Reeder 2– the best RSS reader on iOS — is getting a beefy new update soon, hopefully in time for holidays. The app’s developer has just submitted an update to Apple for approval that adds some big new features — including themes, Safari Reading List support, and more — as well as tweaked features and a load of bug fixes.
Here’s what you can expect when Reeder 2.1 hits the App Store.
What’s new:
- Themes (can be changed in the article viewer → “aA” button)
- iPhone: Landscape support for images and videos
- Article list: group by feeds or by date
- Add to Safari Reading List
- Pinch gesture for Readability in the article viewer
- OPML import (Reeder can now open .opml files), for local/standalone RSS only
- Setting to disable pull-to-next/previous in the article viewer (see Settings→General)
- Enable/disable sharing services in the top settings list
- Sharing: Messages can be disabled now
- Feedbin, Feedly, Fever, RSS: Sort subscriptions alphabetically, folders first or feeds first (per account setting)
Improved:
- Article Viewer: Improved right edge swipe detection for the services panel
- Mark all as read: Immediately remove the subscription list entry (no delay)
- Faster and less bouncy “Mark all as read” sheet
- Improved article layout
- Hide the status bar for the fullscreen image viewer (iOS 7)
- Removing of read articles when syncing or going back to the subscription list
- Also dim selected, read articles
- Feed Wrangler: List smart streams first, then feeds
Fixed:
- Truncated / wrongly sized input fields in the Settings (default recipients in the mail settings)
- Disabled scrolling in the article viewer
- Only apply the option to sort by oldest first to the unread article list
- Truncated description text in the Settings
- Crash when selecting a row in a list
- Missing images for cached articles
- Swipe to go back in the settings (iPhone)
- Service panel issues when tap-and-holding on a link
- Infinite caching of the same articles
- Fever: Filter out “#comment hash”
- Fever: Improved handling of self signed certificates (https)
- Empty article list
- An issue where it wasn’t possible to sign out of a sharing service under certain circumstance
If you’re an existing Reeder 2 user, the update should be hitting the App Store soon. If not, you can buy Reeder 2 for $4.99 here.