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This one is a big release! Not only are we back with new features, but we fixed some annoying bugs too, here are the highlights:

Discover is under going a make over, and in this release sees the first of some new UI changes. Your followed authors and tags are displayed in a whole new way to make discovering new articles even easier. This is just the first step in a bunch of updates that we have coming for Discover in future.

We have also fixed a bunch of bugs including one for iPad, which puts the close icon back in its rightful place after it went walk about. Also you can no longer include spaces in your Display Name for commenting, and we have fixed a bunch of other smaller UI and code bugs to give this release its well earned 8.2 release number.

Have you been experiencing issues with commenting? Keep getting that “Oops” error when trying to post or even read comments? Yeah, that one, a pain in the neck right?

Well, we have managed to squash that nasty bug for the majority of cases, Just remember you need a display name to be able to post a comment, you can check if you have one by going to the My Account tab, and tapping “My Details”.

What this update does, is fix an issue that your audio playback was being taken over when using this app, no more will your listening pleasures be disturbed. We have naturally fixed some other pesky bugs too, but please continue to use the in-app feedback for the app if you are experiencing any issues. Until next time.

A shiny new update is what this is. Included in this one are some rather important bug fixes and clean up around the app. Also we are introducing the ability to delete your account directly from within the app. A word of caution, if you use your account with other Reach publications, deleting an account in one place, will delete it everywhere.

This release is an important one. This will be the last release for iOS13, it was a tough decision to make, but in order to advance the app we need to move to new technologies that aren’t available for iOS13. To continue receiving future updates with all new features and more, please update your device to iOS14 or above.

So for this final iOS 13 supported release:

- We have an all new navigation style that pins to the top of the view when you scroll… it's really rather lovely!

- We have a new large article preview format, for our first top story on iPad. This we think, uses the space better and we hope you like it.

- We have added new topic recommendations into top stories, so you can see what else is going on in other news that might interest you.

- And of course, we fixed a bunch of bugs, made more optimisations for speed, and completed some UI updates for good measure.

We have some really cool updates in the pipeline, so keep an eye out for more, and remember - to download them you will need iOS14 or above.

As promised, we are back with a big update! So what goodies do we have for you this time?

1. Sync! If you love to save articles and follow topics, you can now access them both across all of your Apple devices!

2. Offline Reading! We have improved the offline reading experience so you can read your favourite articles wherever you are!

3. Speed! Yes, we have overhauled the entire apps under-pinnings and you should notice a lot of improvements in performance around your reading experience!

We aren’t finished though, the team is working on some rather cool personalisation features, so stay tuned for more to come in future releases!

Here is a mighty fine maintenance update that resolves some issues a very small group of users were seeing.

Have you been logged in and tried to view the comments, only for them to simply not appear? If you did, then we believe that annoying bug has now been fixed. We also fixed some other minor issues and cleared out a few cobwebs.

We’ll be back soon with a far more interesting update… honest.

As promised, we are back with a big update! So what goodies do we have for you this time?

1. Comment History! If you love to comment, and see how your comments are being received, then head to the My Account tab and you will see a new option to access “My Comments”. You can even load the original article from there too.

2. Have you ever tried to watch a Live Video only to find it doesn’t work? A right pain we know. This has now been fixed, so grab a snack and enjoy!

3. Finally, one for you techies, we of course fixed a bunch of bugs, updated dependencies and frameworks all to keep your experience silky smooth

We aren’t finished though, the team is working on some rather cool personalisation features, so stay tuned for more to come in future releases!

This release is all the boring stuff you don’t care about… architecture changes, platform changes, bug fixes… all very exciting for a developer, but for us mere mortals, all a bit meh! Fear not, we have some big changes in the pipeline, so stay tuned, the next one should be far more fun for us normal folk!

It’s finally here! Yes, this release sees a major update to a popular feature.

- Today we are introducing a fully native version of commenting on our articles which will bring you a far better experience and solve many of the issues you, and we, have been facing up to now. We hope you like it and we aren’t finished here, we have more commenting updates in the pipeline which we will share in a future release.

- We have also made some UI changes, and bug fixes here and there to keep things running Tickety-boo.

This release is about fixing bugs and updating dependencies in the backend, to help reduce some crashes a few users have been experiencing. We have also made some additional fixes around logging in to commenting, that some users were experiencing.

We do have a much bigger commenting update on the way, with a whole new native experience and we can’t wait to share it with you. So hang there commenters, it’s almost ready.

This release has a lot of under the hood changes, mainly fixing stability issues a small number of users were seeing. You will also notice some UI tidying here and there around accessibility, fonts and other components in the app. We have added a new comments section to the footer, to make it easier to jump right into comments at the end of an article.

Also, on the commenting front, we know a lot of you have issues with the current version, but please bear with us, we are going to be bringing a whole new native experience very soon. It’s a huge task but we are closing in now on a launch, so keep an eye out for future updates.

This update is all about fixing some bugs on iPhone and iPad.

Did you notice if you played a video, scrolled down the screen and up again, the video had vanished into thin air? Well, we have soothed the video gods and everyone is happy now, we even made the video controls better too.

We have bigger things to share with you soon, but for now we hope this release solves a few issues. As always, share any bugs you find in the Apps Feedback section under the My Account tab.

This quick fire release a couple of minor issues. From time to time the main image in the article was not loading, turns out, they don’t like odd characters in their URL, who would have guessed? Well, it's 100% happy now and will gladly show you the image you were dying to see. Also a few minor back end bugs have been fixed to make everything silky smooth. Stay tuned, we have another big update on the way, one that will please many of you we hope.

This release marks a huge update for the app, but mostly in a way that is not very visual. We have spent a huge amount of time rebuilding many of the sections to use modern code practices to give you the best experience now, and in the future. That's not to say you don’t get some nice little treats for you too, so here’s a couple of highlights

Accessibility has taken a huge step forward, we now respect your devices settings for accessibility font sizes, not just in the article view, but the entire app! We’ve made improvements to voice over too and there is still more to come.

Tool Tips have been introduced as a quick way to help you understand what some icons and features do, there will be more added in the future so keep an eye out for these.

There is so much more as well. We added new controls in “My Account” for setting the Apps Theme, Reducing Animations if you find them distracting and even resetting the tooltips if you forgot what a feature did. There are updates to video playback, Toolbars, tab bars, scrolling, swiping, memory usage, pretty much everything about the app has had some changes made.

This is just the beginning, we have some more big updates coming soon too, so stay tuned!

This release is a significant one, as it will be the last update for users who are on iOS12 and below. With the app improvements and features we want to add, we simply can’t do these things prior to iOS13. So please if you are able, update your device to iOS13 or above to continue receiving our app updates. Also in this release…

* Did the app crash when you sometimes tried to play a video? Yeah, we saw this happen too, very annoying and all fixed now.

* When changing the app theme, bookmarks would get annoyed and hide themselves. Not particularly helpful at all, but now they are happy again in any theme you set.

We have some great updates in the pipeline, so stay tuned for more throughout the year.

Our new release now fully supports Apple’s new Ads Transparency Framework due to be launched in iOS 14.5. This will give you the option to allow us track your activity in order to provide you with a better ads service and experience in the app. Being fully compliant puts the power in your hands and is right for our users. We have also fixed a number of things, especially our article fact boxes. We also have some big things in the pipeline which we are looking forward to sharing with you, so keep your eyes out for future updates.

Welcome to a shiny new update of our app, not much for you to see here, but a lot of squirreling away has been going on behind the scenes to fix bugs and make your experience much smoother. #StaySafe

This release is all about cleaning the closet. We have removed some cobwebs, spring cleaned some code, and polished a few bits and bobs. There is much more to come, so stay tuned. #StaySafe

This release is a bug fix update to keep your experience as smooth as possible. We will be back soon with a much bigger update. #StaySafe

This release is a bug fix update to keep your experience as smooth as possible. We will be back soon with a much bigger update. #StaySafe

In our first autumnal update, we would like to announce a big update to Voice Over Mode. This one is for our accessibility users, and it now actually works and rather well too! There are still improvements for us to make, and we will be continuing to work on this over the coming months, but for now we hope you like the new experience, and if you have any comments, please use the App Feedback option in “My Account” to let us know.

We have also fixed a bunch of bugs, including the black screen issue when trying to play a video, reported by a small number of users.

#StaySafe

New for this release: Home screen Widgets!

Yes, you can now add your very own news widget to the home screen to live with all your apps.

You can choose from small, medium and large widgets, and you can customise the widget by flipping it over and selecting your favourite news topic.

You can even have multiple versions of the widget side by side, running different news topics and at different sizes!

We have also included some behind the scenes fixes and upgrades to keep your experience silky smooth.

Just a small update to keep thinks moving forward, improvements for this release include:
• More improvements to a battery drain issue some users are experiencing. We will continue to monitor this going forward.
• The app will no longer require your location, or ask for permission to use it.
• The usual bug fixes and some polishing.
Commenting update: It’s still being worked on and we hope to switch the service back on again soon.

This update marks a big change for User Accounts and Commenting going forward in order to address a number of issues. In this release, we have updated the user accounts back end, what does this mean for you?
• You will be automatically logged out of your account upon installation, so you will need to log back in again. We are sorry for the small inconvenience but it is a necessary step to ensure your data security. If you don't remember your login details, you can use the "Forgot Password" feature to reset it.
• Commenting on articles is temporarily suspended. This feature is getting a huge overhaul, and will be turned back on again as soon as possible, we are very sorry but this is just unavoidable at this time due to the new user account security.
Also in this update is a fix for a small number of users that have been experiencing battery drain while the app is not being used. We will continue to monitor this issue going forward, if you are still experiencing battery drain in the background with this release, please use the in app feedback to get in touch.