3.38.0
- We’ve rewritten Edition downloads functionality, to make it faster and more stable.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
3.37.0
- We’ve made it easier to differentiate and navigate between different content types from the home and hub screens
- Improved performance of article swiping behaviour
3.36.1
- Improvements to text selection functionality
3.36.0
- Introduced ‘Pull down to refresh’ interface improvements across key areas
of the app
- Reliability improvements to audio queue function
- Accessibility improvements
- Fixed an issue which stopped iOS users from being able to highlight and look-up text
- Improved accessibility of links on iOS
- Fixed a crash affecting a small number of users on iOS 17 public beta
3.35.0
- New ‘tap tab’ action that allows you to go back up to the top of the screen on Home, Weekly, Saved and Explore tabs
- Design updates enabling better distinction between content types
- Fixed the audio play buttons in the ‘More from’ section
3.34.0
You can now access all of The Economist podcasts in one place. Tap on the “Podcasts” tab in your bottom navigation bar to explore and start listening.
3.33.2
• In this release we’ve made it easier to spot when content is from our 1843 magazine section
3.32.0
- We’ve introduced a new navigation method to make it easier to find your way around the sections in the weekly editions.
- We’ve also been working on some performance improvements - tabs will now load faster when you are switching between them.
- We’ve fixed an intermittent issue where an edition did not fully complete.
3.30.1
Fixed an issue that caused Buy a subscription as a gift link redirection to web view.
3.30.0
- Resolved issues with the audio player around incorrect tracklist information
- Improvements to the audio player interface
- Improved navigation by moving app settings to Home
3.29.1
- Fix for a crash issue in the previous release
- Fixed an issue whereby Editions were shown as partially downloaded after tracks were downloaded for offline listening
- Resolved a memory leak issue affecting a small number of users
- Improvements to App start up times
3.28.0
• Bug fixes and general improvements
3.27.1
Bug fixes and improvements
3.24.5
2023/03/06
This release introduces a change in the Free trial term for our Monthly subscription
3.24.3
2023/02/17
General improvements and bug fixes
3.22.0
2023/01/10
General improvements and bug fixes
3.19.0
2022/10/28
• We've made some improvements to edition downloads, they will now download quicker
• Other general improvements and bug fixes
3.18.0
2022/10/10
General improvements and bug fixes
3.17.0
2022/09/15
General improvements and bug fixes
3.16.0
2022/08/31
What have we been working on?
This update allows you to build a tracklist for narrated audio articles, adding tracks to the end of the existing list or the existing article.
You can build the queue from the ‘Weekly’ tab for individual articles, whole sections or the entire edition.
We’ve also fixed bugs and made small improvements.
3.14.0
2022/07/20
• Fixed a bug in the search sorting function
• Various bug fixes and improvements
3.12.1
2022/07/08
Bug fixes and improvements
3.12.0
2022/06/17
• Regional optimisation of the background download of the weekly edition
• General improvements
3.11.0
2022/05/27
• Fixed playback issue when skipping podcast tracks
• Fixed playback issue when reloading the app
• General improvements