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Publisher Description

Stay up to date with the latest news and products in the Mac and iOS worlds with TidBITS (tidbits.com), the oldest Internet-only publication on the planet! The award-winning publication was founded in 1990 by Adam Engst, regularly voted one of the most influential figures in the Macintosh industry.

Displays headlines and summaries for the most recent TidBITS stories. At the top of the headline screen, pull to refresh the list.

Tap to read the full text of any recent TidBITS article, complete with graphics and embedded movies. Choose among font sizes for reading articles.

Follow links to referenced Web sites and other Internet resources in Safari.

All headlines and articles are downloaded to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch so you can catch up on TidBITS while on the subway or on an iPad/iPod touch that's out of range of a Wi-Fi network.

Version History App responds more quickly to user actions. 2.6.3 Apr 20 Work around pictures of emojis that sometimes show up in the feed. 2.6.2 Jan 16 2.6: rewrite for iOS 26. — 2.6.1: bugfixes: improve iPad launch behavior, show selection when table of contents reappears, add alert if feed fetch fails. 2.6.1 Jan 10 Completely rewritten from scratch for iOS 26 and Swift 6.2. New feature: dark mode! Some improvements to the layout of story content. 2.6 Jan 9 Updated for iOS 15.
Fixed entity bug in some article titles.
Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading. 2.5 10/26/2021 New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle). 
Added haptic feedback (iPhone only). 
Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded. 
Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization. 2.4 11/06/2020 Work around RSS feed bug where HTML entities can appear in article title.

Work around crashing bug where user permission is required to save image from web view. 2.3.2 11/25/2018 Add VoiceOver compatibility. Slightly larger text size in articles list. 2.3.1 10/14/2018 Major interface modernization; works with revised TidBITS feed.
Restore offline mode.
Many bug fixes under the hood. Updated for iOS 12, Swift 4.2. 2.3 10/02/2018 Work around crash when switching between apps on iPad. 2.2 11/13/2017 Compatibility with iOS 11 and iPhone X. 2.1 09/23/2017 Added 64-bit architecture. Rewritten from scratch, in Swift, as an iOS-10 native app. 2.0 05/15/2017 Bug fixes. Rewritten from the ground up for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 (and now requires iOS 6). 1.5 01/16/2013 * Allows background music to continue playing while in the app

* Fixes a minor image display bug on the iPad 1.4 02/08/2011 * Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.

* Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother. 1.3 12/17/2010 * Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.

* Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother. 1.2 08/17/2010 * Fixes a bug where the user could evoke an error dialog by tapping the Reload button while the data was being downloaded.

* Works around a difference between iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.2 so that the iPhone version of the app displays correctly on an iPad. 1.1 06/06/2010 1.0 12/30/2009



About TidBITS News

TidBITS News is a free app for iOS published in the Other list of apps, part of Network & Internet.

The company that develops TidBITS News is Matt Neuburg. The latest version released by its developer is 2.6.3.

To install TidBITS News on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-10-14 and was downloaded 0 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the TidBITS News as malware if the download link is broken.

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Publisher
Released Date
2026-10-14
Languages
English

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Operating systems
iOS

Download information

File size
2 bytes
Total downloads
0

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License model
Free
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Version History


Here you can find the changelog of TidBITS News since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-27. The latest version is 2.6.3 and it was updated on Apps112 on 19 October, 2026. See below the changes in each version:

version 2.6.3

posted on 2026-10-14

Version History App responds more quickly to user actions. 2.6.3 Apr 20 Work around pictures of emojis that sometimes show up in the feed. 2.6.2 Jan 16 2.6: rewrite for iOS 26. — 2.6.1: bugfixes: improve iPad launch behavior, show selection when table of contents reappears, add alert if feed fetch fails. 2.6.1 Jan 10 Completely rewritten from scratch for iOS 26 and Swift 6.2. New feature: dark mode! Some improvements to the layout of story content. 2.6 Jan 9 Updated for iOS 15.
Fixed entity bug in some article titles.
Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading. 2.5 10/26/2021 New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle). 
Added haptic feedback (iPhone only). 
Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded. 
Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization. 2.4 11/06/2020 Work around RSS feed bug where HTML entities can appear in article title.

Work around crashing bug where user permission is required to save image from web view. 2.3.2 11/25/2018 Add VoiceOver compatibility. Slightly larger text size in articles list. 2.3.1 10/14/2018 Major interface modernization; works with revised TidBITS feed.
Restore offline mode.
Many bug fixes under the hood. Updated for iOS 12, Swift 4.2. 2.3 10/02/2018 Work around crash when switching between apps on iPad. 2.2 11/13/2017 Compatibility with iOS 11 and iPhone X. 2.1 09/23/2017 Added 64-bit architecture. Rewritten from scratch, in Swift, as an iOS-10 native app. 2.0 05/15/2017 Bug fixes. Rewritten from the ground up for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 (and now requires iOS 6). 1.5 01/16/2013 * Allows background music to continue playing while in the app

* Fixes a minor image display bug on the iPad 1.4 02/08/2011 * Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.

* Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother. 1.3 12/17/2010 * Now a universal app, presenting native interfaces for the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.

* Behind-the-scenes interface tweaks that should, for instance, make list scrolling smoother. 1.2 08/17/2010 * Fixes a bug where the user could evoke an error dialog by tapping the Reload button while the data was being downloaded.

* Works around a difference between iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone OS 3.2 so that the iPhone version of the app displays correctly on an iPad. 1.1 06/06/2010 1.0 12/30/2009

version 2.6.2

posted on 2026-01-16

Work around pictures of emojis that sometimes show up in the feed.

version 2.5

posted on 2021-10-26

Oct 26, 2021 Version 2.5
Updated for iOS 15.
Fixed entity bug in some article titles.
Added preference to suppress spinner while story is loading.

version 2.4

posted on 2020-11-06

Nov 6, 2020 Version 2.4
New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle). 
Added haptic feedback (iPhone only). 
Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded. 
Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization.

version 2.4

posted on 2020-11-06

6 Nov 2020 Version 2.4
New feature: track which articles have been read (swipe left to toggle). 
Added haptic feedback (iPhone only). 
Removed audio player because articles are no longer recorded. 
Modernized for iOS 14; big interface cleanup and behind-the-scenes reorganization.

version 2.3.2

posted on 2018-11-25

Nov 25, 2018 Version 2.3.2
Work around RSS feed bug where HTML entities can appear in article title.

Work around crashing bug where user permission is required to save image from web view.

version 1.5

posted on 2009-12-31

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Updated At: 2026-10-19
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