Medium: Read & Write Stories

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About this app

Medium is the internet’s encyclopedia of expertise. Read millions of long-form stories from insiders and thought leaders, deepen your knowledge of the subjects that matter most to you, and harness the power of the written word to spark new ideas, answer big questions, and fuel bold ambitions.

+ Explore millions of ad-free stories from a global community of expert writers and independent voices.

+ Highlight passages, bookmark stories, and create lists to build your personal knowledge base.

+ Follow your favorite writers and publications, and get personalized recommendations based on your interests.

+ Connect with an intelligent community of readers and writers, clap for stories you love, and join thought-provoking conversations in the comments.

+ Listen to audio versions of any story while you commute, exercise, or multitask.

+ Opt in to get exclusive newsletters delivered to your inbox.

+ Enjoy a minimal, distraction-free reading experience that keeps the focus on quality writing.

+ Easily switch between light and dark modes.

+ Access seamlessly across your smartphone, tablet, and desktop.

+ Publish your own stories, grow your audience, and join the Medium Partner Program to earn money from your writing.

+ Become a member for unlimited access to everything on Medium and directly support the writers you read most with your subscription.

If you become a Medium member, payment of $4.99 (monthly) or $49.99 (annual) will be charged to your Google Play account. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription using the Google Play Subscription Center. See Membership Terms of Service for more information: https://policy.medium.com/paid-terms-of-service-cc7f8e165178.

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Ratings and reviews

Could you please add a Reload button? If I'm reading an article, then I put my phone away in the middle of reading; then when I come back to continue reading, if I don't have internet (let's say I'm traveling) the app instead of letting me continue to read, it shows "It looks like you're offline. Check your connection and try again." But then when I get the connectivity back, there is no way for me to "try again", because there is no "Refresh" button, there is only a "Back" button.

Just been using the app for 2 days so take this with a pince of salt and/or try it out yourself; even as a free to read user, the articles are well written/illustrated and there are as much of them as your own interests go. I'm not sure if this a common feature used for news apps but I love the tags you can use as a accurate indicator of what you would like to read more of. One negative; you can't filter out the articles that require a memership.

I already pay for a subscription for Medium. Almost every time I open the app to read a member only article, I keep getting asked to upgrade to a higher level. This is a ridiculous and non-sensical thing to do, but I guess Medium does not care about how annoying this is for already paid customers. Other than that, I enjoy reading the articles that I am interested in.

What’s new

We made improvements and fixed bugs to give you the best Medium experience.