Readable 2 Features New iOS 7-Inspired Design, New Features And ... Tweeticles?
November 20, 2013
The auto-scrolling reading app Readable has just been updated to version 2.0.
Readable 2 introduces a new design based on the visual style of iOS 7. What's more, it includes support for iOS 7's Dynamic Type, AirDrop, and swipe-to-go-back gesture.
Readable 2 also features 64-bit support, iCloud syncing for history and favorites, one-tap pagination, and article sharing with specific reading position.
But perhaps the biggest change in Readable 2 is the omission of RSS support in favor of "Tweeticles."
Say what?
Yup, you read that right: Tweeticles, or articles linked from tweets. "When Google Reader was axed in July 2013, reading apps had to find new ways to support news reading," notes Readable developer Joindup. "Readable 2 uses 'Tweeticles' - articles contained in tweets."
"Most modern blogs post to a Twitter stream and users are familiar with maintaining their own Twitter lists," Joindup continues. "Readable leverages this shift to provide a better way to discover and read articles generated by your connections."
Indeed, for many users, Twitter has long become their go-to service for checking out the latest articles on their favorite topics. So Readable 2's use of Tweeticles (its somewhat unpleasant-sounding name notwithstanding) instead of RSS makes a lot of sense.
Unsurprisingly, Readable 2 requires a Twitter account to display Tweeticles.
It provides a regularly updated selection of Tweeticles across a range of topics, including Top Reads, Business, Cuisine, Culture, Design, Mobile, News, Science, Sport, Technology, and TV & Film.
In addition, it shows Tweeticles based on specific Twitter timelines, lists, hashtags, or searches.
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running iOS 7.0 or later, Readable 2 is available now in the App Store for free.
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