Are you a UA appaholic?
Nov 11, 2023, 8:19 am
#31
FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Los Angeles, California
Programs: United, American, Delta, Hyatt, Hilton, Hertz, Marriott
Posts: 14,839
My app updated today, and I still see them in the hamburger bar menu ("game center")
Interesting that I also see a new medical volunteers informational section. Was that always there? Someone at UA app central been reading this thread? Responding to a medical emergency in flight 🤔
Interesting that I also see a new medical volunteers informational section. Was that always there? Someone at UA app central been reading this thread? Responding to a medical emergency in flight 🤔
Nov 11, 2023, 8:28 am
#32
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11,515
The medical volunteer section doesn't seem to have any function aside from giving some basic information about medlink, and kind of harping that medlink's doc is the lead. I wonder if they plan to add some kind of opt-in there, though?
Here are some picture of it:
Nov 11, 2023, 6:35 pm
#33
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: BOS, PVG
Programs: United 1K and 1MM, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 10,000
I definitely feel the app has gotten more bloated over the years, but it still feels best in class compared to the competition (DL a close second, maybe AS third, AA is just a disaster).
It’s the only airline app I keep on my phone consistently, though I do fly UA a lot.
It’s the only airline app I keep on my phone consistently, though I do fly UA a lot.
However, UA app on my iPhone frequently crashes these days.
Anyone know why???
Nov 11, 2023, 8:11 pm
#34
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bellingham/Gainesville
Programs: UA-G MM, Priority Club Platinum, Avis First, Hertz 5*, Red Lion
Posts: 2,808
Nov 11, 2023, 9:26 pm
#35
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,582
Wasn't Account in the bottom right even before recent update? Although I noticed they did just update how the Account page view is formatted.
Nov 11, 2023, 9:38 pm
#36
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Personally I think account should be top right on the home screen and only there. Maybe just me.
Nov 11, 2023, 9:56 pm
#37
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
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My biggest gripes with the app continue to be 1) Recently searched airports are sorted starting from most recent new airport, so my most commonly searched airports end up at the bottom of the list and eventually off the screen, and 2) If searching Business fares, the results page will shift to the left as I scroll down, causing the Business fares to go off the screen as well (seems to happen more often when there is a PE fare column).
Nov 11, 2023, 10:06 pm
#38
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11,515
Oh, that's right. I mainly remember Flight Status not being in the bottom right. I use that one, along with Book Flight, the most, and it's kind of funny that they are both tiny and sandwiched between other links. But I guess it's fine now that I'm used to where they are.
My biggest gripes with the app continue to be 1) Recently searched airports are sorted starting from most recent new airport, so my most commonly searched airports end up at the bottom of the list and eventually off the screen, and 2) If searching Business fares, the results page will shift to the left as I scroll down, causing the Business fares to go off the screen as well (seems to happen more often when there is a PE fare column).
My biggest gripes with the app continue to be 1) Recently searched airports are sorted starting from most recent new airport, so my most commonly searched airports end up at the bottom of the list and eventually off the screen, and 2) If searching Business fares, the results page will shift to the left as I scroll down, causing the Business fares to go off the screen as well (seems to happen more often when there is a PE fare column).
Nov 11, 2023, 10:32 pm
#39
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,582
I also want to re-gripe about how a 'recent search' expires a day to early, e.g., for search on 11 nov A to B in my recent list, yesterday I could use it with one tap, but then when I try doing it again today it says it's invalid and I have to reselect the calendar date for today.
It would also be nice if, after doing a "recent search", and then clicking the "back" link on upper left to go back to the flight search page, it would populate the airport/date/etc. fields with the search that it just did. That way it's easier to do similar searches, such as change dates/intermediate airports on multi-city itineraries, without having to fill all the fields back out again.