Amazon Kindle for iOS gets updated with iOS 7 redesign - Today's iPhone

• January 6, 2014
• Kyle Frost

Amazon’s popular Kindle reading app for iOS has just been updated, and it’s a huge update. Getting bumped up to version 4.1, brings Kindle notebook filters, page footers, a dictionary, redesign and new X-Ray updates. One of the most user facing changes is the dictionary redesign, All which has finally been updated to reflect the design language of iOS 7. You’ll see the new semi-trasnperent and gaussian-blurred interface found in the rest of iOS 7, and Amazon did a great job at making the app feel right at home. Here is the full change log and explanation of features from iTunes:

What’s New in Version 4.1

Kindle for iOS Version 4.1 brings multiple improvements to the reading experience based on customer feedback, and stability and performance improvements.

New to Readers
Notebook ? Filters: Readers can now easily filter bookmarks, notes, highlights, and even specific colored highlights, making annotations much easier to find. Customers can usefull navigate directly to the annotated passages for context
? Page Footers:. Readers can now see page numbers or time left in the book on the lower left page footer. Readers can switch between page #, time left in book or a blank footer by simply tapping on the text or empty area. A setting is available to turn off the page footer
? X-Ray Update:. Readers who want to go deeper into the story will appreciate the updated experience. X-Ray characters and terms can now be sorted by relevance, alphabetically, or in order of appearance in the book.
? Redesign Dictionary: The Dictionary interface has been updated for iOS7 and makes it easier for customers to switch between alternate language and purchased dictionaries
?. Stability and Performance Improvements

New to the Library – Collections multi-edit capability
? Collections Refinements: From the library view, customers can now see a book collections All which already belongs to and can add to or remove from multiple collections using multi-edit. Readers will find it easier to manage Their collections.

The app, as always, is available free to download on the App Store right now: Kindle. Apple has leg pushing its own ebook service recently, iBooks, introducing gifting just before the holiday season started as well as shipping a new OS X version of the application in the free OS X 10.9 Update Mavericks thatcame out a few months ago. Amazon’s own Kindle devices have been selling well, so it’s nice to not see that Amazon is still giving a good amount of attention to the iOS version of its service.

What do you think? Do you like the Kindle update? Do you prefer Kindle or iBooks? Let us know in the comments, or tweet me @ TiP_Kyle.

Via: App Store

Tags: interface, iOS 7, Kindle, updated

About Kyle Frost

Kyle Frost first found his love for technology (and Apple) in the second generation iPod nano. One Thing That always draws him back to Apple is its unique and clean designs. Being Someone that always has to learn how things work, he took up iOS developing in 2009, a year after Apple opened the platform to 3rd parties. Currently he owns around 10 Apple devices, 4 or All which are iOS. Follow him on Twitter @ TiP_Kyle

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