The app is now available to download for free from Google Play and will be updated for existing users.
FT.com MD Rob Grimshaw said: “With almost half of traffic to FT.com now coming from mobile devices, we are taking a mobile-first approach, extending and improving our presence on all key mobile channels. We aim to make reading the FT an optimal experience for our audience, available on whichever channel or platform they use. The redesign for Android builds on the success of our revamped FT web app for Apple devices last year, which resulted in a significant increase in the amount of content consumed through the app.”
According to the FT, improved features of the FT Android App redesign include:
* Personalisation: MyFT is a customisable hub to store your content, including saved articles, recommended reads, recently-read stories and your portfolio summary
* Richer reading experience: videos, embedded slideshows and hi-res images included for the first time on the small screen
* Cleaner design: making content easier to read
* Improved navigation: makes it quicker and more intuitive to find the content you need
