AP Mobile was selected as an Official Honoree in the 17th Annual Webby Awards!

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AP Mobile was selected in both the handheld and tablet and other device categories for News. http://winners.webbyawards.com/2013/mobile-apps/handheld-devices/news/honorees

http://winners.webbyawards.com/2013/mobile-apps/tablet-and-all-other-devices/news/honorees

Next year we hope to take the top honor, so we’ll be working hard to improve the app. As always we appreciate your feedback (apmobile@ap.org).
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AP Mobile v5.5 for iOS now available in iTunes!

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Version 5.5 of the AP Mobile iOS app was just released to the iTunes store.

Key updates include the following:

  • Breaking News alerts that link to related stories! As the story becomes available the alert will be linked in the alert history window.
  • Fully localized version for our Spanish readers. (device must be set to Spanish)
  • Works great on iPad Mini and iPhone 5
  • Stability improvements galore!

As always, we are committed to becoming the best mobile news source and welcome your feedback (email us at apmobile@ap.org).

AP Mobile wins an EPPY Honorable Mention!

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We are happy to announce that AP Mobile can add an EPPY Honorable Mention for “Best Mobile Application with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over” to its growing list of accolades.   The EPPY Awards, presented by Editor & Publisher, honor the best media-affiliated websites across 31 diverse categories. Now in its 17th year, this international contest has broadened its scope to keep up with the ever-changing Internet industry.

We continue to improve AP Mobile so stay tuned for an upcoming release that has a feature that many of our users have been requesting!

We strive to create the best mobile news app in the market and always look forward to hearing your feedback to help us achieve this.  Please email us at apmobile@ap.org.

Thanks for the continued support!

Michael

AP Mobile now with Sharable Alerts and iPhone 5 and iOS 6 support

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AP Mobile version 5.4 for iOS is now available!  Download it from iTunes.

  • Full support for iOS 6 and the new iPhone 5 screen size
  • Breaking news alert history – one easy place for all AP alerts
  • Share breaking news alerts – be the first to tell your friends about breaking news!
  • Cleaned up share menus
  • Cleaned up locale selection and management
  • Rotation lock – prevent the app from rotating while reading in bed
  • Numerous bug fixes and even more stability improvements

As always, we are committed to becoming the best mobile news source and welcome your feedback (email us at apmobile@ap.org).

AP Mobile for iOS now with Evernote and LinkedIn support

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AP Mobile version 5.3 for iOS is now available! Download it from iTunes.

  • Now optimized for iOS 5.0 and above – users with iOS 4.x and below can continue to use AP Mobile but will no longer be able to upgrade.  We have implemented the new memory management framework, which is only supported in iOS 5.0 and above.
  • Big Story Alert Flag so you know when we have added expanded coverage on a story
  • Customize order and visibility in the Big Story Section
  • Added share functionality for Linkedin 
  • Added the ability to save content to Evernote
  • Video Player now plays next video automatically after first video ends
  • Fixes a bug with photo loading that some users experienced.

As always, we are committed to becoming the best mobile news source and welcome your feedback (email us at apmobile@ap.org).

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AP Mobile is putting the passion and pageantry of the London Olympics in the palm of your hand.

  • Get complete, real-time coverage of the games in our Big Story section, including medal counts, athlete profiles and results, all within the sleek mobile app interface.
  • AP has covered every Olympic event since 1896.
  • Latest News: Up-to-the-minute coverage of events, ceremonies, athletes and magic from multiple venues.
  • Eyes on London: Continuous updates from our London live desk, serving up short, colorful updates from the streets and the games.
  • Multimedia: High definition video, robust interactive graphics and photos captured live and by robotic cameras at 12 Olympic venues.
Download for your mobile device now at http://getapmobile.com/

New version of AP Mobile for Android is now available in Google Play and the Amazon app store!

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This latest release (v3.6.5) is mostly focused on improving stability across the fragmented Android device pool.  It also addresses localization issues in non-US editions as well as issues with GPS functionality when outside of the US.  The app also purges unused data on your SD card and has an improved widget design.

Download the app from Google Play or Amazon App Store.

As always, we look forward to your feedback (apmobile@ap.org).