9.11.0
2023-12-14
- Users will now see trending articles with high commenting activity at the bottom of comments.
- Bug fixes, enhancements
9.9.0
2023-11-16
- New design template for articles
- Bug fixes, enhancements
9.4.0
2023-08-23
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
9.3.0
2023-07-26
Hey there!
Did you know we moved our back-end content management system? You did not? Well, that is because we want it that way!
Welcome to our new platform where your app experience will be even more seamless and delightful while keeping what matters intact.
Enjoy your daily news, breaking news coverage, closest to your region and everything that matters!
8.57.0
2023-06-02
Bug fixes and enhancements
8.56.0
2023-03-08
As a new user, you will now be signed up to our leading newsletter - First Up. Read everything you need to know before you get out the door - it's free! You may unsubscribe at anytime.
8.55.0
2023-02-23
You asked and we delivered! Did you know you could play games in the Star app?
Play daily Crosswords, Sudoku and read Comics all for free! Click on Fun in the bottom navigation to explore.
8.49.0
2022-10-20
• When breaking news happens, you will be better alerted with a bolder and more prominent banner.
• Bug fixes and enhancements.
8.42.0
2022-06-23
• Introducing the ability to sign in with your Apple or Google account. If you already have an account with us using email, you will be able to link the two for a one-click sign-in.
• You can now manage your followed Authors and My Local locations from the settings section.
• Bug fixes and enhancements.
8.38.0
2022-04-26
• Bug fixes and enhancements.
8.29.1
2021-12-14
• Introducing the ability to save articles to read later. Simply tap the save icon to add them to your saved reading list found in the For You section.
• This release also includes bug fixes and enhancements.
8.23.0
2021-09-14
• We can now show ongoing quick story updates using a timeline on the homepage, which will give you a view into latest developments.
• Vote 2021 logo will appear on articles related to Canada’s federal election. By selecting the logo you can find other election articles.
• Bug fixes and enhancements.
8.6.0
2021-01-06
• Additional accessibility improvements for users that utilize VoiceOver
• Under the hood bug fixes and general enhancements to improve your app experience
8.5.0
2020-12-17
• Enhanced accessibility support for users that utilize VoiceOver
• We’ve fixed a bug that was causing intermittent crashes in the app
8.3.0
2020-11-19
• Search for articles that matter to you from the All Sections tab
• Bug fixes and general enhancements to improve your app experience
8.1.0
2020-10-19
New in Version 8.1.0
• Tablet Landscape Orientation: We heard you and are pleased to bring you the much-requested landscape orientation for tablet devices
Introducing the new fully redesigned Star app! The news you love in a new clean and clear app experience.
• Simplified navigation: Find the content you love to read using our new navigation. Whether it’s the latest news or diving into your favourite section; they can now be found at your fingertips.
• Revamped article layout: The content you want with an improved and streamlined reading experience
• Dark Mode: Choose to read your daily news in dark mode from the app settings.
8.0.1
2020-10-07
Introducing the new fully redesigned Star app! The news you love in a new clean and clear app experience.
• Simplified navigation: Find the content you love to read using our new navigation. Whether it’s the latest news or diving into your favourite section; they can now be found at your fingertips.
• Revamped article layout: The content you want with an improved and streamlined reading experience
• Dark Mode: Choose to read your daily news in dark mode from the app settings.
7.3.12
2020-09-25
- iOS 14 support
- Social login changes
7.3.10
2020-06-25
Bug fixes.
7.3.9
2020-02-10
- General Improvements
7.3.7
2019-12-18
General experience improvements
7.3.6
2019-12-05
- Bug fixes
- Performance improvements
- Support for iOS 13
7.3.5
2019-10-08
- General experience improvements
7.3.4
2019-07-31
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
7.3.3
2019-06-19
Bug fixes
7.3.1
2019-05-23
Bug fixes
7.3.0
2019-04-22
Bug fixes and performance improvements
7.2.5
2010-07-21
Bug Fixes
7.2.4
2010-07-21
Bug fixes
7.2.3
2019-03-06
Bug fixes.
7.2.1
2019-01-19
Bug fixes.
7.2
2018-12-21
The Star App 7.2 has been updated with a new onboarding experience and ability for readers to easily subscribe to the Star Digital Access through the app store. We made additional updates to remove bugs and fix issues.
7.1.7
2018-10-10
We have added the ability to personalize the app to feature locally relevant news. Select your home location from: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton or Halifax. Easily manage your home location anytime in the menu.
7.1.6
2018-10-02
What’s new
• Changed logo to geo-neutral - “The Star” on the first screen
• Added to app Onboarding section - to introduce app user to location selection tool
• Redesigned “hamburger” menu:
o Display preferred location selected by app user
o Added option to change location
o Moved search to the bottom of the menu
• Redesigned “Settings” page: combined user settings with “Support” and “Legal” in one page for easy access
• Regionalized logo for preferred location is displayed on all app pages, except article page
• Display local content for selected location on aggregation page
• Navigate app user to local aggregation page after clicking on regionalized logo
• Added Omniture tracking of the following events:
o Clicks on “hamburger” menu
o Clicks on “Settings” from menu
o Location changes (Clicks on the link “Change” from the menu)
o Clicks on the location from “City Selector”
o Page views: aggregation page for selected location
• Renamed the app to “The Star – Canada News”
7.1.5
2018-07-03
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
7.1.4
2018-06-19
Bug fixes and performance improvements
7.1.3
2017-12-14
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
7.1.2
2017-12-08
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
7.1.1
2017-11-07
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
7.1.0
2017-11-01
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
7.0.0
2017-07-14
Now available on iPad.
6.0.0
2017-06-20
Now receive push notifications, easily share articles to your preferred social networks, SMS or email, and discover more ways to find content that matters to you.
5.3.141
2016-06-22
In this version we fixed known bugs and removed in-app newsletter management.
5.3.137
2015-12-17
This version includes several bug fixes and performance improvements. Commenting is no longer available.
5.3.122
2015-09-18
This version includes enhanced navigation and several bug fixes to improve
content load speed. Added support for iOS9.
5.3.90
2015-06-22
WhatsApp sharing is now available on the Toronto Star mobile website. If you are an existing WhatsApp user, you can share articles by clicking the WhatsApp icon. New WhatsApp users will need to install the app before sharing.
Article swiping is now available on Toronto Star mobile apps. Tap on any article and swipe left or right to explore more stories in that section.
Site Navigation Menu has been moved to the top left. Tap on the hamburger navigation in the top left corner to navigate to other sections.
Retired the myStar program, where users previously accessed weather, personalized horoscopes, and followed topics, teams, and writers.
myStar has been replaced with a simple Sign In, which is now available in site Navigation Menu. You will need to Sign In to comment and / or manage newsletter subscriptions from your mobile app.
Horoscopes are now directly available from the Site Navigation Menu. You are no longer required to Sign In to access Horoscopes.
If you have any questions regarding the recent upgrades or would like to give us your feedback, please email mobile-feedback@thestar.ca.
5.3.38
2015-02-04
· New features: Pull-to-refresh functionality to homepage and section pages, Ability to show and hide comments on articles, and Tweets within articles
· Added support to ensure that when you go back from an article page to homepage / section page, you always return to your previous position where left it
· Improved site search
· Other performance improvements and bug fixes
5.2
2014-12-06
· Added support for landscape mode
· Bug fixes and performance improvements
· Fixed an issue that was causing the app to crash sometimes
5.1
2014-12-05
· Added support for landscape mode
· Bug fixes and performance improvements
· Fixed an issue that was causing the app to crash sometimes
5.0
2014-10-21
•Access to all news stories, live chats, blogs, photo galleries, videos and columnist profiles
•The ability to post comments on news stories
•Site-wide search
•Weather and horoscopes
•Personalization of content through myStar feature
•Article bookmarking
4.0
2013-09-13
This upgrade features a redesigned reading experience.
- Access all popular sections from the home screen
- Access photo galleries and video content
- Get breaking news
- Easier to move between different articles by swiping horizontally
3.5.0.19
2012-10-31
This latest update adds enhancements to fit the larger screen of iPhone 5 and adds support for iOS6.
3.0
2012-09-17
Version 3.0 of thestar.com mobile is completely redesigned to offer you a better user experience. This upgrade also fixes miscellaneous bugs.
We’re aiming to make our app as useful as possible, so after you’ve explored thestar.com mobile, if you have suggestions for how we can make it better, please send your feedback by email to webmaster@thestar.com. Thanks for being part of the Star community!
2.2
2012-05-23
Fixed offline mode
Removed two second hold on pull down to update
Hide header/footer in articles when reading stories
Fixed linespacing in articles
Other minor bug fixes