'NYT' Apps Will Cost You, but Might Not Work

Even after paywall, users report major issues

You'd think that, since The New York Times is now making readers pay for full access to its offerings through smartphone and tablet apps, it would strive to make those utilities work well. So far, though, that hasn't been the case.

Those who own phones that run Android, Google's mobile operating system, have been the hardest hit since the paywall launched in late March. Many users have dealt with the app freezing or crashing on a regular basis, in some cases making it essentially unusable.

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