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schroeder2
Level 5

How do i turn off the business feed?

I think that is what frustrates me the most. They refuse to consider the business model that most of us work with. They are more concerned with shoving advertisements and attempts to get deeper into our business model than they are with providing a solution to our business needs: A nice bookkeeping solution is what we expect for the price we are paying. 

stvbarr
Level 2

How do i turn off the business feed?

Too true, how many of the issues do you see that have dates showing them to be three and four years old.  Really take care of their customer base don't they???

Januaria55
Level 3

How do i turn off the business feed?

I feel you pain. Since my boss converted from QBD to QBO (w/o my input) back on 4/1/24, it's been a nightmare. QBO seems to come up with new and inventive ways to make your user experience as aggravating and as unpleasant as possible. 

 

My coworker and I were supposed to have a conference call with some rep from Intuit but I begged off because I'm afraid of what obscenities I'll scream once I'm on that call.

 

My advice as an accountant who's been practicing for > 45 yrs, stick with the desktop version and avoid QBO at all costs.

MPC6
Level 3

How do i turn off the business feed?

I'd like to find an alternative to QB period. While the desktop can be better it has issues on just how Intuit internally tries to handle things (i.e. they way they process getting a refund from a vendor via check or cash vs credit card is insane and based entirely on the way QB works and not by any accounting rules I've heard of).

I've managed to move invoicing and POs and payroll to another system, but I haven't found a viable alternative for the simple aspects of syncing with the bank records and regular transaction tracking (especially the ease of tracking 1099s which I have a lot of with my contractors).

Januaria55
Level 3

How do i turn off the business feed?

QBO is an abomination and every day that I use it, it makes my blood boil especially when I compare to the wonderful and efficient experiences I had with the Desktop version.

schroeder2
Level 5

How do i turn off the business feed?

Sadly, my 2014 Desktop version that did everything I needed, and was paid for, started causing issues with my Windows 10 computer. When I looked at the latest version of Desktop, it did not offer some of the options I used any longer. 

 

When I looked at the Online, I started at the lowest level, was told I needed an intermediate level, but before it was said & done, to get the same functionality as my 2014 Desktop, I had to go to a $90 per month to get the options I needed to do what my paid for 2014 Desktop did. That is now a $120/month cost that bombards me with ads and useless hints. 

 

 

JTH_FW
Level 2

How do i turn off the business feed?

Christmas came early! I just noticed a red dot on the "customize my dashboard" link on the top of the home screen. I clicked on it and the screen dimmed and low and behold there was a trash can icon on the Business Feed widget. I clicked and poof, it was gone. No more business feed!! I hope this is rolling out to everyone. I am so happy right now!!

Januaria55
Level 3

How do i turn off the business feed?

OMG, it's a Hanukkah/Christmas/Diwali miracle! TY so much, kind Internet stranger!

 

Now if I can get my hands on an emulator to make QB Online look and feel like the Desktop version, well, I just might be able to do my job properly. You might say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

 

TY again!

schroeder2
Level 5

How do i turn off the business feed?

I guess I complained so long about this, they have not rolled out this repair upgrade to my version of QBO. Probably have me in QBO's version of Purgatory. Dante 

 

I assume by Home Screen you are referring to the Home Page on your dashboard. Dante could probably add the tenth circle of Hell to The Divine Comedy, Inferno. 

MPC6
Level 3

How do i turn off the business feed?

I'm glad they did it for those of you still using them. They already lost me as a customer after 14 years. Really mean that. It's good they made the change so maybe all the negative feedback finally got noticed when people started leaving because there are options out there.

Januaria55
Level 3

How do i turn off the business feed?

Unfortunately tweaking the UI in QBO is literally like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. I mean it's a nice gesture and all, but we're all going into the frozen waters of the North Atlantic, so what's the point?

 

The ideal solution to this mess of an accounting app is to revert back to the Desktop UI.

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