Anyone know of a free client for news feeds from RSS? Hopefully one which will integrate into the Today screen.
im using a program called "PocketRSS" its free, and comes with a today plugin. I have it on my advantage and absolutly love it, works with all my RSS feeds. I dont have a link to it handy, but im sure you can google it
http://pda.jasnapaka.com/
pRSSreader
pRSSreader is an application for reading RDF and RSS feeds on PocketPC.
All of Newsgator's products are now free - give Newsgator Go a try.
There are some RSS readers from HTC floating around forums too. One is RSS Hub and the other one was taken from Touch Dual ROM, I can not remember the name of it, sorry.
You may try freerange
Hi,
You may try freerange (the free version ofcourse). I think it is one of the best RSS readers. If not the Best
Hello,
So, is there out any RSS reader for WM which really shows full articles.
I've tried a lot of them , SPB Insight,BeyondPod,News Break , etc. and everyone had that ugly link on a bottom "click here to read whole article".
So, I need some RSS reader which will download FULL article , not only a first section of article , because then i need to click on a link, then internet browser opens , and loading whole site where is rss feed...slowly....
Thank You!
I've only used a few, but I'm quite sure any reader you use is going to limit the article somewhere along the line. It prevents your phone from being loaded up on articles you don't want.
Well they can prevent this by loading all articles,but only part of articles, and when you open article which is interesting to you , loads full article.
kish89 said:
Well they can prevent this by loading all articles,but only part of articles, and when you open article which is interesting to you , loads full article.
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That's when your really interested, and you hit the "Read Full Article" link.
Yes , I can hit the "read full article" , but problem is that mobile opera needs a lot of time to open and load page( whole page where is the article) , its not extracting only the article , and thats wasting of time and money(gprs,3g)
I just want that RSS reader extracts full article , so I dont need to open my internet browser...
I could be wrong but I think this is determined by the feed itself and not the reader. for example wmexperts, brg and engadget post the whole article cnn does not.
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I could be wrong but I think this is determined by the feed itself and not the reader. for example wmexperts, brg and engadget post the whole article cnn does not.
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definitely : this is not reader related, but due to the feed :
most of sites truncate the article so that you have a glimpse of it and need to browse their site to have the full article (and more... purely marketing wise)
Some others push the full article in their RSS Feed.
By the way, I tested different readers, and to me BeyondPod (2.8) is great : includes icons, manages rss, podcasts, and automatically downloads podcasts when refreshing, not like the buggy Newsbreak which is not free (!)
Hello everyone,
while I was on my tortureous Odyssey of finding a working htc sense eReader.cab version I had an idea ...
Isn't it feasable to use the mobile page of the "Project Gutenberg" like a free app-store? It would be overwhelming! About 20.000 free eBooks to choose from - and to make the decision more difficult - one can choose the format in which the file will arrive on the device --> pdf, epub, html, w/o pics....
Just an idea.... but I must admit that I'm a loser when it comes to programming. I could do beta-testing
Good Idea but one hell of a project..
Any one willing to take it on?
Just an idea...
That's how the mobile site looks alike:
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog.mobile/search/
There are also apple-apps available, which are similar to the setting of the mobile site... don't know, perhaps this could be a helping information?
Or you could just download Freda (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7141176), go to the 'Add to library' screen and point it at the Lucidor OPDS catalog of the Gutenberg books database (http://lucidor.heliohost.org/opds/pg.php). That should work ...
EDIT: It does work, kind-of. The 'next/previous' page reference links aren't being picked up right by Freda, so for multi-page entries (e.g. "all authors beginning A") you only see the first page. I will fix this in the next Freda build. In the meantime, you can work round by manually editing the fi number (e.g. in the URL, replace "&fi=1" with "&fi=100", and the display will start with the hundredth entry, not the first).
This would be quite nice if Freda would support the Gutenberg Site.
Not to mention the additional popularity boost "Freda" would gain with this support!
Very nice idea. Thanks in advance!
Biggest free eBook Store on the web for htc HD2Arrow
Google Android and Symbian S60 have a similar task switcher where your press and hold the
This project was started (read below for more details) as a Google Reader client app for Android. After the shutdown of Google Reader on 1st of July, the app was enhanced to support Feedly cloud and The Old Reader services. This list will grow and more services will be supported in the future.
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I want to introduce my android application to the XDA community in the hope that it will be useful for like minded people and to get constructive feedback to improve the app.
D7 Reader
I have been using the web based Google Reader on my Android phone for long and I have tried several native applications in the market, which sync with Google reader, including the official one. However, I was not satisfied with any of them because of the below reasons.
All the apps want to sync in the background and store all articles offline (who wants to download those 1000 articles which were published a month ago, wasting the precious bandwidth)
The sync has always been an issue - I read article in the app and half an hour later I check the web based reader, that article wasn't marked as read
I couldn't do all the actions which I do in the web based Google reader (e.g.: add/remove subscription, label/tag management, article search, view shared articles, etc)
No app is instantly usable - initial sync may take up to an hour and this happens on a regular (scheduled sync) basis
Most of the apps are slow on my Galaxy S
So, I wanted to make a Google Reader app for my own needs and the result is "D7 Google Reader".
Below are details of the app.
D7 Reader: the fastest RSS Reader app for Android
rss | atom | news | podcast | video
A simple, fast and powerful Google Reader client for Android, enables you to access your reading list and manage your subscriptions with ease from a native application. The app keeps all the stuff in sync with Google Reader, always, without the need for a scheduled sync. It supports listening to podcasts or downloading them for later use and watching embedded video using the youtube app.
D7 Reader is an online app and it does support offline reading when the articles are explicitly saved (locally) by the user.
kw: rss atom podcast google reader news feed subscription share newspaper search
Main features
Much faster than official Google Reader app
No Lags (specially on Galaxy S devices)
Google username/password NOT required
Multiple account support; switch between accounts on the fly
Utilizes low network traffic
Podcast support (download/play)
View mobilized articles
Add new subscription directly from the browser
Search for articles (powered by Google) within your subscriptions
Feed discovery and subscription (search for feeds using keywords)
Recommended articles from Google
Theme support (dark/light)
Support for multiple sharing options: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Email, SMS and Pocket (Reader It Later) and Readability.
Support for embedded video playback
Features
A dashboard with quick access links to your reader
- Reading list/Subscriptions/Starred/Read articles
- Recommended articles
- Feed search
- Saved articles
- Preferences
Clean and friendly subscriptions management
- Tree structure for labels/tags and subscriptions
- Add new subscription (by feed search or direct add)
- Remove subscription
- Add/Remove labels to/from subscriptions
- Rename label
- Delete a label
- Search for articles within labels/tags and subscriptions
Articles list view with the ability to choose between show all or new items (configurable in preferences)
- Add/remove star
- Keep-unread/Undo Keep-unread
- Mark all as read
- Search for articles
- Swipe (left/right) to mark/unmark as read (or configure a custom action)
- Add to Read It Later/ Readability
Recommended articles list
- Personalized by Google
- Subscribe to the feeds from the recommended items
Article view with support for sharing and social web
- Better mobile readability and user experience (horizontal scrolling is not necessary for most articles)
- Volume key navigation (set in preferences) or using on screen buttons
- Add/remove star
- Keep-unread/Undo Keep-unread
- Share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Email or SMS
- Add to Pocket (Read It Later) and Readability
- Swipe (left/right) to navigate between articles (when enabled in preferences)
- View original article in browser
- Save article offline to read later
- listen to podcasts or download for later use
- Mobilize original article (Mobilizers: Instapaper/Readability/Google)
- Support for embedded video in articles
Offline items
- a list of saved (sd card) articles
- listen to downloaded podcasts
Home screen Widget with unread count display
- Refresh interval can be configured
- Does not update when the phone is in stand by (save battery power)
Configurable cache clear on exit (preferences)
And many more
Screen shots
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The app has been published in the Android market as an ad-supported free version. A paid version with additional features is also made available. Below are the QR codes for you to download app direct from the market.
D7 Reader (free version)
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.droidlab7.reader
D7 Reader (paid version)
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.droidlab7.reader.pro
D7 Reader 2.2.5 APK: View attachment D7GoogleReader.apk
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looks nice on first test, but one major issue: to open an article in browser i first have to open that menu and then click the browser button. should be a single click on the headline, way too annoying this way.
and also that check for ad blocking hosts file is quite annoying. If i like the app i'll buy it but please let me test the free version in advance without changing my system config. Show red annoying boxes instead of the ads when ads are blocked, that's ok, but please don't force me to disable my ad blocker which will in turn enable ads on all websites
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looks nice on first test, but one major issue: to open an article in browser i first have to open that menu and then click the browser button. should be a single click on the headline, way too annoying this way.
and also that check for ad blocking hosts file is quite annoying. If i like the app i'll buy it but please let me test the free version in advance without changing my system config. Show red annoying boxes instead of the ads when ads are blocked, that's ok, but please don't force me to disable my ad blocker which will in turn enable ads on all websites
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Thank you for the feedback XlAfbk.
Next version will have the browser button fix; I will consider finding an alternate solution for ad-blocked devices.
Very promising. Finally an *online* reader similar to Google native. I feel however that article list view space could be better used to fit more articles on the page, the last line is wasted with two icons. Also, how about showing article time in addition to date?
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Very promising. Finally an *online* reader similar to Google native. I feel however that article list view space could be better used to fit more articles on the page, the last line is wasted with two icons. Also, how about showing article time in addition to date?
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Thanks for the feedback crimper.
Do you think you can live without those icons? Even if I remove the left 2 icons, podcast icon needs to ne shown to indicate the user there is an attacjed podcast. I will think of a better way of arranging the information to utilise the space.
For the date/time display, do you think showing the time for todays articles and date for the older articles is a better option? Displaying both time and date will take up more space in my opinion. Please let me know your comments.
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i like it anyway u could implement swipe to mark as read
jtkes693 said:
i like it anyway u could implement swipe to mark as read
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Thanks jtkes693. I have added this request to my to-do features; You can expect this included in future releases.
swipe... good that you mention it. swiping right/left to go to the next/previous item would be nice (instead of having to click the arrow buttons)
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Thanks for the feedback crimper.
Do you think you can live without those icons? Even if I remove the left 2 icons, podcast icon needs to ne shown to indicate the user there is an attacjed podcast. I will think of a better way of arranging the information to utilise the space.
For the date/time display, do you think showing the time for todays articles and date for the older articles is a better option? Displaying both time and date will take up more space in my opinion. Please let me know your comments.
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1. Maybe show icons on the same line as subject or preview? I really like the way Reader mobile page is formatted, clean and much better than the Google's reader app - article preview, smaller fonts.
2. I agree that time is relevant for today only.
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swipe... good that you mention it. swiping right/left to go to the next/previous item would be nice (instead of having to click the arrow buttons)
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Good one XlAfbk.
I will try to include this feature in the next update. Thanks.
thought of another idea....besides the widget newsrob has an unread count if use a shortcut instead i like this idea because its easier to change the icons to fit a theme...would this be possible for this app
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thought of another idea....besides the widget newsrob has an unread count if use a shortcut instead i like this idea because its easier to change the icons to fit a theme...would this be possible for this app
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I think I didn't get you quite correct. Can you please elaborate on this?
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1. Maybe show icons on the same line as subject or preview? I really like the way Reader mobile page is formatted, clean and much better than the Google's reader app - article preview, smaller fonts.
2. I agree that time is relevant for today only.
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Thanks crimper. I will do something about the icons.
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I think I didn't get you quite correct. Can you please elaborate on this?
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ok ill try....for example if i long press the home screen news has an unread count widget. but newsrob also has it so that instead of using the widget i can place a shortcut on the home screen that shows the unread count ill post a screen later if its still doesnt make sense
I like the in-app mobilize article screen. However, the font is quite small for my phone.
Can you add option to change font size in mobilize article screen?
Is it possible to add option to go straight to "Reading List" when I open the app?
[add] Could you also add option to go straight to mobilize article screen when I tap the article?
Thanks
thanks for the app! i like it so much!!!
jtkes693 said:
ok ill try....for example if i long press the home screen news has an unread count widget. but newsrob also has it so that instead of using the widget i can place a shortcut on the home screen that shows the unread count ill post a screen later if its still doesnt make sense
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Got you; thanks for the detailed explanation.
I will consider this, but this will be of lower priority compared to the other features in the list. So, please don't expect this in the next release.
MiCo7285 said:
thanks for the app! i like it so much!!!
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You are welcome and thanks for your support!
Can you please show your appreciation by giving a good rating in the android market?
no problem love the app especially the mobilize feature this app has replaced most of my other news readers