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Searching for Your Next Book? The Updated Goodreads iOS App Has Fresh Ways to Help
March 20, 2018--Love finding out about the latest new releases? Want to know what fellow Goodreads book lovers are reading this week? Just tap on Search in the brand new update of the Goodreads iOS app to see book recommendations, trending books in the Goodreads community, and new releases hot off the presses. It’s all designed to help you browse books and enjoy serendipitously coming across your next read.
Hot Books, Author Interviews, and More
At the top of the new Search page, you’ll see the latest articles from the editorial blog. Discover which new releases have rave reviews from Goodreads members, view recommendations from popular authors and notable readers, and find the most anticipated books of the season.
Hot Books, Author Interviews, and More
At the top of the new Search page, you’ll see the latest articles from the editorial blog. Discover which new releases have rave reviews from Goodreads members, view recommendations from popular authors and notable readers, and find the most anticipated books of the season.
See Trending and New Books in the Goodreads Community
Want to see what other people are reading and talking about? Scroll down the Search page to see the books that are most read this week by other Goodreads members, as well as new releases this month and year.
Pro Tip: Swipe right on a book directly from a list to add it to your Want to Read shelf!
Ready to Try It Out?
If you’re already using the Goodreads iOS app, the latest update is available now. Or you can download it here:
On an Android Device?
The team is hard at work on the next update to the Goodreads Android app and these features—and more—will be coming soon. In the meantime, you can browse featured, trending, and new books using goodreads.com in your mobile browser.
The team is hard at work on the next update to the Goodreads Android app and these features—and more—will be coming soon. In the meantime, you can browse featured, trending, and new books using goodreads.com in your mobile browser.
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Is it possible to set the want-to-read shelf to another exclusive shelf?I use the to-read shelf for listing books I have and I want to read, and the wishlist shelf for those I want to read but don't own, so this setting would be useless to me.
That looks awesome! Cannot wait for the Android one!
For the love of all that is holy, please fix the terrible Android app. The iOS app is nearly perfect, and the Android app is basically unusable.
I'll never understand why every business kowtows to Apple, with their 20-30% market share, and takes on Android only later, despite their 70-80% market share. Why not make the bigger market happy first?
Waiting for the android version!!!!! The current one is terrible!!! ;(
Kevin wrote: "For the love of all that is holy, please fix the terrible Android app. The iOS app is nearly perfect, and the Android app is basically unusable."Literally this...
Thanks for all the comments regarding our Android app – we're hard at work on improving this so stay tuned!Angela M wrote: "I’d love the ability to add book links and reply to specific posts. Are these being considered for a future update to the apps?
We're aware that some of our users would like to see these capabilities added – we'll be sure to add your name to that list.
Francesco wrote: "Is it possible to set the want-to-read shelf to another exclusive shelf?"
I can definitely see how useful that option could be! I'll let the team know that you've put this suggestion forward.
Francesco wrote: "Is it possible to set the want-to-read shelf to another exclusive shelf?I use the to-read shelf for listing books I have and I want to read, and the wishlist shelf for those I want to read but don..."
You can make a custom shelf, then set it to exclusive, and that means that they will only be in one of the upper shelves (such as the to-be-read, currently-reading, read, etc. shelves). You can make as many of those as you'd like.
Jaclyn wrote: "Thanks for all the comments regarding our Android app – we're hard at work on improving this so stay tuned!Angela M wrote: "I’d love the ability to add book links and reply to specific posts. Are..."
Half stars??
The app is looking (and, more importantly, working) great. I do wish there was the ability to adjust font size from within the app, I've got font cranked large in general settings, but with every update, it gets smaller in the GR app. Any thought to eventually using 3D touch so that pressing on a book will pop up the synopsis as we browse lists?
Android users are waiting for user-friendly app for so long - it's due time!
was going to jump up and down about an android version... but i see my work has been done for me, thanks everyone. so now i wait... not-so-patiently... also, half stars for reviews, on all platforms - that's some serious functionality i want.
I wish you would spend some time on the Android app. It's pretty lacking :( Feels like us Android users are always getting left behind.
The iOS app is perfect. Goodreads have made massive leaps in functionality in that app over the years. Functionality that is desperately needed in the android app:- Being able to view all editions of a book
- Searching just items on your own shelves
- Speed, it is so unbelievably slow compared to the iOS app.
- Improve cover/barcode scanning
Really if there is a way to just make the Android app exactly like the iOS app, that would be perfect.
I switched to an Android device last year and am totally appalled at how terrible the GR app is. I even tried the Beta app for a while, and it's just awful. Not an improvement at all.
Can you copy text and links in the app yet? Until you can copy text and links, I will stick with browser-GR.
Angela M wrote: "I’d love the ability to add book links and reply to specific posts. Are these being considered for a future update to the apps? This update is nice but does little to improve the functionality of..."
THIS!
Andriod needs a better update. It needs to be just like the iPhone update
Tobin wrote: "I'll never understand why every business kowtows to Apple, with their 20-30% market share, and takes on Android only later, despite their 70-80% market share. Why not make the bigger market happy first?"It is much more complicated to deploy a quality Android app for the simple reason that there are infinitely more models to test and develop for. Whereas, Apple has a relative handful.
The OS versions are another factor. Android updates are locked down by carriers and OEMs, and so it tends to lag behind adoption rate with new versions.
So Android developers have to accommodate for way more hardware specifications and different (old and new) versions.
I completely feel your pain. I was in the Windows Phone group that never got a Goodreads app.
Irritating that it is not available on Android.
Seriously, I don't need a new way to search. I can find books to read quite easily. I want to be able to: use the add book/author widget on the app, see spoilers on the app, reply to comments on the app, like comments, easily delete books from my shelves (I admit this is easier on the app than browser), easily remove duplicates on the app, easily add/remove/edit my shelves on the app, easily access and use polls on the app ...
It's kind of rude to do a big home page notification about yet another 'fantastic' update to your Apple app. While us Android folks have had to make do for years now with a much crappier version, that can't do basic things, while constantly hearing (for years!) that there is an update coming 'soon'. I've grown so accustomed to using the website on my phone that you've made it highly unlikely that I'll return to the app version if there will be a new version.
Cassandra wrote: "half stars?"
It has already been mentioned quite a few times that half stars are likely not going to happen.
I'd like to add a request to simply see all my shelves on the Android app. It only shows the first 25 or 50, which isn't helpful at all. Then again, improving the Android app overall is way overdue, so I'll take any improvements.
Still dreaming about the android update ^^
I love to use my Groodread's app, but at the same time I wish there was a way for me to actually look at giveaways without going through emails. If there is a way, then wonderful, if not could I request for that feature to be considered.
I hope you update the android version...current version sucks! There are so many online options that aren't available on the app.
"On average, Android users spend $11.54 per transaction. iPhone users, on the other hand, spend a whopping $32.94 per transaction. That means iPhone users will spend almost three times as much as Android users when visiting an e-commerce site." I'd like to see the data behind that statistic! Also, maybe if the android apps were as good or better than the Apple apps, we'd spend more, too.
I am still waiting for Goodreads to show what genre we read most often on the basis of read books :)
❄️✨ Kat ✨❄️ wrote: "Francesco wrote: "Is it possible to set the want-to-read shelf to another exclusive shelf?I use the to-read shelf for listing books I have and I want to read, and the wishlist shelf for those I wa..."
Yes, I know.
I was asking about being able to set my own new exclusive shelf as the default "Want to read" shelf for this feature.
I've been waiting for Android app update for years, now it hurts to see that I have to wait a little more.
It looks sleek and I like some of the new features. But I really liked being able to look through random lists in the old 'explore'. Now I can only see featured lists. Or I guess, just list browsing in general in the app would be nice.
This really looks cool. I like the new interface and design. Using the site has become much more convenient, its lists look at times more pleasant. Not for nothing is the majority of users now using a mobile phone to search for information on the Internet. I'm pleased to see that one of my favorite sites that has been on my bookmarks for a long time keeps up with the trends and makes pleasant updates for its users. Writer and blogger for https://papercheap.co.uk
@Chris - Android users can't very well spend more money on in-app purchases when the app in question is so bad that nobody uses it in the first place.
Why always the android users have to wait? If you upload a new version do it for both systems.
Cool! Now just waiting for the android version!I find it strange that they don't come with an android version first. Considering that ± 86% of mobile operating systems usage worldwide are android based.
No hard feelings for Goodreads, I love u guys!
Why is it not possible to purchase a book via Goodreads on my IOS new App?
I'd love to be able to indicate on the app whether I own a book or not when marking it read/writing a review. Please add this ability to the app!
Kevin wrote: "The iOS app is perfect. Goodreads have made massive leaps in functionality in that app over the years. Functionality that is desperately needed in the android app:- Being able to view all edition..."
I agree.
Another feature that is needed is the ability to brows the whole series & seeing the numbering of each book within that series
The android app SUCKS. I have it on my Samsung tablet and it is honestly the worst... definitely in need of a major update! I use my iPhone for Goodreads for now, but I'd like to be able to use it on the device I read my ebooks.
Happy for IOS readers, but comeon the android app is lacking toooo many features that the ios app already has. I hope the next android update will try to redeem that.
Excited for the android update. Hoping to see improved ability to explore on mobile (e.g. lists, finding friends)
This update is nice but does little to improve the functionality of the apps.
Thanks