-turning animation, even if only as an optional setting. Give subscribers the choice between the modern scrolling interface and the traditional, immersive page-turning experience.
It’s a relatively small feature from a user’s perspective, but one that could make an enormous difference to the enjoyment of the service.
I haven’t lost my appreciation for Readly or the publications it offers. I’ve simply lost much of the enjoyment I once found in using the app.
Please give us a reason to fall in love with Readly again. The content is still worth reading; the experience should be worth paying for.
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GBGamesmaster boy78
Frustrating new app
This is one of those times when the upgrade makes an app worse. Very poor experience now, especially since the crosswords in publications are no longer interactive.
G0Golden girl 098
Newspapers
Where has all the newspapers gone including my local paper they disappeared on the 26th October why can’t we go back to the original layout with all the papers on on page it was much easier 🙂
PSPhil Searston
Love the app - Duo support please
Great app, just waiting for iPhone Duo support so I can use it properly on the inside screen.
RRuss-ST24
