Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

by Meredith Corporation

Product Details

• ASIN: B005ZISF8Q
• Original Release Date: October 25, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 25, 2011
Rated: Guidance Suggested This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (438 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561 Free in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Free in Appstore for Android)
  • #3 in Appstore for Android > News & Magazines > Magazines

Product Features

• Try out several different color palettes on our feature room with the hands-on decorating tool and pick your perfect paint, fabric and accessories with the swipe of a finger.
• Take a video trip behind the scenes of our photo shoots as top designers reveal their secret shopping tips, give style advice and show how little changes can have a big impact.
• Whip up perfectly delicious (and quick!) family-pleasing dinners every time with step-by-step cook-along videos, change the flavor intensity with a tap of your finger - plus, find your favorites fast with the handy recipe index in every issue.
• Browse our interactive garden plans to see firsthand all the plants, details, and buying links you need to re-create beautiful backyards exactly as you see them.
• Eliminate makeover guesswork with animated before-and-after floor plans that show you clever solutions for small spaces, family-friendly ways to arrange your furniture and cozy rooms that welcome.

Technical Details

• Size: 12.6MB
• Version: 2.9.0.40.66332
• Developed By: Meredith Corporation
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Disable the keyguard
  • Open network sockets
  • Write to external storage
  • com.amazon.permission.SET_FLAG_NOSOFTKEYS
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Broadcast sticky intents
  • Access information about networks
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.2
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 2 minutes

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

427 of 529 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Took a little tweaking December 12, 2011

By ohcrud

Amazon Verified Purchase

At first I was very frustrated with this app because I am already a subscriber but I couldn't access my account when I downloaded the app. I wrote customer service and they explained that when you download the app you have to first tap FIRST time login then put in your account number, first and last name and email, preferrably the email you may have already used to register with BHG website in the past. At that point the app will recognize you and ask you to sign in and you can then use the email and password you may have been using in the past to get into BHG website. So don't try and just sign in using a email and password you use for the actual website, Click first time user so they can marry up your account number to your email.

The app is gorgeous once you get access to your digital copies!! I'm glad I went the extra mile to make this app work

30 of 39 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great digital magazine January 5, 2012

By Karen Conrad

Amazon Verified Purchase

At first I could not get this app to work. I had contacted BHG and they sent me an email that helped me fix every thing. I love this digital mag. It is so fun to use. I especially love the paint color of the month section. I can change the colors of the room to see how it effect the mood of the room. I also love the icons I can tap on to get more information, watch a video, or go to the web site. The pictures look wonderful on my Kindle Fire. I am a subscriber to the print magazine, but I look forward to the digital magazine every month even more than the print one. It is very well designed!

171 of 236 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work for me November 17, 2011

By Serene

Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm a longtime subscriber to Better Homes and Gardens. I was looking forward to reading my issues of BNG on my new Kindle Fire. The applet does install okay, but when setting up my online account, I ran into technical problems. The website lets me sign in with the password, but delivers an error when I try to change my password so I can use it with Fire. After I try to change the password, unsuccessfully it says:

"there has been an error processing your request we apologize for the inconvenience, please try again later."

Attempts to contact customer service at the email specified deliver a permanent error.

I was frustrated by this as without a genuine password, the app won't work correctly and this seems to be a problem with BNG.

53 of 73 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars GH&G is the hands down, best Kindle Fire magazine November 28, 2011

By Sally Marcum

Amazon Verified Purchase

I am SO impressed with the Better Homes and Gardens technical writers that created the Kindle Fire edition of the magazine. For me, it is the best I have used, so far, on my Kindle Fire. It is organized for the reader who uses the information. They did not short cut the glam just to give readers something. They obviously wanted to wow their readers. Tap, to read the story, Tap a different area on the story to view the recipe by itself. Scroll through recipes, then tap to get back to the stories. The print is large enough for my old eyes. I think it is utilizing the way I set my Kindle Fire for easy reading. Not all magazines make use of the print size setup. It has audio and video demonstrations integrated into issue. Not all stories of course, but some, which is enough. The colors are bright and the lay out is beautiful. It is the most useful magazine I have ever seen on my Kindle Fire. And since I have several magazines on my Kindle Fire, of differing genres, I have experienced several types of layouts.

Having said that..I did have a problem with the app for BH&G. The solution for the app problem was to uninstall it, then reinstall. It worked the second time. However, somewhere in the download, it was painfully slow loading the magazine. I have high speed DSL that downloads at 6 kbps. The slow problem must be at BH&G servers. Maybe their servers are just very busy since the Kindle Fire came out.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Homes and Gardens Magazine! Looks better than my paper copy. December 10, 2011

By Cellodeb

Amazon Verified Purchase

The Magazine looks amazing on the Kindle Fire. I especially love the built in features where you can scroll at the bottom of the screen to look at the different picture/advertised items. Never had I wanted something more than now that it looks so amazing. I think it looks way better on this app on the Kindle Fire than the paper magazine I receive in the mail.
Only drawback is it takes some time to load but you can do other stuff while the magazine loads.

35 of 48 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't work! February 11, 2012

By Kindle Ownder

Amazon Verified Purchase

This app doesn't work and now I've having a hard time cancelling this subscription. I don't recommend this for anyone.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Updated Review- This App is Now Working, Yay! August 12, 2012

By Jaime

Amazon Verified Purchase

UPDATE: BHG/Amazon/whoever has fixed the issue and this app is back to working again. I'm so happy because I really do enjoy the digital version of this magazine! The graphics and photos are gorgeous, there are interactive features, and embedded links that take you to related content on the BHG website. Love it!

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I had been using this app for about six months and truly loved it. Bright, gorgeous photographs, videos, interactive pages... it was wonderful. Unfortunately, once I installed the update the app stopped functioning- I cannot get it to load. So bummed as this is my favorite magazine.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Great interaction small print March 11, 2012

By W4G

Amazon Verified Purchase

I was excited to get the kindle edition of BHG since I'm a print subscriber. The photos are clear the videos and sound add interaction. I was disappointed when I couldn't make the font, pictures, etc. larger. Generally with digital books, websites etc. you can either set the font size or use your fingers to enlarge the screen. Without this ability it made the font of the magazine very small. For now I'll stay with the print edition. But if they come up with a way to enlarge the screen with a finger swipe I would get the digital edition.