Flipboard will update its "Cover Stories" based on your perusing habits and then arrange stories according to your favorites in sections, the company announced Wednesday.
With the new update, the user's stories will be organized according to source, social network and topic. This grouping is intended to make it easier for users to catch up with the highlights, skip what they don't want to read, and dive deeper when they want more.
"Start by flipping through your Cover Stories. Notice how story groups are indicated at the top of each page. Try tapping on the blue "More..." link at the bottom of the page to jump to a full feed," the company said in its official blog, announcing the update. "Your Cover Stories will learn how you use Flipboard; over time, it'll feature content from the sections you pay most attention to more prominently, and you can always mute people in your Cover Stories."
Before the update, Cover Stories would offer a mix of articles and social updates from users' subscription to various websites. These updates and news articles appeared in a string of "chaotic mess" that users found difficult to sort.
"In the early days, we did a great job at presenting content in a way that's magazine-like, but what we haven't done yet is structure that content in a way that feels like a magazine. That's what we're starting to do now," TechCrunch quoted Flipboard co-founder and CEO, Mike McCue as saying.
Most users subscribe to around a dozen content sources, but some users have hundreds. The new update aims to tackle the problem of users having to scroll through thousands of news pieces to finally find what they are looking for.
The company also revealed that the new update will allow users to "add bookmarks to your Safari Reading List as you browse articles in Flipboard." The company also plans on integrating the functionality in other areas of the app too, like its curated magazine "The Weekend."
Android and iOS users can expect the new Cover Stories update soon as the company has already started rolling them out.
