Apps in this category may contain mild or occasional cartoon, fantasy or real-life violence, as well as occasional or mild adult, sexually suggestive or horrifying content and may not be suitable for children under 9 years of age.

12+

Apps in this category may contain occasional mild indecent language, frequent or intense cartoon or real-life violence, minor or occasional adult or sexually suggestive material, and simulated gambling, and may be for children under 12 years of age.

17+

You must be at least 17 years old to access this App.

Apps in this category may contain frequent and intense offensive language; Frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence: frequent and intense adult, scary and sexually suggestive subjects: as well as sexual content, nudity, tobacco, alcohol and drugs, may not be suitable for children under 17 years of age.

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What's New in the Latest Version 2.5

Last updated on Oct 26, 2021

Old Versions

Updated for iOS 15.
Fixed entity bug in some article titles.
Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading.

Version History

2.5

Oct 26, 2021

Updated for iOS 15.
Fixed entity bug in some article titles.
Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading.

2.4

Nov 6, 2020

New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle).
Added haptic feedback (iPhone only).
Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded.
Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization.

2.3.2

Nov 25, 2018

Work around RSS feed bug where HTML entities can appear in article title.

Work around crashing bug where user permission is required to save image from web view.

2.3.1

Oct 14, 2018

Add VoiceOver compatibility. Slightly larger text size in articles list.

2.3

Oct 2, 2018

Major interface modernization; works with revised TidBITS feed.
Restore offline mode.
Many bug fixes under the hood. Updated for iOS 12, Swift 4.2.

2.2

Nov 13, 2017

Work around crash when switching between apps on iPad.

2.1

Sep 23, 2017

Compatibility with iOS 11 and iPhone X.

2.0

May 15, 2017

Added 64-bit architecture. Rewritten from scratch, in Swift, as an iOS-10 native app.

1.5

Jan 16, 2013

Bug fixes. Rewritten from the ground up for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 (and now requires iOS 6).

1.4

Feb 8, 2011

* Allows background music to continue playing while in the app

* Fixes a minor image display bug on the iPad

1.3

Dec 17, 2010

* Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.

* Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother.

1.2

Aug 17, 2010

* Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.

* Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother.

1.1

Jun 6, 2010

* Fixes a bug where the user could evoke an error dialog by tapping the Reload button while the data was being downloaded.

* Works around a difference between iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.2 so that the iPhone version of the app displays correctly on an iPad.

1.0

Dec 30, 2009

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