9to5Mac — Breaking Tech News Reviews

by -DizzyD.

I signed up for a paid subscription to the iOS app. Neither the iPhone, nor the iPad app consistently recognize my subscription. I have to force quit 9to5MacBreakingTechNews , select restore purchase and jump through all sorts of other hoops to try to get it to recognize my subscription, otherwise it locks me out of reading articles. if you’re going to charge a subscription fee, then your payroll needs to be functional.

by Rainman76

I liked the old version of 9to5MacBreakingTechNews . I didn’t mind the ads either in it. But now, only 3 articles can be read in app, then you can either open an article in a web browser from 9to5MacBreakingTechNews or pay for the premium. Also, I don’t like that the articles are just large thumbnails with no header. How do you know if you want to read or skip the article without having to tap on the image? I am deleting 9to5MacBreakingTechNews and just reading on a web browser.

by Uas2006

9to5MacBreakingTechNews used to be great to get Apple-related news. However, the developer felt it would be a good idea to block full articles unless you subscribe. This is unfortunate as I can read the articles on their website without a subscription. Also, there are other great alternate sources for Apple & Mac news. I’ve been a long-time reader but have now deleted 9to5MacBreakingTechNews due to these poorly thought-out changes. Goodbye 9to5Mac!

by Wood8166

Been a great ride 9to5Mac, but I’ll be deleting 9to5MacBreakingTechNews and not visiting the site anymore. The latest changes are too much and the user experience is very poor. Not being able to read articles directly in 9to5MacBreakingTechNews , forcing users to perform extra gestures to jump to a Safari browser just to read an article, or force them to pay a subscriber fee is a weak money grab. Not worth my time anymore. I did not mind seeing a little ad and “hitting the jump” was a very minor inconvenience that I was willing to deal with. We had a good run.

by Reconsct

9to5MacBreakingTechNews use to be my go to. Yes, I always used the free version but found it totally acceptable the way the ads were integrated into the stories.

Even some of the “Stories” were simply ads themselves and I was ok with that. As a matter of fact Ive even bought several of the sponsored products that I otherwise wouldn’t have.

Now however you can only view 3 stories with the free option, and there isn’t even enough info to tell if it warrants one of the free uses or is simply a product placement.

Now the standard is apparently to pay for ability to see the stories and still have things sold to you via placement.

Never did I think I would have to pay for the privilege of seeing an ad selling me something to make the company further revenue from a paid app. This is just pure greed.

With this update it will be my last day using 9to5MacBreakingTechNews . I think in time the developers will come to find that this new “method” will only continue to burn any goodwill they already had built with the community.

by Lauthier

Love the news stories about Apple. I’ve been a subscriber for a few months now. My biggest and really only complaint is that I can’t comment on articles directly from 9to5MacBreakingTechNews . If I click on comment it pulls me into Safari and then I have to sign in in order to comment or reply to a comment. It just feels so archaic rather than just being able to click comment on the article and commenting what I have to say.

by \~/ My Glass Is Half Full

I am a lonnggg time 9to5 reader. It’s an mediocre app but prefer using Safari. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE implement something like Safari’s Reading List to add stories to when I want to save some for offline for later! Also, I wish tapping a story didn’t just open a safari web view but more of a reading view with media imbedded like Safari’s reading view. Also, an option to search for stories via a keyword would be nice like on the website. I appreciate 9to5MacBreakingTechNews though and love the site and podcast!

by "Ravishing" Rick

I’ve been using 9to5MacBreakingTechNews for a few years and it’s always been easy to use and offers a better experience than the website in my opinion. However, it had not been updated in a while so I was thrilled to see it listed to be receiving an update. The look is new and modern, which was a welcome change. However, they made one big change: upon clicking on an article, it tells you that you only have 3 more full articles that are ad-free. This wouldn’t be an issue except after you read 3 full articles, they require you to either subscribe to their premium service for $1.99 a month or use the web browser to read the article. There’s no way to see the full article on 9to5MacBreakingTechNews and just deal with ads.

This is a huge step backwards and will cause me to delete 9to5MacBreakingTechNews entirely and stop reading their website. I can deal with having ads on the page, I just don’t see the need to use 9to5MacBreakingTechNews if it’s telling me to use the web browser if I don’t want to subscribe to their service. $24 a year isn’t breaking the bank, it’s the principle of it where the change came out of left field and gives the user one impression before revealing the truth.

by Tps42

I’ve signed up with Disqus somewhere else. When I try to log in down by the comments section the “Login” link is dead. I also tried the icons for signing in using Facebook, Twitter, and Google. If any of those three WOULD HAVE worked, I would have refused to sign in using them anyway for privacy reasons. Only directly signing in with the Disqus log in. Fix the dead links please.

by D. Hill

I will be focusing my review on the free version of this application. The 9 to 5 Mac is a solid Apple News application in terms of design but I find it to a bit lacking in detail as well as content. To start off with the positive the interface is simple to use with a smooth scroll down experience and a high quality background to read articles from. At the end of articles is You Tube related content and the ability to read more site featured content with a link to the website. Users can modify the interface theme and keep it light, make it dark or choose the automatic which I guess is based on the time period it is being used. The drawbacks include articles not being able to be saved to read later as well as 9to5MacBreakingTechNews not having a filter for commentary opinion pieces nor product sale pages separate from the daily news/rumor content. To read opinion pieces exclusively users have to go out of 9to5MacBreakingTechNews to the website. To me 9 to 5 Mac works best as a compliment to Apple News sources such as Apple Insider and iMore since they tend to give a more detailed analysis of the industry in whole while 9 to 5 keeps you up to date on what is happening and rumors on what could be coming down the line.

by Elwood 61

I absolutely love 9to5MacBreakingTechNews and all of the corespondents however lately 9to5MacBreakingTechNews seems to be broken because it constantly cannot be updated due to lack of internet connection, but every other internet app on my device works so obviously 9to5MacBreakingTechNews is broken and needs to be fixed or else I will be forced to cancel my subscription.

by ILLeStEyECoN

This has been one of my absolute favorite apps to use over the years. 9to5MacBreakingTechNews not only provides valuable updates and news, but also takes chances on reporting early rumors, allowing for discussion. But recently, 9to5MacBreakingTechNews has become a money grab. We understand that developers and contributors need to make a living, so I was fine with 9to5MacBreakingTechNews going behind a paywall IF you blocked direct ads through the iPhone. Otherwise, it should have remained functional. Now, every story has an advertiser, including the most recent one which blurs out images of all the stories. These are all distracting and has taken away from the purpose of 9to5MacBreakingTechNews .

by Levi 2015 Blanket

Ever since the new update, I’ve been having issues navigating 9to5MacBreakingTechNews with voiceover.
I’ve been able to somewhat navigate articles, but I feel like voiceover is missing some of the articles. I like having the ability to switch between the different sites now, but it’s not that worth it if voiceover support is broken. I read articles on 9to5MacBreakingTechNews on a daily basis to get the latest in Apple news, but if I can’t read half of the article, or other parts of 9to5MacBreakingTechNews are not accessible, it makes 9to5MacBreakingTechNews useless. if this could be fixed, that would be greatly appreciated.

by GizmoDan

Content is pretty good. Journalism is somewhat juvenile- young viewpoints only. As a person old enough to have purchased the original Mac, it aggravates me that I can't zoom in on your photos. Can't turn to landscape to make them bigger. Can't save to Photos. As a matter of fact, even on their website, saving to Photos is the only way I have found to enlarge photos.

by Jboogie1289

I normally use the Web based Site and have tried 9to5MacBreakingTechNews , again and I like it. However, I cannot Login to leave a comment. I’ve sent a message to support via 9to5MacBreakingTechNews and have not gotten a responses correction. Even when tapping on the other 3 options (FB, Google etc) to Login, they are unresponsive. Please look in to this issue and correct it.

by Abfkn258

Love this website and app but I wish there were better notification settings. Even when only asking for “breaking news” notifications, I get them for nearly every story. Every story cannot be “breaking news”.

by Parasshah23

Overall, 9to5MacBreakingTechNews is great.
The only issue I have is when selecting a notification when a new notification comes in the article did not open up. only 9to5MacBreakingTechNews opened up after selecting the notification from the notification center.
The actual article should open up.
For example, when a CNN notification comes in a notification center selecting the notification results in the CNN article opening up in the news app.

by Nakoff

I love having access to all Apple news in one place. One thing I would love to see is 9to5MacBreakingTechNews make use of the full screen on my device. Strange to see an all Apple news app that is not making 9to5MacBreakingTechNews use the full screen.

by Ejoon16

When I launch 9to5MacBreakingTechNews and swipe down to update it, it always takes at least 15 second to update and refresh with new stories. I know it takes this long because I wait 15 seconds and something new appears. This case would be false if I waited and waited and nothing new popped up, but this isn’t the case. Please fix 9to5Mac. I use 9to5MacBreakingTechNews several times a day and would like to see it load faster. Thank you.

by Arjune Dhindsa

I would use the website on safari most of times, but 9to5MacBreakingTechNews performs much better especially on mobile devices, great storys!

by Brix72

Great app!!! Keep you informed on all of the things going on with technology and beyond!!! I like the fact there has been more how to articles do you help people learn their products!!!!

by Asmello44

Big fan of 9to5MacBreakingTechNews just wished they offered the 9to5 Google app also which I use a lot. Also wish the subscription was annual because 1.99 a month is steep. Otherwise great app great news source.

by Albrightjlt

This is a great source for anything Apple. While I found the free version to be quite informative,I find the $1.99 Premium Membership to give me even more information I can use. When you find a great source,it’s nice to be able to support it this way.

by G-A-R-Y-O-N-E!

Thanks for the update (1.7) to your app. It is now loading with no crashes! Whew.

Previous Review:
The past 2 days 9to5MacBreakingTechNews is totally unusable. It crashes every time you open it. Weird since there hasn’t been an update in months. Tried deleting 9to5MacBreakingTechNews and installing it again. No difference. Fix it.

by Jsiraheta

I love to be up to date on current news about the tech world, specifically with apple products and 9to5MacBreakingTechNews is absolutely necessary. I love the articles and relevant news on products that work alongside apple devices. Keep up the stellar work 9 to 5 Mac!!!!!!

by Cgriffin215

When using the 9to5Mac app, despite being able to view the disqus comments under the articles I cannot get the log in button to work...I often find myself starting to type comments then I remember that it doesn’t work in 9to5MacBreakingTechNews and I have to jump over to safari to post. Annoying.

by Renelle

9to5MacBreakingTechNews is so great. I’ve never seen one more informative. Sometimes I do notice that some articles are recycled via copy and paste from one article to another. (i.e...iOS Beta updates). Nonetheless, great app!

by E-WALD

They advertise nice stuff but when you try to buy it you can always do that so I over tightened and I’ve got time to look around and disappointed with this 9-to-5 because they don’t want always sell what they say

by Bigdug700

The best source for tech news has shot it out of the park with their latest app update. Now, the news from their many sites is available in one place. The return of push notifications is much appreciated.

by Walodge

9to5Mac is my go to app for apple news it is always so helpful when I need to find out something Apple news related and even tells me things that I would never of found out without 9to5Mac. One suggestion is that you include Home Screen widgets include the headline of the newest 9to5Mac stories.

by MrFrUiTyYyY

9to5MacBreakingTechNews is really good so I gave you a 5-Star(Again)but when were reading a article it not a dark mode it’s actually white instead of dark mode to match with 9to5MacBreakingTechNews please add a better dark mode experience 😉

by GlassHolow

I have the latest reviews news and anything you’d like to know about all things Apple. Their app works very good. Much better than many others where are used.