Memuat Feedly - Smarter News Reader 90.0.2 3

Jason Anderson

Was a great app, but the latest release is completely broken. It keeps on prompting me to login, I do so, and then it takes me back to the login screen again. Update: the developer responded that this was due to a maintenance issue and they will fix a future version of the app to post maintenance notices inside the app. I am able to login and use the app again.

A Google user

The new app design is prettier, but in some ways a step backwards in functionality. The embedded browser is buggy, and half the time it hangs rather than load the webpage. It's also lost the ability to swipe to the next article from the embedded browser. I'm hoping this gets smoothed out in an update, because up until now Feedly has been my favorite RSS app hands down. Update 14 Dec: There is now a way to view hover text. Glad to see. I am getting used to backing out of the embedded browser to swipe next, but it's still a bit buggy.

A Google user

This app was great when I first installed it, super clean and simple. Subsequent updates have muddied the interface and I can't for the life of me figure out how to remove sources from my lists. It used to be intuitive with a giant "edit" button. Now there is only an "add content" button which only allows you to add. So annoying when the efforts of software engineers undermine their own goals and ruin something they did right the first time. The dots on the top right only change view and density

Gary

Good app, but it's missing features, lacks consistent development, and is awful with audio/visual media. I've been using Feedly for years now, and I can say that this is a good reader. Were it not for a few points it would be five stars. No notifications: Updates to feeds must be checked manually. The media player is very minimalistic and prone to crashing the app. This is a terrible reader for podcasts. Very little development. I've seen few major updates, and bug fixes are few and far between.

A Google user

Count me as not a fan of the new update. I opened it up this morning and found all my settings had been reset to defaults, the Pocket integration was gone, controls in different places. I'm surprised I didn't have to log back in, but that might at least have given me some warning. It's like a completely new reader; maybe time to try a different one?

A Google user

I finally re-installed an older version of this app, and shut off auto-updates. I can't stress enough how much better this was before the December "upgrade." I open the app and it starts where I left off. I swipe to the left and see the text of the next article, with an image below. It all works with my muscle memory. Neither the new app or the "classic" version allow for this experience. The upgrade strategy that the developers took might become a textbook case for how to frustrate users.

A Google user

The menu at the bottom I think is unnecessary. I get that the app seemed dated in terms of design, but the experience has completely changed. The user experience is horrible since there is no stacked scrolling, and other features that were removed for no reason. Hopefully your responsive to all of this feedback instead of having two applications (classic app and this one). On the positive side the redesign of the logo was a great decision.

A Google user

Awful update. After installing the classic version you'll see how bad this new one looks. It's just so bland. It is also missing some of the basic features I've been using for years such as opening full articles directly and a list view with scrolling transitions. I get the feeling they care about their new fancy animations instead of actual functionality and usefulness. Also, why can't there be a dark theme with enough contrast to be usable, e.g. Google News, although the classic version has this problem too. Anyway, I'll be using the classic version for now. Why mess with it if it ain't broke?

A Google user

Up until this last update, this was the best RSS news feed app out there. It had a slick interface and just an all around natural feel to it. With this last update, the developer completely tore down everything that made the app great and replaced it with a clunky Flipboard knockoff. The UI/UX is awful and unintuitive. I'm sure most of us don't need an infinite scroll or to reconfigure the app to get it even marginally like the way it used to be. Terrible decision also to be hostile to users and make us pay for Pocket integration. I'm going over to Feedly classic and turning off auto update, but really, why should I have to? My advice to the developer would be to read the room. You have a top notch product that people love and keep coming back to, and now you go and turn it on it's head to make it hardly stand out from the competition... absolutely tone deaf.

A Google user

I hate the UI redesign. All my headlines blend together without the clear separation they used to have. Even worse, headlines are truncated and I can't tell the difference between two lines anymore. This used to be a great app, but now it's nearly unusable. Edit: I use small font, text only, compact settings. I tried some others but just don't like them. I installed Feedly Classic, which brings back the familiar good UI.