Nextnews 2.1 - The Duo update is out now

Version 2.1 is available on the App Store now and it's a big update! Here's what's new in this version:

iPhone Duo support

This update is a huge rewrite of many of the UI components to make them work well on the iPhone Duo.

Nextnews is using a custom navigation instead of the system nav which was quite a pain to port to the Duo. Since I don't have an iPhone Duo myself, I couldn't test the update on real device. So if anything behaves unexpected, please report it.

Thank you to the one person who tested the beta on their Duo!

Improved Liquid Glass look

In 2.0 I toned down the appearance of Liquid Glass a lot since in iOS 26 it caused some issues with visual clarity – which is not ideal for an app that's mainly used for reading. Apple has tackled many of these issues in iOS 27 which is why I decided to use the native appearance for buttons and navs and I think it looks great!

Instant article switching

When switching the current feed or folder using the sidebar, there has always been a slight delay before articles were being displayed. This was a bit of a hack to prevent layout issues and stutter in the app. This is gone now and articles are being loaded in instantly! This should make Nextnews feel more fluid but it can cause some frame drops when the sidebar is being dismissed. Let me know if you like this change or preferred the previous behavior.

Smaller updates and fixes

• Current article will now be highlighted in the list on bigger devices with split views
• Two-finger trackpad swipe on article list items to trigger actions
• Some bug fixes (thank you everyone for reporting issues!)

Enjoy the update! If you don't have it yet, you can manually install it from the App Store.