4 stars: The most frustrating thing about this app are the alerts. Clicking one opens the associated article maybe 30% or the time even when being on WiFi 24/7. Or maybe it opens a page on a similar topic but you can't find the subject you click on without scrolling like a detective. Once you've clicked the alert it's gone so you have to rely upon your memory of what the title was and search is hard to use.
3 stars: I don't like the changes they made to the app. I thought the old version was more than fine. My least favorite change is I can no longer read articles in the horizontal position. Another major issue is with push notifications. Half of them don't lead to the article. A tip for users is to save the article and a lot of times it will actually save it. I do like that the app includes recently viewed.
3 stars: App is ok but problems with Android integration. I receive a morning email briefing from NYT which links to NYT articles. I used to be able to click the article link and have the article open in the NYT app. That automatic function to open the link in the app no longer works. The link will only open NYT in a browser. I checked the NYT app settings and the app is set to open applicable links but this is no longer working.
4 stars: Pretty good app BUT the notif behavior is mildly infuriating. Most notifs show an interesting headline is like to read. But invariably I click on that headline to be taken to the app home page instead of the relevant article....