Unread 4.2 Adds iOS 18 Features and More

John Brayton

September 12, 2024

Unread 4.2 adds iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 features and a variety of other improvements. This update is available now from the App Store.

Dark Mode Icon and Tinted Icon

The standard icon for Unread now has a dark mode variant on iPhone and iPad for iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. After enabling dark mode icons on your home screen, Unread’s icon will have a dark background. This change will not apply when using an alternate icon for Unread.

This update also adds support for tinted icons on iPhone and iPad for iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.

Widget Updates

This update adds the ability to show widgets with a tint on iPhone and iPad for iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.

Additional Improvements

  • On Mac, a new Next Article toolbar button selects the next article in the article list. This button is not present by default, but can be added to a main viewer window by choosing Customize Toolbar… from the View menu. Similarly there is a new optional Next Article menu item for the swipe left menu of the article view on iPhone and iPad. To enable it, open the Settings screen, select Articles under Basic Options, and turn on Next Article under Basic Actions.
  • On Mac, this update adds a First Article menu item to the Article menu. This selects the first article in the article list. This menu item has a ^1 (Control-1) keyboard shortcut. On most (but not all) keyboard layouts, typing just 1 will also invoke that menu item.
  • On Mac for customers using more than one account, the ⌥1 (Option-1) keyboard shortcut will open the first account, ⌥2 will open the second account, etc.
  • On Mac, this update adds an optional New Subscription… toolbar button. This button is not present by default, but can be added to a main viewer window by choosing Customize Toolbar… from the View menu.
  • This update fixes a bug that caused articles to be associated with Feedbin saved searches after they no longer met the saved search criteria under some circumstances.
  • This update fixes a bug around the Clear Read Items on Mark All Read setting on Mac.
  • This update fixes a bug around article list table selection on Mac.
  • This update fixes a bug that caused broken images in some apartmenttherapy.com articles.

Available Now

This update is available now from the App Store. If you enjoy using Unread, please consider purchasing a subscription to its premium features.