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Please note that it requires iOS 10 or newer.

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Kindle By Amazon

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Digital subscribers can download digital magazine issues to Kindles with web browser capabilities.

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Your subscription through Amazon includes all print editions of The Atlantic magazine in Kindle format, but not unlimited access to The Atlantics website. To enjoy full digital benefits, please explore our subscription options.

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Purchase a specific Nook subscription to The Atlantic through Barnes and Noble.

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Weve reimagined The Atlantics iOS app to make it even easier and more enjoyable to use. Here are some of the features you can enjoy:

Today

Every day, Atlantic editors bring you a selection of stories and ideas that made them think. These daily editions are an exclusive feature of the app.

Sections

Get the latest and most popular stories or browse your favorite sections in the Sections tab. Here, youll also find our videos and podcasts.

Magazine

To enjoy digital versions of the print edition, tap the Magazine tab. Youll find the latest issue of The Atlantic plus all issues dating back to 2004. To read an issue, tap the cover. To download, tap the download icon located next to the issue date. To view only previously downloaded issues, tap Filter to the right of Magazine and then Downloaded.

Saved Articles

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Sharing Stories

To share, tap the share icon on the bottom right of any article.

Settings

Theres a lot you can do in the Settings tab of your app, including:

Manage Your Subscription

Explore alternative subscription plans, edit your account information, and change your password. To return to the Settings page of the app, tap Done in the upper left-hand corner. Please note: If you have a subscription purchased via the App Store, you can only manage your subscription through the app, not TheAtlantic.com.

Choose Text Style

The Atlantic app provides an alternative typeface to make articles easier to read for people with dyslexia. To activate it, tap the toggle next to Dyslexic Friendly. To make the text within the app bigger or smaller, ensure Use System Size is disabled and drag the slider under Text Scaling to achieve your desired text size.

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Here, you can view how much storage space is being taken up by saved stories and magazine issues. To delete saved stories, go to Saved Stories > Delete All Saved Stories. To delete downloaded issues, go to Magazine Issues > Edit. Tap on any issues that youd like to remove and click on Delete Issue at the bottom-right of the screen.

The Atlantics iOS app also supports Dark Mode and will automatically change to match your device settings. You can manually enable or disable Dark Mode on your device by opening the iOS Settings app and tapping Display & Brightness, then Appearance.

The Atlantic works with our partner, Audm, to select feature articles to record in an audio version.

Audio Articles

Typically, our biggest editorial features, often published in our magazine, are chosen to be recorded by our editors and Audm. Once an article is selected, the articles are read aloud by voice actors and available in the articles on The Atlantic.

We also record audio versions for occasional web stories that we feel are particularly well-suited to being read aloud.

The Atlantic Magazine In Audio

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Subscribers can also keep their billing information up to date by opening Subscription in the left side menu and navigating to the Subscription page. Here you can conveniently add or edit existing payment methods and modify billing details to continue your subscription without interruption.

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