Instapaper Rolls Out Feature-Rich Update: Sorting Preferences, Siri Integration, and More
- October 5, 2023
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As the digital reading space evolves with fervent momentum, Instapaper for iPhone, iPad, and Mac rushes to meet the pace with an update bursting at the seams with new features and enhancements. The upgrade gives users a much-wanted drag-and-drop feature to reorder articles in the queue. It is now easier than ever to prioritize your article consumption, as you can simply nudge the pieces you're most eager to read to the top of your list.
Another exciting enhancement made available for iOS and macOS users is the provision of consistent sorting preferences across different sessions. The latest Instapaper preferences effectively streamline your experience across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Sorting options bring a new level of flexibility and ease with diverse choices such as sorting by newest saved, oldest saved, longest articles, shortest articles, read progress, recently read, and even overall popularity.
Audible improvements have been made to integrate Siri, Search, and Shortcuts into the Instapaper interface. These improvements have been made possible by introducing new “intents”, such as opening your last article or a specific folder. It is apparent that with this update, Instapaper prioritizes creating a streamlined, efficient user experience.
Several other tweaks also grace the user experience, as Instapaper employs the use of haptic feedback. Haptic feedback creates a more tactile and immersive experience but can also be disabled in settings according to user preference. Users can also utilize the novel ‘shake to undo’ feature to retract archiving articles and enjoy link previews in articles using a long press.
In the end, while adding game-changing features, Instapaper does not ignore glitches: a bug that caused the app to crash when highlighting text in iOS 17 has promptly perished. Thus, the recent update brings the perfect blend of novelty, ease, and efficiency, showing that Instapaper is inching closer to the pinnacle of the digital reading experience.
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