Press Herald Headlines Reviews

by Ehmet

It is impossible to search the paper, find an article, or read the paper on PressHeraldHeadlines . I was reminded of this when I opened it for the first time in forever to try and find an article from yesterday.
I will not be re-subscribing since I am never at an actual computer, and I cannot afford to keep the print version of the paper.

by No Name Please 1

I can no longer use PressHeraldHeadlines. When I try to open an article, a message pops up telling me that I’ve read the maximum number of ‘free’ articles and indicates that I need to log in to read more. The problem is that when I sign in, I get an error message. This, despite having reset my password multiple times and verifying my correct log in information by calling Customer Service @ The Press Herald. Useless app to me if I can’t read what’s there...

by T.Mac

i signed up for this paper a week ago w my debit card. (which was charged.) i live in south portland, although that should not matter. and every time i try to read an article, i am told by the website, i have reached my limit of free articles. it doesn’t matter if i go through PressHeraldHeadlines or an email.

this is amateur. it’s messy kid stuff. it’s straight up bs. (i went to j school at unc-ch and this should not be happening! it’s not like the guys in charge of subscriptions require talent of any kind!) i’m going to cancel my subscription and stick w the nyt, wapo, huffpo et al.

tamson mackinnon

by Mainerlivingaway

The recent update on PressHeraldHeadlines made it even more worthless. At least on the old version, I could read the obituaries without a subscription. Really, I thought helping people when someone passes was part of the service aspect of a newspaper. Now you have to pay to run an obituary that no one sees unless they pay too. That's the height of hypocrisy.

by Loyal Post Subscriber

Am I missing something or is there no search function? That seems a critical feature of any news app.

Plus, no app updates for nine months. Looks like this is not a priority for the Press Herald.

by TracyTechCon

As an app to sort the laundry it is fine, but for reading the news it is disabled. I usually wind up resorting to their “ePaper”. That has its challenges too, but at least I can more easily see what I want to read

by Felicia 4runner

I am a PPH print & digital subscriber. I start the morning with my coffee, PPH app and a fully 100% charged phone. By the time I’m ready to get up, my phone is in the 60% charged range. Nothing else has changed.

I also prefer the prior layout. So I could easily scroll through headlines.

I can live with the format change. But the battery drain will cause me to go elsewhere.

by GaryCME

For the last several days, PressHeraldHeadlines keeps crashing. Normally good, but impossible to use with it continually crashing after being open after 5-20 seconds.

by Meglopedia15

PressHeraldHeadlines doesn’t allow for viewing photos when that’s the primary content of the article

by MaineKnight

PressHeraldHeadlines continuously crashes.
Only three stories on the front page
Images are too big in the list
Can’t reset password

by Rev Sam

I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the Press Herald as a paper. I’d rate it a 4 or 5 stars as such. I also would have rate the electronic edition the same before the change in format. I find it hard to quickly scan it to find the articles I want. Please offer the old format back.

by Midcoast Yachtsman

If you live in a rural part of Maine this is a great way to get Maine news. More coverage of midcoast news would be appreciated though.

by Jeff66.

I’m still getting use to it, but I like the utility of the new website. The addition of the regional traffic is fantastic. I know I can get that elsewhere, but it is a great service right there with the weather, which has been part of the local paper since the dawn of weather...featured in the local paper. Only suggestion is to add something on the front face to make us laugh. We need to laugh more.

by Love On The Hill

Couldn’t live without our local newspaper!

by Mionemouse

I really appreciate getting notification of anything important going on. Love the service!

by DenitoL

The old version was easier to navigate and showed more news stories on each page.

by Gigafone

ez nav, no bugs, clear ui. one thing on the wish list: the new ios allows larger icons with previews. see nyt app as example. would be nice to have that function for PPH

by GSR38

App has become unusable. Any attempt to open a story brings a full page ad. Close the ad and the story closes too, returning to the story index. This glitch should be fixed.

by Jablwaaki

Is it possible for your web developer to have the type of articles that a reader prefers to click on to read be “suggested” and made available for future reading?

by MELPepper

There i press herald is a highlight of me day. And I love the notifications throughout the day. I share articles with my adult kids. Thank you!!

by Shrinksta

What’s with the new format, folks? I used to be able to scroll quickly through Press Herald news for a fast local update. Now only 4 stories appear, followed by big distracting sections with large graphics that seem unrelated. What good is that? I’m not a fan and now check PPH rarely.

by BestoftheWorst

I have a hard time navigating the new version of the Press Herald. I have called and been unable to get anyone on the phone. I left my number and no one called me back. I will cancel my online subscription. I used to read it every am.
Relocated Portlander

by JimL-9458

PressHeraldHeadlines is not intuitive, and the search feature does not work. I don’t see why PressHeraldHeadlines is even in PressHeraldHeadlines Store. The developer should either have an app to be proud of, or no app at all.

by SnappyAppy

It’s impossible to find articles in PressHeraldHeadlines. There is no search function, and it’s frustrating to have to navigate section by section looking for a particular story.

by Chickenlittle007

It is fine once you open a story but keeps refreshing and returning to the top while you read headlines.
Also the search never works so you have to try to scan headlines to find the article you want to read.

by ArdeeD

Almost typical of e-versions. Never get the full effect of the paper’s reporting and stories. For an example of a newspaper that’s figured out the way to do an e-version, check the Santa Fe NewMexican. It’s superb.

by Captainjack04

It would be nice if PressHeraldHeadlines had access to read comics and political cartoons.