Why has MyFitnessPal changed the app so dramatically?!

kiraallison
kiraallison Posts: 2 Member
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When I went on this morning to log my food I thought for a moment I had opened up something else by mistake! I am so incredibly bummed! I liked the old set up so much better, it was easy to use, made sense and was quick to navigate. This new situation is not going to work for me! It feels confusing and it’s not easy to read/navigate on my phone. It feels like I am completely starting over but I have so many of my recipes etc in this app I would really hate to lose it all! I may have to quit and look for something else which would be a big set back for sure.

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  • azcowgirrlup
    azcowgirrlup Posts: 207 Member
    I agree with you. I don't understand the changes that were made as they don't seem to add anything, but they certainly did take away things. I always enjoyed seeing my friend's posts on the news-feed and meeting new people here on MFP. That's all gone now, so this is basically just a place to log your food and weight. It's sad.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,334 Member
    Dia_R wrote: »
    TBH I haven't been logging in for a while. My husband has been ill, and all else fell by the wayside. I wanted to reach out to my friends on MFP this morning, but I can't figure out how! Did something change, with the status updates and encouraging other people part of the app?

    That part disappeared entirely. We now have the community boards and groups and (supposedly a replacement for the newsfeed) individual 'activity feeds' in the community boards.

    https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/26953529858317-Retiring-the-Newsfeed-feature-by-the-end-of-June-2024

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10915268/welcome-to-your-activity-feed#latest
  • azcowgirrlup
    azcowgirrlup Posts: 207 Member
    I'm so tired of the fake accounts using the same photos of males and different names. mfp is no longer what it used to be.
  • Mawcrosoft
    Mawcrosoft Posts: 4 Member
    Yeah, they've completely ruined it. Ripped the heart out of it with this garbage alternative. I've been a paid member since 2017 and this is the first time I have stumbled across the "community". Like someone above mentioned, it was nice to log in and see updates from friends but now I feel like I'm really doing this on my own. I don't know if I will renew my paid membership again and I am currently looking for an alternative app
  • IslandGal3
    IslandGal3 Posts: 243 Member
    edited October 2024
    Mawcrosoft wrote: »
    Yeah, they've completely ruined it. Ripped the heart out of it with this garbage alternative. I've been a paid member since 2017 and this is the first time I have stumbled across the "community". Like someone above mentioned, it was nice to log in and see updates from friends but now I feel like I'm really doing this on my own. I don't know if I will renew my paid membership again and I am currently looking for an alternative app
    My membership just expired. The ads in my diary are horrible, I see no reason to renew it now that the newsfeed is gone, and certainly can’t justify the cost now. Most of my friends have moved on.
  • Rxman1971
    Rxman1971 Posts: 422 Member
    It's a shell of what it use to be
  • IslandGal3
    IslandGal3 Posts: 243 Member
    Rxman1971 wrote: »
    It's a shell of what it use to be

    Yep…it’s sad.
    I know some would have still left, but imagine if they had made the newsfeed a premium feature. Maybe they would have sold more subscriptions, and kept those that were already premium members.
  • lisalips30
    lisalips30 Posts: 1,521 Member
    Would anyone like to add me? Off and on MFP for years. It has worked wonders for me! But I've been back on for 50 days again after being away for like 2 years. All my friends are inactive now. What happened??
  • pizzafruit
    pizzafruit Posts: 339 Member
    I haven't been here for months. I decided it was time to get back in the game. Unfortunately I can't figure this out. Thanks to all who have supported me in the past; I wish you well.
  • lyricessence
    lyricessence Posts: 2 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10918454/why-has-myfitnesspal-changed-the-app-so-dramatically

    I totally agree. Not liking the changes at all.

  • lyricessence
    lyricessence Posts: 2 Member

    Great points. This seems really ridiculous, like someone needed to just justify their job so they made big changes that add nothing.

  • pjlowe7392
    pjlowe7392 Posts: 2 Member

    I agree with all of the discouragements. I used to log daily for over 450 days. Took a vacation out of country and upon my return, found this horrible change. It's discouraged me from my great diet path. I'm presently looking for another app that might resemble what I was used too with MyFitnessPal, not this new less user friendly and generic app. I'm not sure how their marketing approved this downgraded version. For now, I'm trying to make the best of what I've paid for.

  • angelamarieganger
    angelamarieganger Posts: 1 Member

    I hate the update! I usually have leftovers and could copy a meal to a different day and meal. Now I have to basically log it in full. Meaning I have to go back and forth between days which is not really user friendly.

    My membership expires in February and I might be going elsewhere.

  • orphiuchus
    orphiuchus Posts: 2 Member

    yeah this is a mess. Private equity strikes again. Onto a competitor I guess.

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