After reading some of the reviews of this app through the Play Store I was a little worried about downloading it. There are several reviews that only give the app 1 or 2 stars. They are saying things like:
"The updated app looks nicer, but the functionality is much worse."
"...everytime I touch the screen to scroll the background turns blue. You let go, back to white. The result? Constant flashing! Terrible."
I have been using this app for awhile now and have not seen the flashing that these people are reporting. The pages take a bit long to load but nothing like the 10+ seconds that other users are reporting. I understand that not all Android phones are created equal so I cannot speak for everyone on topics of performance.
When you first open the app (free version) we see a list of the top news. We can also change font sizes, save those articles, or refresh the page from here as well.
After clicking on an article we can view it, share it, download it, or even have the article read to us. The reading voice is not to bad, it has a fairly female american accent and is clear and loud.
Overall this app seems to be a good newsreader but I can tell that they are pushing you to get a subscription. The ads are hard to ignore and as they take a short while longer to load than the article itself, and I found accidental clicks did happen a few times when I wasn't paying attention. The other benefits for the paid subscription are: "unlocks all the sections in the app of The Times, plus blogs, videos and slide shows."
For someone who already gets The Times this may be a good way to take that subscription and turn it into a more portable and accessible newspaper.
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