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Bloomberg Professional App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ PortfolioNeed gain loss for a set period. On the iPad version need also the link to radio..Version: 2.2007
✓ LolBloomberg and Apple put out a lot of hype on Bloomberg Anywhere for iPhone and it simply doesn't deliver. Most users (Bloomberg has the data on this) use a Bloomberg (at $1500 to $1800 a month per terminal or user ) for its Message (MSG) or chat (IB) functionality. The appeal of a PDA as a iPhone or Blackberry is access to these messages when away for desktop terminal. Not being tied to this desktop during a trading day is potentially very productive for brokers and traders. The problem there is the server that sends these messages out on an iPhone can have big delays in the MSG and IB send/receive times (up to 15-20min in my 1month experience). Rather the Blackberry server continually pushes messages out (worst delay in my 6yr experience was 1-2min, unless Blackberry or Bloomberg were having system problems, this occurs approx every 6 to 9 months). Now for those who interact with clients on these message functions imagine what a 15 min delay does to yr business if client sends order to buy $250mil UST 10yrs or sell 5bil notional of Eurodollar Futures?.Version: 2.0
✓ IPhone 7 IssueWhy is the app forcing users to have a certain iOS now? I'm using an iPhone 7 and have never updated due to the confirmed reason that Apple purposely slows the device down. My Bloomberg access was working just fine till the other day..Version: 2.2004
✓ Still doesn't launchI upgraded my iPad2 os today, but the Bloomberg anywhere at just won't launch, freezes at startup screen.Version: 1.1.6
✓ JokeI love how proud they are of taking away the ENTER / RETURN functionality of the keyboard..Version: 2.2119
✓ "Upgrade"?!?!Buggy and VERY slow. Another classic BBG "upgrade". Going back to the previous version..Version: 2.0.1
✓ It's not an improvementBuggy and disjointed. Like many Bberg improvements it's mostly about updating the "look" than improving usability..Version: 2.0
✓ New worsionDo they ever get input from people who regularly use this app, I doubt it. 1 step forward, .99 step back. Tedious..Version: 2.1510.1
✓ Terrible Update for IPadThis update for IPad was terrible. They completely redid the interface and look and everything I had saved was gone. I would never have downloaded the “new” look had I known. I can not replicate the screen I had- even after calling the mobile help line- and the user interface is not intuitive. I agree with other reviews that the “Today” screen is useless. I am extremely annoyed with this product and the way the new look was rolled out....Version: 2.1710.1
✓ News feed cannot update automaticallyHave to refresh manually. It’s really bothering..Version: 2.2018
✓ Latest update is a disaster.The latest update is a disaster in terms of functionality and design. It makes workflows on the iPhone very very slow..Version: 2.1610
✓ Useful but patchy with poor graphicsThe graphs are rubbish compared to any other financial app out there who have far less resources and data. The 'free' app comes bundled with your $24k per annum subscription, but can't draw a real time bar chart and can't scale monitors, their headings or even pop out the embedded graphs in news stories so you can actually see the detail. Best you can do is tilt the screen over. 3/5 is not harsh, but generous even, given the dated feel of the app..Version: 2.1804
✓ This was done on purpose to make you purchase Bloomberg Professional.That's the first thing that crossed my mind..Version: 2.1611
✓ Utter rubbishBloomberg are the worst programmers in the world. Their new IB is terrible. It wasn't broken so why fix it???? They also changed everything rather than incremental enhancements. That's not progress, that's sheer arrogance of programmers thinking they can replace older technology with something better, rather than really explore what works perfectly and add to it. The blast functionality is a joke. And the rollout was embarrassing, forcing users to just switch over..Version: 2.1507.2
✓ Terrible change in latest update with shocking lack of thought on the part of developersPreviously I could scroll down the list of recently viewed securities, view a chart and come back to the list, click on the next security, view the chart and so on and so forth. Now it after I view the chart and click back, it brings me to the top of the list and then I have press and extra key to see “more securities” scroll all the way down tens of securities to select the next one. It slows the process down 3 times and obviously makes it more tedious. How can you be so THOUGHTLESS with your changes??? YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT.Version: 2.1911
✓ Bloomberg anywhereDoesn't work. Need a ID and password, no explanation of how to get them..Version: 1.0.2
✓ Rip offThe Bloomberg app was good so they destroyed it and released this in its stead and then charge an astronomical fee that no amateur user is going to sensibly fork out..Version: 2.1611
✓ PORT is FUKT in latest updateColumn width takes up the entire screen if you’re lucky enough to not have died waiting for port to actually load..Version: 2.2111.1
✓ Pre iOS 13 version no longer supported errorPre iOS 13 version no longer supported error.Version: 2.2105
✓ IB functionalityUnable to read or to respond to IB chats on apple watch.Version: 2.1913.1
✓ SlowMy app doesn’t refresh. When I logon it takes about 3 minutes to load a security or messages. All of my other apps work fine so it’s not a connectivity issue.Version: 2.1903
✓ Absolute rubbishThis App has replaced the older version which had real functionality. The new App is an absolutely pointless draw on your iPhone's resources & screen real estate. It's no longer intuitive & everything is a struggle. Don't bother with it. Bloomberg has lost my business!.Version: 2.1611
✓ Missing key functions / ib chat too limited- Key functions are missing: comp, hp, evts... - IB chat too limited: we cant exit a permanent chat room, we cant enable or not a chat room, we cant ring in a chat room, we cant sort out the chats....Version: 2.14.1
✓ Bad updatesOverall solid for checking news, but really need to reinstate the sort/filter function for research reports. Made no sense to take that out. Otherwise, would’ve been a 4-5 star review..Version: 2.2318.1
✓ AwfulNeeds a lot of work.Version: 2.10
✓ Crap!!!They call it Bloomberg anywhere, it should be Nowhere!!! No IB chat. No eco calendar. Not at all user friendly. Lacks customisation. Plus every time you switch from app to terminal you got to re-login..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Incredibly badThis app is borderline useless. No matter how many times I uncheck and recheck the markets I want to see on my home screen it simply will not show them to me. Spent hours with the help desk on this but they never got back to me with a solution. You can check messages and chats but that’s about all it’s good for..Version: 2.2001
✓ Moving backwardsI use Bloomberg’s app at home on my iPad for work. Recently every update adds enhancements that aren’t useful and get the way. The “Today” screen/feature is useless. On top of that my security monitors become more and more unstable with each update. If Bloomberg keeps moving in this direction, I’m going have to fire up my clunky laptop..Version: 2.1710.1
✓ Connection errorEvery 10 seconds! Apparently this update included a "bug fix" for connectivity issues (I never had before). Now it is unusable..Version: 2.2
✓ No Search functionThe Search function no longer works. It’s now an ‘Unsupported Tab’.Version: 2.1902.1
✓ Getting thereThe app is great for some things (IB and news in particular) but has inexplicable feature gaps. It’d be great if it could support EMSX, provide more fixed income functions, and generally continue to move in the direction of making more of the terminal accessible on the go..Version: 2.2108
✓ So slowAfter their update, this app has become so slow and its almost unusable. Whatever they did to the stock monitors/launchpad is the worst upgrade of all time..Version: 2.1816
✓ Very poor indeed, and very expensiveThis is really an expensive joke. Bloomberg doesn’t have Apple functionality for the terminal, so those of us who live in an Apple ecosystem get a thin version of the terminal on the iPad and phone. No discounts, no help to get it working..Version: 2.2009
✓ Could be way betterWhy they haven't added a yas or other pricing page for corporate bonds is beyond me and would greatly improve functionality. Also why no trace? These can't be that difficult As other users have noted the "updates" are all pretty useless. They continually improve things on the margin like notes - does anyone use notes? IB notifications now stack on the lock screen but there's no way to see beyond the last one received.Version: 2.1901
✓ DisappointingThe last upgrade is a disaster. The app doesn’t open anymore and keeps crashing..Version: 2.2003
✓ Really badLast update results in crashing the application. No point of using it .....Version: 2.1.1
✓ Worksheet Views PainfulDevelopers: PLEASE FIX COLUMN WIDTHS. With every update, the problem gets worse. Unable to view more than two columns of a worksheet on an iPhone 13 6.1” because ticker description column width is inflexible. Only way to view more columns is by holding the phone in landscape mode, which is a ghetto solution. MAKE COLUMN WIDTHS FLEXIBLE, not dependent on index tickers. It’s like basic Excel….Version: 2.2213.1
✓ Ok but other betterUsed this for a while and the news is good, but FlexiShareTrade offers free realtime LSE so I'm now deleting this..Version: 2.3.1
✓ PORT Not Visible in UpdateAs a previous reviewer said, a mid-June update broke PORT. The first column is so wide that no additional columns are visible. There have been numerous updates to the app since and this still remains an issue. I have also reported it to the Helpdesk to no avail..Version: 2.2113
✓ MrWhen is works, it is fantastic. But sometime it's just impossible to download the updates..Version: 2.2
✓ Horrible app!What horrible app, very slow. It takes forever to open, and slow downloading news.. very frustrating..Version: 2.1912.2
✓ Worksheets no longer loadThe latest version of the app no longer allows my worksheets to load up..Version: 2.2010
✓ Where is my old Home screen?Nice update but lost the old home screen which was my customized “Today” screen. Can we get back our old home screen?.Version: 2.1710
✓ Bloomberg rip-offThis used to be a good app. Now it keeps prompting you to 'upgrade', when the new version is already installed. It also needs you to use the biometric, so you have to carry that around and risk losing it. Finally, it keeps crashing. Garbage..Version: 2.1.1
✓ LoginAgree w Oakvillian...nd pswd & usenm & some other unit #, but no place Togo and set it up....somebody help....Version: 2.3.6
✓ Newest Version Shows Continual Movement Away From Understanding UsersFor casual monitoring of messages and markets, it’s an acceptable add-on to the terminal, but when attempting to do more, the app falls short. While there are some useful enhancements with the latest release (better access to monitors, security page) it has removed some good functionality (linking market pages to home screen, IB notification on home screen, news layout on tablet, organization of news, consolidated home screen of market, message & news) and made some naive blunders (5 year Treasury as benchmark for the bond market, Today / home screen). Terminal mode on tablet is clunky and Apple keyboard overlays many key areas, especially when messaging. In 3 hours of use today, I experienced the one crash & a completely blank screen. Developer appears to be shifting focus to phone users over tablet. Talking with one sales coverage today, he would be ditching the app in favor of Surface and the full version. Essentially, despite its ease of access vs the full version on a laptop/Surface, there are too many short comings to the app when attempting to do real work. I have passed along usage comments to my Bloomberg coverage & app feedback..Version: 2.1712
✓ Radio always crashesDoes last more than 2-3mins before stopping.Version: 2.1808
✓ Won't launchThe app just won't launch - it freezes on the startup screen. I've tried rebooting my iPad but it makes no difference..Version: 1.1.6
✓ Issue with switching monitorsIn the latest update u have to lot of time shut the app to switch from one monitor to the other.Version: 2.1811.1
✓ Issues when downloading messagesWhen inbox becomes fuller app very slow at downloading recent messages. Pls fix..Version: 2.2.7
✓ So soNo im, no dine... Pretty limited right now. The bb one is much better..Version: 1.1.1
✓ How can I pay so much for such poor interface?I like the news. I like the data. But to use the data in the app is almost useless. I export to any other data management app for ease of use. My BBG fee has been used to build their new and beautiful building in London..Version: 2.1902.1
✓ Half bakedThis feels odd that almost in 2024 the best BB can offer for an app is one you can’t trade with, and the UI is both clunky and painful to use. This could be so much more, and instead were left asking why this half baked option was the “breast solution”.Version: 2.2324.2
✓ Annoying upgradeAfter hours moved not showing anymore for US equities.Version: 2.1906
✓ Lousy app and lousy supportI’ve had a ticket open through the terminal for a full month. The tech team just now asked me for information that is already in the ticket. They haven’t looked at their bad data on their quote line for over a month. They have atrocious customer support and almost non-existent documentation. They make zero version control visible to the user. Don’t waste your money on the terminal, and this app is very, very poor. If Bloomberg were not a quasi-monopoly, nobody would use it..Version: 2.2008
✓ Sales trader2 issues 1) when writing an email 'To' keeps freezing and closing my app. 2)no way to save your favourite news feeds, ie NI SCAND.Version: 2.0.1
✓ Won't LaunchDespite the new version saying it fixes a rare launch issue, this app will not launch for me iPad 2 iOS5..Version: 1.1.6
✓ IPad 2 iOS limitShame needs iOS 10 which isn't available for iPad 2. Basically forces me to upgrade my iPad!.Version: 2.1813.1
✓ The useless news pushes need to stopThe annoying pushes news headlines need to stop , they are not relevant to markets.Version: 2.1802
✓ Was a 5, now a 1 (would have given 0 if possible)No longer works, expired version and can no longer login after the quarterly change of my password. I understand Bloomberg would like me to get the best possible experience. However, forcing me into the sharp reduction in performance caused by IOS11 to still be "able" to run this App is a shame. My user experience will clearly be worse, not better. So, for the first time in nearly 7 or 8 years I have deleted this application, whatever will be the consequences on my career. I'm sorry but it's not up to Bloomberg to decide what version of IOS I must install..Version: 2.1708.1
✓ DES page should be easy to copy for all securitiesDES page should be easy to copy for all securities not IPAD APP Please do so.Version: 2.2007
✓ Why the 2 device limit?I have an iPhone and 2 iPads (one full size and one mini) and want to use the app on all three without need for b-unit (except for initial device setup) but Bloomberg needlessly restrict this to one iPhone and one iPad- why? You can only access Bloomberg from one device at a time anyway so allowing 'easy' b-unit free access via three or more devices would seem reasonable. Please sort this out!.Version: 2.1507.2
✓ Absolute abortion - SW 10 Feb 2017The latest app is an absolute abortion. The aim was obviouly to increase the advertising content but to the detriment of information that previously could easily been viewed using the previous app. The new app doesn't warrant even a single star rating. Like many others, I'm not going to be using the new version.Version: 2.1701
✓ Re-Order in SecuritiesThere should be the ability to re-order and prioritize what information comes up on equity securities. The idea that ESG, as a large block, should come before a company’s financials is odd and that should be up to the user, not Bloomberg. Different users care about different things, and prioritization should be up to the user. Push alerts are also terrible! “Larry Summers says…” comes up more than anything (although we are now getting a lot of Bill Gross says…”). I don’t care what those guys are saying as a push alert. Most don’t. And yet I can’t seem to get a push alert on the type of information that I would prefer, which is quick hit information that is data driven. Killing the Larry Summers says and going more toward data driven information alerts would be better for the users..Version: 2.2320
✓ Poor chartingThe Iphone app should be upgraded to be similar to that for Ipad, where one can log on using the security B unit and access personalized G chart formats. Bloomberg, please sort this out, it’s been too long.Version: 2.1814
✓ Can’t open the appCan’t open the app after most recent update.Version: 2.2003
✓ Won't installCan't get this app to install. Just hangs.Version: 2.4.1
✓ Latest version a big downgrade- “Portfolios” lags to the point of being unusable, takes 2 mins plus to load if loads at all - otherwise just keeps spinning. - where did the refresh buttons go on multiple views including Portfolios??? - in Research inexplicably you deleted the stock symbol of the company next to the reports - now have to open the pdf to find out what company the headline is referring to - terrible! Overall this latest update made the app materially worse - can we go back to the old one? If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, please!!!!.Version: 2.2109
✓ Not quite an upgrade is it?When reading regulatory announcements the document now consists of a thin strip of text down the middle of the screen. Merely a cosmetic upgrade. Going back to the old version..Version: 2.0.1
✓ Good for quick things, but weak for credit investorsGood app for IB, news on the go and basic market level tracking. Unless I’m missing something, I’ve found no credit oriented screens with functionally like on the terminal (CAST, YAS, HOAS, QR, QMGR, x credit CF) to name a few..Version: 2.1910
✓ Does not work on ios 15 anymoreForced updates and breaking device support is a peculiar strategy for a product that costs more than a manhattan studio..Version: 2.2310
✓ Please fix the bug w iPhone XS Max. Can’t search.When clicked on the search button, it said unsupported tab..Version: 2.1812
✓ Lost student access 😠Due to covid need to be in person now…lame!.Version: 2.2303
✓ Great app but...... has been incredibly slow to load since last two updates..Version: 2.1610
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