All of those magazines are visible to any and every Flipboard user, which can present a problem when a user wants to focus on a sensitive topic like politics, family relations, or sensitive business secrets.įlipboard’s solution is to offer private group magazines. There are over 15 million magazines assembled by users on Flipboard, covering topics ranging from tech to food to business. You can think of it as the idea of an email mailing list, as applied to Flipboard. Readers can now also see stories that their Flipboard friends like or comment on those status updates are being added to the home feed.Īnd last but not least, Flipboard now lets users create a magazine which kept out of the public view and is instead shared privately with an invite-only group of readers.

Speaking of sharing, the new update lets users share their Flipboard profile on social networks. Update: Flipboard also added these features to its Android app.Īs soon as its available, Apple Watch owners will be able to use it to scan through the top 10 stories from their Flipboard account, read a quick summary, and then save the article or send it to to a friend. The news aggregator updated its iPad and iPhone app yesterday to work with the Apple Watch, new social features, and private magazines. Flipboard Adds Support for Apple Watch and Private Magazinesĭay by day, the Apple Watch launch approaches, and Flipboard is ready.

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