CompareOpen in Google PlayJust getting worse on Android. Opening a PDF with the app from a browser is a game of luck. Annotation features got worse. UI/UX is horrible.
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Hello - we're sorry to hear about this trouble you're having with our Android app. Please reach out to support@readcube.com and we'd be happy to help.
not funtioning at all
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Hello Sumin - we're very sorry to hear this. Can you email support@readcube.com so that we may address the issues you're having? Thank you.
Please can you fix this ASAP - the search function is not returning any results
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basically unusable
ReadCube is excellent for managing papers on Android—fast, clean, and reliable. I just wish the app included a "Cite / Copy Citation button" like the desktop version. That feature would make it perfect.
I like having access to my library on my phone. It's easy to read articles and make notes that are synced on my computer when I'm back in the office.
great app @ 10:26
I wanted an elegant tool to organize readings, references and format citations for grad school. Zotero's mobile browser experience wasn't doing it for me. I got impatient waiting for the Zotero Android closed beta to open up, so I gave Papers a try. My trial left me excited to keep using it. Switching over was easy enough. Their student rate is affordable. Their browser, desktop and mobile apps meet most of my features needs (minus TTS). They even quickly fixed a bug I reported. Worth a try 👍🏽
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great for syncing pdfs and papers across devices. Annotation and highlighting is the major weakness of this app. It's so slow and buggy that its almost worth moving pdfs elsewhere for markup
UPDATE: I was promptly contacted by customer support, which contacted the development team and released a new version which fixed the bug. Thanks! ### I am testing the Papers App on my phone (Android) but the full screen layout is too big and not working, I cannot access icons and buttons and settings because outside of the touch screen range or overlapping with the top screen notifications. Device: Xiaomi 14 (2024) Android version: 15
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“This app needs some serious bug fixes.”
“Can't login with Google auth because developers using dated technology shut security flaws blocked by Google.”
“I thought it was because I had not subscribed, so I bought a subscription, and they still don't work(wxcept very briefly last night).”
“my windows security is inactive, and my antivirus ESET has zero disk or network use.”
“A terrible disappointment if you are expecting something with polish and ease of use on par with the web interface.”
“Impossible to use on Android 10 because to bring up the left side menu you need to drag it from left edge of the screen to the right but that activates the n…”
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“I've thoroughly enjoyed this app; I also use it on my iPad and Mac as well.”
“I am willing to pay good money for this and I think you should make a paid version with added features, since you people deserve all our support!”
“I'd really suggest changing it; the old Papers icon for MacOS was quite good and gave an impression of design quality.”
“However if only the sync feature would be available in the free version, it'd be much appreciated.”
“Even though the app is modern It could be more easy to use..”
A drop after an update usually means the update broke something.