In general, though, swiping through articles feels natural, like flipping pages in a top-spiral notebook. Most of the time, it feels natural, but I’ll admit that on occasion I mistakenly try to swipe horizontally first-blame plenty of time spent using the iPad version of the app. The most obvious difference is in the flipping itself: On the iPad, you swipe horizontally to flip between pages on the iPhone, pages swipe vertically instead. Flipboard on the iPhone is clearly the same app as the iPad version, but the app’s designers cleverly reoriented things a bit to make the app fit better on the smaller screen. Thus, the moment I loggoed into Flipboard on my iPhone, all my old content sources were there. You’ll Flip: Flipping pages in Flipboard on the iPhone works vertically, so folks coming from the iPad version may need a period of adjustment. Benefit two: Your Flipboard settings carry over seamlessly between different iOS devices. That way, you can choose to see stories from Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter, while your roommate can focus on Vanity Fair and The Onion. Those accounts serve two purposes: Multiple folks sharing a single iOS device could each create a unique Flipboard account, giving each individual access to his or her preferred content sources.

Not too long ago, Flipboard introduced accounts. In addition to slimming down a bit to fit that smaller device’s screen, the app scored some new features, to boot. In its latest iteration, Flipboard for the first timeīecame available on the iPhone and iPod touch as well. Over time, the app’s focus broadened it could display content from all sorts of sources, including major publications. The app began life by culling links from your Facebook and Twitter timelines, presenting them in a magazine-inspired layout, driven by excellent design: You could feel the pages of turning as you swiped with your finger. When first released, Flipboard felt like it was born for the iPad.

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