![]() ![]() In fact, the gestures give Unread a playfulness about it I think embodies much of what Apple wants to see in iOS 7-era apps. While I find swiping-based UIs tiring in some apps, Unread is tuned in such a way that using gestures never feels like its slowing me down while navigating through items or folders. Sadly, as Shawn Blanc points out, the in-app browser can feel slow, as its behavior is unexpected in a world where most apps throw away loaded pages in their in-app browsers without much thought. The browser retains history navigation (so you can navigate back and forth between articles you’ve decided to view on the web), and it comes with its own sharing menu and optimized reading view. Articles can be opened in the browser by tapping on their title, but a “View on Web” option is also available in the action menu you can go back to the browser at any time by tapping “Back to Browser” in the same menu. One of Unread’s peculiarities is the browser view, which acts separately from the feed view and that is restored every time the app is launched. The browser packs a Readability-powered reading mode, its own share sheet and even has a few tricks up its sleeve. In addition to content-aware controls, the menu holds the in-app browser, making it easy to jump back to it from anywhere in the app. In all three cases, the menus are easy to read, with great icons and the slightest hint of transparency. Swiping from the left goes back to the previous screen, while swiping to right brings up content-aware controls, including account settings, “Mark All As Read” when in a list view, or “View on Web” and “Share” when viewing an individual article: ![]() In fact, the only taps required to use the app are for drilling into folders of items. Unread is almost completely gesture-based. ![]() It includes a lovely UI, and lets users tweet (or email, copy, send to App.net, etc…) a headline, link and photo from a story with just a few taps.īut the real magic of Unread isn’t the service support or the sharing of stories and links - it’s what is in between. Unread ships with OvershareKit, a sharing system based on iOS 7’s share sheets, but on drugs. On the sharing side of things, all the usual suspects are here: Furthermore, adding, editing and removing feeds isn’t currently supported. It’s a subtle difference, but one that does slightly slow down the reading experience. As Streams aren’t really folders, Feed Wrangler users have to tap through the list of feeds they are subscribed to to see their unread items. Sadly, Feed Wrangler’s Smart Streams aren’t handled this way. I have Reeder setup this way, and am glad to see this option in Unread. Unread supports David Smith’s Feed Wrangler, the enormous Feedly and my RSS backbone of choice, Feedbin.įor users of the second two services, Unread allows the unread count to act as a button to jump straight to the list of items, skipping the view of feeds. It’s been on my home screen since the day I downloaded the beta. I figured it’d be on my homescreen for years to come, but then Jared Sinclair sent me a copy of his new RSS client, Unread. In the wake of Google Reader, the developer has supports a ton of account types, and the UI overhaul for iOS 7 is pretty good. I’ve used the same RSS client on my iPhone for years - Reeder. Heck, I rarely change where apps sit on my homescreen. When I find an app I like, I stick with it. The new UI and APIs have given countless developers new ways to tackle old ideas. Since iOS 7 landed last year, several venerable iOS apps have seen their place eroded by newcomers. ![]()
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