I must be missing something. I'm not seeing any redesign, looks the same as it always has.
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Any App Like Pulse?
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I must be missing something. I'm not seeing any redesign, looks the same as it always has.
Here's an image that shows the older UI of Pulse next to the updated LinkedIn Pulse app. I installed the update when it came out, and immediately re-installed the old app. You can use the old app until the end of 2015.
https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57595/~/original-pulse-app---no-longer-supported
At LinkedIn, we want to provide a simple and useful experience for our members. From time to time, we take a closer look at how our products are being used by our members, to ensure that they’re delivering a valuable experience for you.
As a result, the original Pulse app will be retired. Join us on our next journey as we upgrade Pulse to become your daily news, powered by your professional world. The vision for the new Pulse app is to help you stay informed -- about your profession, your company, your industry, and beyond. The new LinkedIn Pulse app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
You can continue to use the original Pulse app, until the end of 2015 when it will be deprecated, however we won't be pushing any new updates or bug fixes.
https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57595/~/original-pulse-app---no-longer-supported
At LinkedIn, we want to provide a simple and useful experience for our members. From time to time, we take a closer look at how our products are being used by our members, to ensure that they’re delivering a valuable experience for you.
As a result, the original Pulse app will be retired. Join us on our next journey as we upgrade Pulse to become your daily news, powered by your professional world. The vision for the new Pulse app is to help you stay informed -- about your profession, your company, your industry, and beyond. The new LinkedIn Pulse app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
You can continue to use the original Pulse app, until the end of 2015 when it will be deprecated, however we won't be pushing any new updates or bug fixes.
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Oh, I see--LinkedIn released the new Pulse as a separate app, and removed the old one from the store.
I don't get why LinkedIn bought it if they were just going to turn it into this. I wish the original developers would leave and remake their app.
The worst thing is I hate all the replacements. There are none. Hopefully something like it will appear by the end of the year.
I don't get why LinkedIn bought it if they were just going to turn it into this. I wish the original developers would leave and remake their app.
The worst thing is I hate all the replacements. There are none. Hopefully something like it will appear by the end of the year.
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I also use Newsify and Feedly but overall i use Feedly the most because the articles load instantly. I don't have a paid subscription with Newsify. I do like it that it shows images although it happens that it shows the same image with a wrong article and it takes a while to refresh and show the images (i have background refresh turned off) in comparison to Feedyl.
Bring an old thread back to life for the same reason.
Wow, it's almost unbelievable how bad the new Pulse app is. Someone took a huge dump on everything that made Pulse great.
I have been searching all morning for an alternative but there's nothing that's similar in design.
Has anyone found a similar app replacement yet?
Wow, it's almost unbelievable how bad the new Pulse app is. Someone took a huge dump on everything that made Pulse great.
I have been searching all morning for an alternative but there's nothing that's similar in design.
Has anyone found a similar app replacement yet?
I have been searching all morning for an alternative but there's nothing that's similar in design.
Has anyone found a similar app replacement yet?
I really like Feedly and use it daily. Also Newsify is pretty nice if you would like to have some kind of newspaper look.
They both look a bit different then Pulse but are great to use.
I was also a Pulse user. I've left Pulse a long time ago when LinkedIn took over.
I was literally using my trusty old copy of pre-linkedin pulse tonight when it finally died. The thumbnails are still updating, but tapping one opens LinkedIn garbage propaganda. I'm crushed.
I don't understand the point of buying an app, mutilating it, then killing it.
I don't want to see my feeds grouped by topic. I don't want to read a newspaper. I just want a grid of stories that scrolls horizontally through a source, and vertically between sources.
I can't believe with all the Pulse fans, and the abandonment of it, that someone hasn't cloned it. I would pay $100 for a clone.
I don't understand the point of buying an app, mutilating it, then killing it.
I don't want to see my feeds grouped by topic. I don't want to read a newspaper. I just want a grid of stories that scrolls horizontally through a source, and vertically between sources.
I can't believe with all the Pulse fans, and the abandonment of it, that someone hasn't cloned it. I would pay $100 for a clone.
This. This just happened to me this evening too. I feel exactly the same way and want exactly the same thing. I'd pay $100 too.
I'm finally started setting my new feeds up in Feedly, and it's awful compared to the pre-Linkedin version of Pulse.
A few alternatives are mentioned in this topic and also here and here (I don't think all have an iOS app version).
I'm still diggin Feedly and Newsify but I've now also noticed Inoreader which looks nice. It's free but with ads. To remove those you still have to pay 14.99 dollar. There is also Ziner, NewsBlur, Feeddler RSS Reader Pro 2, Unread: RSS News Reader and feeder.co
I'm still diggin Feedly and Newsify but I've now also noticed Inoreader which looks nice. It's free but with ads. To remove those you still have to pay 14.99 dollar. There is also Ziner, NewsBlur, Feeddler RSS Reader Pro 2, Unread: RSS News Reader and feeder.co
All of these "alternatives" have terrible interfaces. I don't understand it.
As long as the articles keep updating I'm going to keep using the old version. Tapping on an article headline will still open a web view of the article, and I would do this most of the time anyway.
As long as the articles keep updating I'm going to keep using the old version. Tapping on an article headline will still open a web view of the article, and I would do this most of the time anyway.
Not sure how you're seeing that. On my iPhone and iPads, I get variously, a blank white page, or a malformed ad for LinkedIn Pulse.
I wonder how many people would pitch in on a kickstarter campaign to resurrect the old Pulse.
Me three :-( There goes my most used app by far. It's enough to make me try to learn iOS programming!
After you've tapped on an article, tap on the headline at the top, right above the white page.
Me too. I still wish someone would write an improved version, though. Something that takes advantage of the new APIs, maybe improve power consumption (Pulse is by far the highest battery-usage app on my phone)... Anyway, glad it's working again for now.
Mine is dead
. RIP faithful companion. Closest I found is Yomu, but doesn't seem to support in-article swiping.
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Mine is dead
I also can't organize my feeds into categories with Yomu. The horizontal feeder is definitely a plus, though.
I'm actually very upset that Pulse is pretty much gone. It's been my most used app for years!
Yomu could work, except that it doesn't have Landscape (critical for iPad), and it doesn't seem to have a way to directly input an RSS feed (it can't find some of my main feeds in its database). I'll keep it installed, and see if there are any updates that come along. I tried using Newsify again yesterday, and it's so disappointing. It's not a bad app, it's just so much worse than the old Pulse. I'm going to continue to use Pulse until it absolutely stops working all together. Maybe by then, someone will come out with a clone.
The articles no longer update for me now
Any alternative app that lets you add a link from any site like pulse ?
My feeds stopped updating... All the articles were blank, all I could see were feed names. I deleted the app and re-installed it, and guess what? Once you sign out, you can not sign back in to use the app. It's officially dead. I tried searching for an old IPA from before you even had to sign in to use it.. I have a few old backups from years ago.. but for some reason they won't install on iOS9.. Oh well..