Now Available: Longform for iPad 1.1 We’re thrilled to release our first major update to Longform for iPad, which you can download now in the App Store. This new version includes a slew of improvements, including three biggies:   Dark Mode Our most requested feature will be requested no more: dark mode is here. Now you can read at night without fear of bothering your bedmate. Toggling between dark and light mode is easy—you can switch in the global settings menu or while reading an article.  New Fonts and Fine-Grain Control Longform 1.1 includes three gorgeous new fonts: Hoefler Text, Tisa and Palatino. You’ll find them in our redesigned font menu, which now allows for fine-grain control over text size, line height, and column width. More Magazines With 1.1, we’ve nearly doubled the number of magazines you can follow. Fans of Longform.org will see several familiar names—The New Republic, Gawker, and ProPublica are now in the app—while readers with particular interests in design, sports, and tech will all be pleased. We’ve also added some amazing international magazines, including The Caravan from India, The Global Mail from Australia and Germany’s Der Spiegel. Here’s the full list: Ars Technica Boston Review The Caravan The Classical Deadspin Der Spiegel English Design Observer Edge Gawker The Global Mail Interview The Millions The New Inquiry The New Republic Pitchfork ProPublica The Rumpus Salon Scientific American Smithsonian The Verge Other features in Longform 1.1: iOS 6 compatibility  Redesigned top bar for improved reading experience New fonts and a more fine-grained text control One-touch sharing with Readability, Instapaper and Pocket Faster updating Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements Download the update from iTunes.

Now Available: Longform for iPad 1.1

We’re thrilled to release our first major update to Longform for iPad, which you can download now in the App Store. This new version includes a slew of improvements, including three biggies:  

Dark Mode

Our most requested feature will be requested no more: dark mode is here. Now you can read at night without fear of bothering your bedmate. Toggling between dark and light mode is easy—you can switch in the global settings menu or while reading an article. 

New Fonts and Fine-Grain Control

Longform 1.1 includes three gorgeous new fonts: Hoefler Text, Tisa and Palatino. You’ll find them in our redesigned font menu, which now allows for fine-grain control over text size, line height, and column width.

More Magazines

With 1.1, we’ve nearly doubled the number of magazines you can follow. Fans of Longform.org will see several familiar names—The New Republic, Gawker, and ProPublica are now in the app—while readers with particular interests in design, sports, and tech will all be pleased. We’ve also added some amazing international magazines, including The Caravan from India, The Global Mail from Australia and Germany’s Der Spiegel. Here’s the full list:

Other features in Longform 1.1:

  • iOS 6 compatibility 
  • Redesigned top bar for improved reading experience
  • New fonts and a more fine-grained text control
  • One-touch sharing with Readability, Instapaper and Pocket
  • Faster updating
  • Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements

Download the update from iTunes.

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