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Scientific American Screenshots

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About Scientific American

Founded in 1845, Scientific American provides expert insights on the most important and awe-inspiring advances in science and technology. With news and commentary about current events and in-depth features by experts, including more than 200 Nobel Prize-winning scientists, Scientific American is the essential guide to the modern world. Support Science Journalism. Become a Subscriber.

A subscription to Scientific American is available through iTunes for $49.99 annually and is renewed automatically at the end of the subscription term, until canceled. Individual issues are $9.99 each. Payment for all purchases will be charged to your iTunes account. For more information, please visit iTunes Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/volume/us/terms.html

Founded in 1845, Scientific American provides expert insights on the most important and awe-inspiring advances in science and technology. With news and commentary about current events and in-depth features by experts, including more than 200 Nobel Prize-winning scientists, Scientific American is the essential guide to the modern world. Support Science Journalism. Become a Subscriber.

Scientific American Customer Service:

Email: help@sciam.com

What's New in the Latest Version 6.3

Last updated on Feb 21, 2024

Old Versions

Bug improvements and fixes.

Version History

6.3

Feb 21, 2024

Bug improvements and fixes.

6.2

Nov 14, 2023

Bug fixes and performance improvements

6.1

Aug 4, 2023

Bug fixes and performance improvements

6.0

Apr 17, 2023

-Updated look and feel to app sections and magazine issues
-Performance improvements

2.4

Jul 1, 2021

- New toolbar design for easier navigation
- Performance improvements

2.3

Jun 28, 2021

New toolbar design for easier navigation

2.2

Aug 6, 2020

Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

2.1

Jun 8, 2020

Exciting news! Scientific American is consolidating our Scientific American and Scientific American Mind apps to bring app users a more enriching and easier experience. This means that regardless of the subscription you have, only one app is necessary to access your subscription. For existing in-app subscribers to Scientific American, your subscription will renew automatically at the same price you paid for your app-only subscription.

2.0.4

Jan 23, 2020

Support for Firebase Analytics

2.0.3

Mar 27, 2018

- Optimization for iPhoneX users to improve the usability
- New edition labels on the buttons within the storefront
- New filter bar to highlight filters found in your feed.

2.0.2

Jun 6, 2017

Improved archiving and download functionality
- Automatic archiving of issues after 3 months
- Press and hold on downloaded issue cover to access option to archive
Added push notifications
Various bug fixes

2.0.1

Sep 6, 2016

- Added new help screens
- Added forgot password link
- Style changes for image captions
- Various bug fixes

2.0

Mar 31, 2016

- Now available on iPhone + Tablet (iOS 7+)
- Text resizing for articles
- Add to scrapbook: Tap the star icon to save your favorite articles from any issue

1.41

Feb 17, 2016

- Fix to help downloads on slower connection speeds
- Update icons / splash screen
- Updates default app title on library view

1.4

Feb 12, 2016

Fix to help improve download problems on slower connections

1.3

Oct 8, 2014

This version supports iOS 6, iOS 7 and iOS8.
iOS5 and iPad1 support has been discontinued.

1.2.1

Dec 16, 2013

iOS7 support, iPad 1 support, bug fixes

1.2

Oct 23, 2013

iOS7 support and bug fixes

1.1

Feb 1, 2013

Bug fixes:

- Addresses a critical bug with iOS 6.1

New Features:

- Background downloading - download issues in the background, while doing other activities.

- Bookmarking - bookmark your favorite articles for later reference.

1.0

Jul 10, 2012

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