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29 Sept 2025
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I used to love this app now its full of bugs. You used to be able to see the tree expand when you clicked on a person's profile, now I keep getting an error. You can no longer see what percentage of YOU came from each parent (was free now it's pay for). It doesn't feel as easy to use anymore when looking up potential ancestors. It feels too jumbled. Previous versions of this app were much better.
181 people found this review helpful
Ancestry.com
10 January 2025
Hi Heather. We are sorry to hear you are having issues with the App. Please try the troubleshooting steps here, https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Troubleshooting-Ancestry-Apps
If the issue persists, please email our mobile team on mobileapps@ancestry.com. Please include app & OS version, device type, ancestry username
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Melissa N
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24 September 2025
Update--reached out to support for the issue I've described here, and though they haven't been able to replicate the issue, they've been very responsive so kudos for that!! Seems to be buggy now that I've updated the app. Doesn't load the tree, makes it seem like there are 0 people in my tree (I have just over 5,000 in my main tree alone). Once I try accessing the tree, the refresh icon (whatever it's called) just keeps circling and circling and won't let me do anything else in the app.
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Jessica L. N. F.
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1 October 2025
There needs to be a means of automating the removal of duplicate entries. It is impossible to return to my place in the Search List after editing an entry. Going back returns me to the homepage. I'm also not a fan of the new page for editing current entries. Feels like change for change's sake rather than an improvement. I also only care about hints that add people to the tree and see no means of sorting hints for just those.
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Ancestry.com
9 September 2024
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for sharing this review. We're sorry for any disappointment that recent changes have caused and will relay your thoughts to the appropriate team. You can also submit your feedback and suggestions directly to our team via this link: https://ancestry.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eaMJAIOG9lwk709.
Thanks,
Ancestry App Team
What's new
Hints from other member trees now show up in a person’s hints list, giving you even more ways to grow your tree.