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  1. v11.1.1iOS
    We designed this app with you in mind — making it easier than ever to read, explore and stay connected every day.
    What’s new:
    • Fresh new look: A complete redesign with a clean, modern feel.
    • For You Page: A personalized feed that brings the topics you love most straight to the top.
    • Key Takeaways: Article summaries to help you catch the most important points at a glance.
    • Dark mode: Easy on the eyes, day or night.
  2. v11.1.2Android
    We designed this app with you in mind — making it easier than ever to read, explore and stay connected every day.
    What’s new:
    • Fresh new look: A complete redesign with a clean, modern feel.
    • For You Page: A personalized feed that brings the topics you love most straight to the top.
    • Key Takeaways: Article summaries to help you catch the most important points at a glance.
    • Dark mode: Easy on the eyes, day or night.
  3. v10.4.0iOS
    This hotfix release addresses edge cases where malformed HTML inputs in Edition could cause the app to crash.
  4. v10.3.0iOS
    • Text-to-speech functionality added to Edition articles.
    • Fix for some Edition article templates that wouldn't display on tablet.
    • Update to Request Account Deletion modal design.
  5. v10.1.0iOS
    Key highlights
    • Viafoura commenting integration: This release integrates Viafoura commenting into app article pages, allowing credentialed users to comment on stories. Comments are synchronized between the app and the web, providing a seamless experience across platforms.
    • Native web view article support: Designated articles, can now open in a native web view directly from the app's section fronts. This allows readers to access and engage with enriched web content and media.
    • Edition download enhancements: This release also gives readers the option to download an Edition issue while reading and double page viewing option for print replicas.
    
    Performance and functional fixes
    • Improved app stability: General improvements have been made to reduce crashes and enhance performance during common user actions.
  6. v10.0.8iOS
    This hotfix release addresses two minor bugs:
    • Fixes an analytics issue where two section view events would trigger on app launch.
    • Fixes an analytics issue where a section view event would trigger when dismissing an article view and returning to a section front.
  7. v10.0.7iOS
    This release includes bug fixes and performance enhancements to improve the app experience for our readers.
    
    Key highlights
    • Subscriber sign-in improvements: App sign-in has been updated with security and reliability in mind.
    • Audio player enhancements: The app is now more stable when reordering audio player items, and success and “No Internet” messages are displayed appropriately.
    • Consistent article text sizing: Your preferred article text size is now saved and applied to subsequent articles for a more consistent reading experience.
    • Better offline experience: Added error messages for offline login attempts, ensuring you’re informed when connectivity is an issue.
    
    Bug fixes
    • Resolves an issue with recent iPadOS platform updates that would cause some Edition article pages not to load.
    • Corrects deep linking for Edition classic puzzles and other replica pages.
  8. v10.0.6iOS
    Updates to the authentication system used for subscriber sign in.
  9. v10.0.4iOS
    • Fixes an analytics issue with app section views
    • Fixes an issue where the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) modal didn’t display.
    • Adds the Connatix video player to the app privacy manifest.
  10. v10.0.3iOS
    This release contains the following:
    • Support for printing PDFs in Edition
    • Video support in Edition
    • Auto-refresh of Edition archive screen after 6 hours
    • Fixes for share links from Edition
  11. v10.0.2iOS
    • Fixes pull-to-refresh functionality in Edition section
  12. v10.0.1iOS
    Minor performance improvements and bug fixes to Edition
  13. v10iOS
    -- Refreshed user experience: We’ve updated the look-and-feel of the mobile app and revamped the section navigation to make it easier to explore content.
    -- The Edition: The digitally native Edition, like the printed newspaper, provides a complete report of the day’s news compiled by our editors overnight. It is intended to give you all the stories you need, but not an endless stream of information.
    -- Interactive puzzles: Recharge and unwind with a wide selection of engaging games including crossword puzzles, sudoku, solitaire and more (Internet access required).
  14. v9.3.4iOS
    • Minor stability improvements.
  15. v9.3.2iOS
    Improvements to the push notification service
  16. v9.3iOS
    • Resolves an issue with our video player that would cause article pages to close unexpectedly.
  17. v9.2iOS
    Key changes:
    • Overall performance and stability improvements
    • Improved VoiceOver support on home feed and section fronts
    • Added eEdition download status dialogs so readers have a clearer understanding of when on-device file transfers are complete
    • Fixes an issue some readers experienced where the eEdition would jump to the first page of the publication on device rotation
    • BeOp survey article embeds will now function properly
  18. v9.1.8iOS
    What's new:
    Bug fixes for native eEdition
    • Sets the eEdition to display to the width of the screen
    • Fixes an issue with eEdition banner ads appearing in full screen view
  19. v9.1.6iOS
    What's new:
    • This update fixes a bug that prevented the app from loading feeds when users had Apple's private relay (beta) feature enabled
    • Makes the status bar to visible while using the app
    • Richer text descriptions when sharing to email, SMS and other messaging apps
    • Performance improvements
  20. v9.1.5iOS
    What’s new:
    • Fixes an issue with VoiceOver assistive services not working on news feed articles
    • Improvements to how the app refreshes content
    • Improved offline support
  21. v9.1.3iOS
    This update includes fixes on initial load time and overall performance.
  22. v9.1iOS
    This update contains small bug fixes.
  23. v9.0iOS
    What’s new:
    - Your news, your way: Choose between app or eEdition as the default view.
    - Customize your Home screen with Topic Selector for a quick glance at the content you care about most.
    - eEdition has been rebuilt with improved sharing and bookmarking functionality, easier puzzle printing, and faster access to previous issues.
    - New look and feel, including new fonts for better legibility.
    - Text size can now be adjusted directly in the story page.
    - Bookmarks and sharing controls added to section pages.
    - New “My Content” section allows quick access to  bookmarks and saved eEditions
  24. v8.1.0iOS
    What’s new
    • This update includes several minor bug fixes for basic app functionality. We have also removed the banner ad at the bottom of the e-edition and added support for Apple’s new privacy features.
    • Updated project dependencies
  25. v8.0.1iOS
    What’s new
    • This update includes bug fixes for the native e-edition that was introduced as a beta in the last release. The fixed items include non-functional buttons in the e-edition, the wrong e-edition being downloaded, and ads that blocked the story view from being displayed.
    • Updated project dependencies
  26. v8.0.0iOS
    What’s new
    • This update includes a beta version of the new native e-edition. Instead of being taken to a browser, users will be able to read the e-edition of the newspaper inside the app. This beta will be turned on over time after the app releases.
    • Updated project dependencies

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