I am all for new features and functionality, but I think SA needs to listen to their screaming user base that the app is now generally much less usable (interface-wise) and much less responsive (time-wise).  I can't even begin to list all the reasons.  This forum has done well with that already.  If I had to call one out, first on my list would be rotating to see certain features.  That's not how mobile users operate their devices!  Instead, take a mobile-first approach and make an app that can handle rotations gracefully.  Yes, that means added design considerations.  It's plainly clear that no user beta testing was initiated, as it would have been obvious that the approach that was used to streamline the experience was just not designed with the needs of their users in mind, nor with any basic understanding of a mobile app.  I am honestly never this harsh in any comments anywhere, but this update was just insanity.

Yeah, the old app was SO much superior.  I can't even be bothered to open the new one anymore.  And I used to be glued to it.

Yup.  Used to check it constantly throughout the day.  Easy to see info at a glance and dig into stuff.  And fast!  Now I avoid the app.  It's too jumbled, font too big, and looks like they wrapped a slow Web site instead of going native.

This appears to be fixed now.

Same issue on Galaxy S7 (Android 7.0), SA app V4.16.9(279).

This was one of the most important features of the app!

Even after clearing all notifications inside the app, push notification previews still show the exact same articles from like a month ago.