if you use NewsRack – one of the leading iPhone RSS reader apps – here’s a quick note about its latest update, to Version 2.3.2: Don’t Do It This update breaks Google Reader sync.  Well, at least it breaks it in the sense that it renders it virtually unusable. Ironically, one of the key changes […]
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NewsRack for iPhone Latest Update (2.3.2): Avoid It, It Breaks Google Reader Sync

Mar 2nd 2010 by

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if you use NewsRack – one of the leading iPhone RSS reader apps – here’s a quick note about its latest update, to Version 2.3.2:

Don’t Do It

This update breaks Google Reader sync.  Well, at least it breaks it in the sense that it renders it virtually unusable. Ironically, one of the key changes in this update is said to be ‘more reliable Google Reader sync’.  Unfortunately, that’s not the case.  What it does is force you to re-enter your GReader password every time you open the app.  It also then does a full, new sync (which feels a bit like a full backup rather than just incremental) – which is slow, a nuisance, and even when it’s done it never seems to be fully, properly in sync.

As you can see in the screen shots above, I’ve been trying this out since last night and the issue is still occurring this morning.  Oh, and one quick glance at iTunes and reviews for the app shows me that it is not just me:

iTunes

Every single review is griping about the same issue.

So far, amazingly, I don’t see anything about this issue on the developer’s blog.  I can’t imagine they’re not aware of this yet.  Hopefully they’ve already got a fix in the works, and hopefully App Store approvals are still on their new year fast track.

If you’re a NewsRack user and you see this update available, avoid it at all costs for now.

UPDATE: I have found that – as suggested to me on Twitter by @rahsaanabdul – deleting the app and reinstalling fresh has resolved the issue.  There’s also a suggestion in the Comments below that turning off sync in Settings and then back on may fix the issue as well.  Let us know what results you are seeing.

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