Boston Herald
Boston Herald - Your Source for Boston News
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- download files without notification
- read Home settings and shortcuts
- write Home settings and shortcuts
- receive data from Internet
- view network connections
- create accounts and set passwords
- full network access
- read sync settings
- run at startup
- control vibration
- prevent device from sleeping
- toggle sync on and off
- install shortcuts
- uninstall shortcuts
- Google Play license check
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Welcome to a new app experience, we have optimized our app and giving it a facelift! This faster Android native app now has the following new features:
Your News:
Provide personalized recommendations for content based on user preferences. Users will be allowed to customize the content they want to engage with by selecting the topics they are truly interested in. By going to the “Your News” tab the user can bypass the noise of all that is published and home in on the content they want
Saved Articles:
Save feature that allows users to save articles or other content they are interested in for later reading or reference.Push notifications will remind users to read their saved articles or suggest related content
Custom Push Notifications:
The user can select what topics they want to be notified about which makes for a much less intrusive experience.
Top Navigation Bar:
A top navigation bar lets the user switch between sections by swiping or tapping.
Enews in-app:
Desire the newspaper experience? No need to open a separate app! By simply going to Settings and selecting E-News the user can browse the Digital Replica of the day’s paper.
Offline Reading:
This feature allows users to enable offline reading from Settings. Offline “Reading Preferences” can also be customized for Settings.
Swipe Left:
Instead of going back to the main section to find more articles, users have the option to simply swipe, immediately opening other articles in the Section.
Follow Topics:
A user will be shown articles on topics they are following. To follow select “follow” at the article level and related articles will gain relevancy and be shown more frequently. Just as easily “Unfollow”
Games: Users can enjoy a variety of games served in app. Games include: Sudoku, Solitaire, Jumble, Crossword, and Puzzles
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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spammy, or outdated.- Provides access to local news and updates about Boston
- Some users appreciate the presentation of articles and stories
- Issues with notifications, including inability to customize them
- App frequently shuts down or has navigation problems
- Layout is cluttered with intrusive ads, making it difficult to read
- Inability to swipe to the next story; users find scrolling inefficient
- Font size is too small and not adjustable for some users
- Difficulty with navigation and layout changes in the new app version
- Problems related to notifications and their customization
- Complaints about increased subscription costs and frustrations over ads
User reviews
Tee ODee, 2023-11-28 
Bill Brown, 2023-10-07 
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