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The annoying video ads Please stop those auto playing video ads. IT ANNOYING as it pauses my music on the iPhone. I can’t listen to music while reading.
Love all the cool new stuff in this version! Well designed and fast. The new keyword summary feature is awesome!
Latest Updates v10 This is the best version of ST I have used so far. The AI summary offers helpful snippets. I like the e-Paper in this update; it resembles reading a real newspaper and allows me to click on articles for more detailed reading, which helps with font size preferences. One small suggestion: apply the same AI summary features to each article 😉
Refreshed app I read it every day - and find it seamless!
Ah, the Straits Times app the perfect choice if you're a fan of bugs and non-critical, state-approved journalism! Imagine trying to stay informed, but instead of news, you’re greeted by the sweet, repetitive joy of app crashes. It's as if the developers thought, "Why stop at news when we can also offer frustration?" And the content? Well, if you’re looking for groundbreaking stories, look elsewhere! The Straits Times seems to take great care in ensuring you never encounter a controversial thought. Critical journalism? Not here! It’s all smooth sailing for the powers that be. But hey, if you like reading what feels like press releases, you're in for a treat! So, if you're after an app that’s buggy and avoids anything that might offend the status quo, The Straits Times app is for you. Get ready for endless loading screens and government-approved headlines!
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Takes up too much space for a news app App works decently well. However it takes up 4GB of space, with no way to clear it. Why would a news app require that much space?
Hangs ALL the time recently Does anyone the apps after it is developed ? I have multiple ios devices and all of the apps hang whether reading articles or ePaper. The app would freeze for seconds or minutes before responding. It's the same for ST, zaobao and BT.
Articles not loading Latest version doesn’t work properly. 60% of the articles don’t load when I click thru the headlines. All I see is the headline and the leading photo. Will unsubscribe soon, if Straits Times cannot deliver news that we can read.
Home page doesn’t show The home page doesn’t load…keep showing “your connection was interrupted. Please try again” even though there’s no problem with my connectivity. I have no problem loading the e-paper.
Upgraded to new iPad. ST App won’t load anymore. I upgraded to new iPad and the Straits Time App no longer loads. I get a white screen and then it shuts down. Any advice to get it working agaIn?
From 52 saved reviews since 22 Nov 2012, all countries.
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“Ah, the Straits Times app the perfect choice if you're a fan of bugs and non-critical, state-approved journalism!”
“Tricks you into clicking ads The ads are so easily triggered while scrolling.”
“Messy and missing features More ads for a subscription i am paying for?”
“Get ready for endless loading screens and government-approved headlines!”
“Please allow us to print Previously you can print out an article using the web based log in, now that function has been removed.”
“This has happen countless times over the past few years when I had switched to online viewing rather than reading a physical paper.”
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“Great new redesign Really great new design.”