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Version History App responds more quickly to user actions. 2.6.3 Apr 20 Work around pictures of emojis that sometimes show up in the feed. 2.6.2 Jan 16 2.6: rewrite for iOS 26. — 2.6.1: bugfixes: improve iPad launch behavior, show selection when table of contents reappears, add alert if feed fetch fails. 2.6.1 Jan 10 Completely rewritten from scratch for iOS 26 and Swift 6.2. New feature: dark mode! Some improvements to the layout of story content. 2.6 Jan 9 Updated for iOS 15. Fixed entity bug in some article titles. Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading. 2.5 10/26/2021 New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle). Added haptic feedback (iPhone only). Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded. Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization. 2.4 11/06/2020 Work around RSS feed bug where HTML entities can appear in article title. Work around crashing bug where user permission is required to save image from web view. 2.3.2 11/25/2018 Add VoiceOver compatibility. Slightly larger text size in articles list. 2.3.1 10/14/2018 Major interface modernization; works with revised TidBITS feed. Restore offline mode. Many bug fixes under the hood. Updated for iOS 12, Swift 4.2. 2.3 10/02/2018 Work around crash when switching between apps on iPad. 2.2 11/13/2017 Compatibility with iOS 11 and iPhone X. 2.1 09/23/2017 Added 64-bit architecture. Rewritten from scratch, in Swift, as an iOS-10 native app. 2.0 05/15/2017 Bug fixes. Rewritten from the ground up for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 (and now requires iOS 6). 1.5 01/16/2013 * Allows background music to continue playing while in the app * Fixes a minor image display bug on the iPad 1.4 02/08/2011 * Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad. * Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother. 1.3 12/17/2010 * Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad. * Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother. 1.2 08/17/2010 * Fixes a bug where the user could evoke an error dialog by tapping the Reload button while the data was being downloaded. * Works around a difference between iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.2 so that the iPhone version of the app displays correctly on an iPad. 1.1 06/06/2010 1.0 12/30/2009
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of TidBITS News since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-27 01:36:54.
The latest version is 2.6.3 and it was updated on 2026-06-14 12:07:08. See below the changes in each version.
TidBITS News version 2.6.3
Updated At: 2026-06-14
Changes: Version History App responds more quickly to user actions. 2.6.3 Apr 20 Work around pictures of emojis that sometimes show up in the feed. 2.6.2 Jan 16 2.6: rewrite for iOS 26. — 2.6.1: bugfixes: improve iPad launch behavior, show selection when table of contents reappears, add alert if feed fetch fails. 2.6.1 Jan 10 Completely rewritten from scratch for iOS 26 and Swift 6.2. New feature: dark mode! Some improvements to the layout of story content. 2.6 Jan 9 Updated for iOS 15.
Fixed entity bug in some article titles.
Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading. 2.5 10/26/2021 New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle).
Added haptic feedback (iPhone only).
Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded.
Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization. 2.4 11/06/2020 Work around RSS feed bug where HTML entities can appear in article title.
Work around crashing bug where user permission is required to save image from web view. 2.3.2 11/25/2018 Add VoiceOver compatibility. Slightly larger text size in articles list. 2.3.1 10/14/2018 Major interface modernization; works with revised TidBITS feed.
Restore offline mode.
Many bug fixes under the hood. Updated for iOS 12, Swift 4.2. 2.3 10/02/2018 Work around crash when switching between apps on iPad. 2.2 11/13/2017 Compatibility with iOS 11 and iPhone X. 2.1 09/23/2017 Added 64-bit architecture. Rewritten from scratch, in Swift, as an iOS-10 native app. 2.0 05/15/2017 Bug fixes. Rewritten from the ground up for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 (and now requires iOS 6). 1.5 01/16/2013 * Allows background music to continue playing while in the app
* Fixes a minor image display bug on the iPad 1.4 02/08/2011 * Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.
* Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother. 1.3 12/17/2010 * Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.
* Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother. 1.2 08/17/2010 * Fixes a bug where the user could evoke an error dialog by tapping the Reload button while the data was being downloaded.
* Works around a difference between iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.2 so that the iPhone version of the app displays correctly on an iPad. 1.1 06/06/2010 1.0 12/30/2009
TidBITS News version 2.6.2
Updated At: 2026-01-16
Changes: Work around pictures of emojis that sometimes show up in the feed.
TidBITS News version 2.5
Updated At: 2021-10-26
Changes: Oct 26, 2021 Version 2.5
Updated for iOS 15.
Fixed entity bug in some article titles.
Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading.
TidBITS News version 2.4
Updated At: 2020-11-06
Changes: 6 Nov 2020 Version 2.4
New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle).
Added haptic feedback (iPhone only).
Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded.
Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization.
TidBITS News version 2.4
Updated At: 2020-11-06
Changes: Nov 6, 2020 Version 2.4
New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle).
Added haptic feedback (iPhone only).
Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded.
Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization.
TidBITS News version 2.3.2
Updated At: 2018-11-25
Changes: Nov 25, 2018 Version 2.3.2
Work around RSS feed bug where HTML entities can appear in article title.
Work around crashing bug where user permission is required to save image from web view.
TidBITS News version 1.5
Updated At: 2009-12-31
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