Medium 1.3.668
One of such applications is Medium. It's filled with various stories that you can check out, all packed into an interesting design with plenty of tools.
Sleek UI with plenty of features
The first thing that you need to do when launching the app is to register with an account. You can use your Facebook, Twitter or Google account to do so. Next, you'll need to pick from some topics, there's the option of choosing between design, technology, entrepreneurship, music, movies, comics, humor and more.
It takes a while to create an account so you would have to be patient with that. The app comes with some onscreen instructions and a side menu for accessing all sort of sections. The main menu also has some sections that you can check out by sliding the screen left or right.
Browse through all sort of stories
The app takes a while to personalize your reading list, but once it's done you can check out all sort of available articles. The side menu gives you access to various sections, like the reading list, tags and publications, as well as the settings menu.
Simply tap on one post to open the article, you can share stories, save them inside your phone or favorite them. It displays tags and it lets you follow the publisher so you can get other posts on the same topic. Users can also write responses and send them to writers or allow others to see them.
More features and tools
It also has a section with the top stories that you can check out and it shows you an estimation on how much time it would take to read the article. You can also bookmark stories that you would like to keep an read again, there's a separate section for them in the main menu.
A search bar lets you find stories, you simply need to type in keywords and search. The app lets you follow publications or find stories based on tags. Notifications can be adjusted from the settings menu and you can also disable image loading, so it wouldn't take up any mobile data.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The interface is really fluent, it uses tabs for navigating between sections and the app comes with material design. |
Function8
It works just fine, it's packed with all sort of interesting articles, topics, publications but it could use some more tools. |
Security9
It needs online registration and access to some areas of your phone, but it shouldn't pose any privacy issues. |
Battery7
Consumption is moderate, you shouldn't worry about the app draining your resources but you should still keep an eye on battery levels. |
Price10
It's completely free of charge, it doesn't come with any ads or in-app purchases. |
Compatibility5
It should work on devices running Android version 4.4 or later, making the app inaccessible to some users. |
It's a nice app but it needs more tools.
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 1.3.668
- reviewed version:
- 1.3.668
- developer:
- A Medium Corporation
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- Android version 4.4 or later
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 338