Wayback Machine
Archive and explore past web
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
As in “the rest of your day” type of while. Then, after it takes a while, I get a “failed” notification, at least that’s what it’s been doing lately. Like most everyone else, I don’t quite understand the purpose of this app. I’m saving pages for the heck of it but don’t see how the app is supposed to help me enjoy them. In addition, it’s buggy. You’d think that a great and essential website such as the archive, our main keepers of web history, would offer an app up to par with it but that’s not the case here at all.
The Internet Archive app was and still is difficult for me to navigate. For example, after finding a particular show on Google that led me to the archives, and so I created an account. At that time I was able to watch what I had found and add it to “my favorites”. Later on, I downloaded the app. I tried logging in, and it said that I have an account but “my favorites” aren’t there. There’s no option to find them either. However, I have google on my fire stick and was able to access it there, along with my favorites. So, it’s very confusing. As with other reviewers, I agree there should be other input options other than only being able to use the URL. Also, 2 days after having “my favorites” saved and able to watch a few, as of today, there’s a video error and those “files” will no longer play. None of them and I can’t “favorite” them either. I don’t know what kind of glitch that is, but I believe I’d you work out those minor “bugs”, the app would be great. Not too shabby for now though, great start.
The Archive has enough talented admirers to improve the two IA apps. Improving them is long overdue.Everyone loves the Internet Archive and the incredible effort that goes into it. It's indispensable for students and lovers of knowledge the world over. It greatly expands access to knowledge and keeps liars at bay with the truth of original sources. It's obviously a labor of love. Thank you!It's time to level up your two apps, time to make them world-class. Brewster: please tap into your volunteer resources. *Read the critical reviews*, take them seriously, and update❗️
I actually do like this app, but I do wish you could just type in the title of the webpage or just search for any words instead of having to just type in the url. But the thing I would like fixed most is for there to be a back swipe or a back arrow to go to the previous page because it’s a pain with having to click the X or having to click something else that will bring up another page. Other than that, this is a great archival app
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Information
- Seller
- Internet Archive
- Size
- 15.7 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2023 Internet Archive
