United App: discussion, bugs, ... (Android , IOS, ...) {Archive}
Jan 28, 2019, 5:07 am
#346
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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Jan 28, 2019, 6:45 am
#347
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AVP & PEK
Programs: UA 1K 1.9MM
Posts: 6,362
I'm just waiting for February 1, so the Mile Play [hopefully] disappears....although knowing UA they'll likely replace it with something equally or more annoying.
Is there ANYTHING that is actually better in this "re-imagination"? I find the baggage charges decently improved (for some).
Overall, I'd say a negative update though. There's nothing in there that makes it significantly better, but plenty that makes it more irritating.
Is there ANYTHING that is actually better in this "re-imagination"? I find the baggage charges decently improved (for some).
Overall, I'd say a negative update though. There's nothing in there that makes it significantly better, but plenty that makes it more irritating.
Jan 28, 2019, 8:27 am
#348
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Location: DEN
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Jan 28, 2019, 8:35 am
#349
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: DAY/CMH
Programs: UA MileagePlus
Posts: 2,474
It appears that those who want to keep the old app are destined to be disappointed. I left my phone at home this morning, so I turned on my backup phone which still has the old app on it. When I try to display a reservation, it opens a dialog reading "A newer version of the United Airlines app is available. Please update to the new version to continue."
I haven't seen anything in the new app to justify all the anguish, but I'm afraid the hold-outs are going to have to grit their teeth and accept it.
I haven't seen anything in the new app to justify all the anguish, but I'm afraid the hold-outs are going to have to grit their teeth and accept it.
Jan 28, 2019, 8:48 am
#350
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: CO
Programs: UA OG-1K, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,360
The new app is meaningless if it still fed by UA crappy back end data. I was encouraged to see that the boarding time was dynamic on the boarding pass, but they still can’t figure out how to load a plane before it’s arrived. It was showing a 10 minutes after the arrival of the inbound plane, better than it used to, but then it just reverted to the current time. So you have to wonder did they find a new plane or something? sprint for the gate from Da Club. Nope, still waiting for arriving aircraft....
new app: 0/1
new app: 0/1
Jan 28, 2019, 8:52 am
#351
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Location: DEN
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It appears that those who want to keep the old app are destined to be disappointed. I left my phone at home this morning, so I turned on my backup phone which still has the old app on it. When I try to display a reservation, it opens a dialog reading "A newer version of the United Airlines app is available. Please update to the new version to continue."
I haven't seen anything in the new app to justify all the anguish, but I'm afraid the hold-outs are going to have to grit their teeth and accept it.
I haven't seen anything in the new app to justify all the anguish, but I'm afraid the hold-outs are going to have to grit their teeth and accept it.
Jan 28, 2019, 8:52 am
#352
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: where lions are led by donkeys...
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Posts: 20,350
It appears that those who want to keep the old app are destined to be disappointed. I left my phone at home this morning, so I turned on my backup phone which still has the old app on it. When I try to display a reservation, it opens a dialog reading "A newer version of the United Airlines app is available. Please update to the new version to continue."
I haven't seen anything in the new app to justify all the anguish, but I'm afraid the hold-outs are going to have to grit their teeth and accept it.
I haven't seen anything in the new app to justify all the anguish, but I'm afraid the hold-outs are going to have to grit their teeth and accept it.
Jan 28, 2019, 9:02 am
#353
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: DAY/CMH
Programs: UA MileagePlus
Posts: 2,474
Android. And now that it's updated on my backup phone, I'm getting my first "Upcoming flight" notification. It prominently fills most of the window, summarizes the whole outbound itinerary, and includes my first gate number.
It says "Upcoming flight UA 224 | --". I don't know what the hyphens are filling in for, as the gate number is displayed below.
As I expected, the upcoming flight display pushed the ads off-screen. I'm generally sensitive to intrusive advertising but I've had no trouble mentally dismissing the ads in the app.
It says "Upcoming flight UA 224 | --". I don't know what the hyphens are filling in for, as the gate number is displayed below.
As I expected, the upcoming flight display pushed the ads off-screen. I'm generally sensitive to intrusive advertising but I've had no trouble mentally dismissing the ads in the app.
Last edited by ajGoes; Jan 28, 2019 at 9:07 am
Jan 28, 2019, 10:59 am
#354
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NYC, FLL
Programs: UA PP 1MM, Marriott Bonvoy LTTE, BA Gold
Posts: 6,325
Maybe they should have a United PRO/Plus app version that doesn't have ads and costs $2.99 a month. @:-) #revenuestream #yesImjoking
Jan 28, 2019, 4:18 pm
#355
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
I'm just waiting for February 1, so the Mile Play [hopefully] disappears....although knowing UA they'll likely replace it with something equally or more annoying.
Is there ANYTHING that is actually better in this "re-imagination"? I find the baggage charges decently improved (for some).
Overall, I'd say a negative update though. There's nothing in there that makes it significantly better, but plenty that makes it more irritating.
Is there ANYTHING that is actually better in this "re-imagination"? I find the baggage charges decently improved (for some).
Overall, I'd say a negative update though. There's nothing in there that makes it significantly better, but plenty that makes it more irritating.
Jan 28, 2019, 4:23 pm
#356
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AVP & PEK
Programs: UA 1K 1.9MM
Posts: 6,362
Jan 28, 2019, 4:47 pm
#357
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
Jan 28, 2019, 5:02 pm
#358
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AVP & PEK
Programs: UA 1K 1.9MM
Posts: 6,362
Jan 28, 2019, 6:34 pm
#359
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: USA
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,195
Used the app today while traveling and liked it so far. Will take some retraining to use but I think it's an improvement overall.
