What should I use for RSS feed reading? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

There's Flipboard, Google Currents and Google Reader...
Which do you think is best and why?

Anyone know?

I personally use this one and highly recommend.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...NvbS5tZWVjZWwuZmVlZHJlYWRlci5Sc3NEZW1vbkFkIl0.

Number 1 is Flipboard Number 2 Pulse Number 3 Google Currents.
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KaiZ51 said:
There's Flipboard, Google Currents and Google Reader...
Which do you think is best and why?
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it all depends on your needs/preferences, there's a lot nice RSS-readers (and quasi RSS, like BBC app, Zite or World Newspapers) on the market, see for yourself you''l find sth you'll like and keep
myself, after testing about 20 different apps, I've settled with FeedR, it is old, it is not flashy, but it has clean, concise and cofigurable interface, no unnecessary pics, and the news articles open/expand on the same feed page, so there's no need for extra navigation - more than enough for a serial reader

KaiZ51 said:
There's Flipboard, Google Currents and Google Reader...
Which do you think is best and why?
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Advice to choose by yourself via Google Play, coz everyone has their own preferences
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After trying a handful of RSS readers, I sticked with google reader which I access via browser (Dolphin HD).
The features I was looking for:
Cloud reader (so that I can read my feeds on phone, then come home, open a tablet and resume where I ended)
Seamless follow-up when reading "the rest of the article". Here the Google Reader in the browser really scored because many of the RSS apps provide very nice user experience, however ultimately I end firing up the browser anyway. With G Reader in Dolphin, I can just open the article in a background tab and move on
Of course, YMMV

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Google docs apps

Just tried Google docs on my Nookie Froyo. Crap, really. No comments on spreadsheet app - it just hangs forever. But even docs is pretty useless. Shame on Google here: on iPad it works much better!
Do you mean through the browser?
I use the gdocs app all the time and it's pretty nice imo.
The quickoffice tablet edition work well for me. It has Google docs and dropbox integration.
Nooking with Encore/NookieF
what "gDocs App?"
sgood1971 said:
I use the gdocs app all the time and it's pretty nice imo.
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Am I missing something? IS there an app for Google Docs? I use QuickOffice as well because of the intergration with Box.net and Google Docs. If theres an app I want it definitely.
I live and die by gdocs.
http://market.android.com/details?id=art.wild.gdocs
I'm blaming official Google docs which has a mobile view for editing. Google spreadsheets is the same browser application. Seems that even super duper dual core Xoom tablet doesn't handle Google docs heavy scripting smoothly.
if you want google to see this - suggest you go and post this review here (be effective and explain the situation without blaming google or anything -- honey=results vinegar=nonresults
http://www.google.com/support/forum...d=551c5c4cca827a18&lid=60805107bccffcbf&hl=en
Thanks... This is a wise piece of advice.

book app for GT10.1

When I get my GT10.1 I plan to read a lot of books. I tried it on my DHD using Aldiko, but I think the screen is to small.
I've seen the videos of the preinstalled book app, it looks sweet! Is it a Google app or Samsung?
I'm wondering what book apps would you reccomend?
zaphyr said:
When I get my GT10.1 I plan to read a lot of books. I tried it on my DHD using Aldiko, but I think the screen is to small.
I've seen the videos of the preinstalled book app, it looks sweet! Is it a Google app or Samsung?
I'm wondering what book apps would you reccomend?
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It's the Google Books app. But I find myself using the Kindle app.....but I guess that because I have an amazon account.
Decimation said:
It's the Google Books app. But I find myself using the Kindle app.....but I guess that because I have an amazon account.
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Heh, apparently Google Books is not available in Sweden yet...can't find it on the Market and the Google Books internet page just tells me it's not available. Wonder if Samsung will remove the app on the European/Swedish Tabs...
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Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
Berner said:
Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
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Berner said:
Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
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The google books app and kindle app are both fine, but I need the ability to sideload epub files, so...
I do wish you could limit the page length in aldiko though. One full screen (in portrait) is an awful lot of text.
Aldiko lets you load ePub files from your SD card. I used Aldiko heavily on my Evo 4G but I find myself preferring the Nook app on the tablet. It loads ePubs, splits the pages in two in landscape mode & has page transitions like you see in the Books app. I haven't tried Kindle, but Kobo also lets you load ePubs.
In general I like google book and like the animation of it. However, its still very poor when it comes to functionality. You can't highlight, write note, or annotate. The app by itself remember your last location but you cant mark a page. It still needs more work to be done as i think its unfinished app. I contacted google regarding that, and they said that they are still working to improve the app as its still and i quote "a baby"
I am gonna receive my Tab 10.1 tomorrow and as you have mentioned, i will be doing lots of reading as its one of the reasons i bought the tab. For the meaintime, I think I will go with the Kindle version unless otherwise, google impvorved their ebook.
I am using Nook. Kobo is also good. But anybody know if there is any book app which has built in English dictionary ( or atleast link to an external dictionary) so if you want to know meaning of a word you just highlight and option is there for meaning/synonymous . This is helpful for people for whom English is not first language.
I've tried quite a few, and I find Montano Reader the best for me. Full anotation and highlighting, bookmarking, side loading of epubs and PDF's. I will let you read almost anything.
Asus has a nice books app mybooks I think, they extracted from the transformer Not sure if its working on other tablets yet.
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I'm all about Kindle. I guess it's partly because I have a lot of books there, and don't want to switch, but I like that it's not overly animated, and I can highlight and search in google, wikipedia, and see dictionary definitions directly from the page.
Kind of blows me away that google didn't add in the functionality to highlight and perform a google search.
I have tried pretty much every reader on the market after getting my gt10.1. Nook is probably does the best job of having all the desires features (thought definitely not perfect). Kindle and google books are lacking major features (most importantly highlighting, bookmarking etc + importing non-drm files). Third party apps like cool reader, aldiko and fbreader all have great functionality, but they lack the polished UI you get from the big names. So I chose Nook, because it has the most functionality to go with its polished look. If it had custom fonts it would be near perfect for me.
I've been using the Nook app so far for my limited reading. I tried that, a well as the Kindle app, and prefer the Nook app so far. Nook seems to have more formatting options and I like the "butter" color scheme for daylight reading - it's sort in between the white and sepia settings in Kindle(both of which are available in the Book app as well).
My biggest compliant so far is that text selection can be difficult. I haven't quite figured out how to consistently make a selection so far.
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Magazines on Flyer with Next Issue

I have been repeatedly peeved by publishers putting their magazines on iPad and neglecting Android tablets.
I noticed recently that the New Yorker is offering their mag on the Galaxy Tab through a application called Next Issue - you can download it directly at nextissue.com The app itself seems to have a fair number of other magazines, and have been adding more.
I installed the app, entered my existing subscriber # and it works great! Great interface that is perfect for my Flyer!
​I cant find any good magazine apps that offer magazines I want to read.. and the few that do.. their apps suck/have crappy interfaces..
I really like the kindle app but there are no magazines that I want to read on it..
Scuba Diving, and video game magazines and toy magazines interest me.. yet I have never found one on any of the good readers.. nothing from amazon, nothing from kindle, nook.. etc..
I know what you mean - it is a real pain to search through different publishers that create their own crappy platforms.
According to their website, Nextssue.com is a joint venture between Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corporation and Time, Inc. so this might be _the_ simplified platform that makes it easier for publishers to put their content on tablets.
The NYer app is pretty slick, the interface is a little unintuitive, but is easy to pick up. Graphics heavy magazines might be more of an issue reformatting/reflowing to a tablet. One thing that sucks on that platform is that some of the content is designed for larger screens and is not backwards compatible - like Car & Driver is only for 1280x800 tablets
How do I get the APK?
Go to nextissue .com on your tablet, and select Get App (it is not available in Google Market)
http://www.nextissue.com/install-brief.php
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Thanks guys, didn't see it at first on the web page. Can't wait to try it out. Been dissappinted that Barnes & Noble never added the New Yorker to their list of magazines readable on the Nook App.
Try Zinio for magazines also.
+1 for Zinio.
I also use Zinio. Highly recommended!
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Just downloaded an issue of the New Yorker to test it out. Really, really like the format. I could se myself re-subscribing... especially since a subscription to the magazine apparently entitles me to the digital editions for free! Yeah!
kcchen said:
Try Zinio for magazines also.
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Add me to the list of those using Zinio. Love it.
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Can anybody tell me if the Kindle App is any good for the Flyer?
Idealy i would love to work with paypal but i know amazon is not a big fan of it

Ubuntop & Webtop+ users iGoogle homepage poll

So I'm going to step away from the Support My Moto Campaign for a little bit and get some deving done. Seeing that on November 1st 2012 the Google home page service iGoogle will be discontinued I'd like to know how many Ubuntop & Webtop+ users use that service. Of those that use it how many have an alternative to move to and how many really do rely on it? I may be able to set up a basic home page replacement with some of the most commonly used widgets but want to hear from you first.
I used iGoogle for a while but abandoned it once I fell in love with RSS and Google Reader. I can live with it being gone, I don't actually use a homepage in any web browser anymore.
srkelley said:
I used iGoogle for a while but abandoned it once I fell in love with RSS and Google Reader. I can live with it being gone, I don't actually use a homepage in any web browser anymore.
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This. I use an rss reader on my phone. Anytime I'm using a computer I don't have a homepage set except for the Firefox default Google search page.
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I dumped my "my yahoo" page for igoogle.... Just might have to go back and freshen it up.

Aldiko ebook reader - buggy on Note 10.1 2014

For those looking for an ebook reader and tending to use or even buy Aldiko, the following information might be of interest.
I purchased Aldiko and with change from Note 10.1 to Note 10.1 2014, pages with graphics were suddenly displayed as blank.
Some tests showed me finally, that Aldiko is yet not able to cope with the screen resolution of the Note 10.1 2014 (if run in split screen mode, the pages are displayed properly).
Unfortunately, although Aldiko knows about the problem since October and the reason since December, nothing happend. Instead support requests are simply closed without any comment, there is no answer or reaction from the support at all.
Presently, I cannot recommend Aldiko anymore. A pity as I paid for the software.
I use mantano and moored both work well and I can have books on my so card
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I have a subscription on the beam store where Aldiko offered the option to download purchased ebooks within the app.
That's why I purchased (and I wanted to support the developers as the app was good on my GT-N8000).
What about MoonReader?
I second moon reader, ive been using it for 6mons and it replaced everything else
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If you need something fast mupdf beats all competition. The UI is kind of clunky but when it comes to speed of rendering pdf it can't be beat.
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Cirno5 said:
What about MoonReader?
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I have MoonReader, what I missed is the direct integration of eBook stores (buying and downloading).
And what I do not understand is the fact that Aldiko knows about the problem but did not fix it and the app is still available for the Note 10.1 2014 in the app store.
I like the Mantano, the interface is nice and clean and it handles notes well other than the insistence of heavily branding exported note review sheets.
The biggest issue with Mantano is it's inability to handle pdf files. If you select text from a pdf and copy to another application or activate TTS it splits w or ds wi th l o ts of sp ace s, so it renders TTS and copy functions as useless. I wrote to Mantano as at £6.69 it's the most expensive single app I've bought, I had the following response:
" Thank you for your email. Yes we are aware of the issue that you report. It is caused by the software component (from Adobe) that we are using to parse the PDF. We are investigating fixes but we currently have nothing really satisfying. We don't let it be, we'll try to fix but it might take longer than we'd like..."
This is unacceptable as far as I'm concerned for a paid app, ezPDF can cope well with pdfs, but the interface is the equivalent of an ageing digital turd.
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akxak said:
I have MoonReader, what I missed is the direct integration of eBook stores (buying and downloading).
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It does support OPDS though. Depending on where you get your books it is supported
Cirno5 said:
It does support OPDS though. Depending on where you get your books it is supported
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Thanks for the hint... now I just need to get the part working after login (I am always sent to the web site instead of showing the content of the private section inside the app).
As Aldiko still just closes all support requests without answering, I contacted Google for a refund. And I got the refund.
So, as a result people should clearly thing before buying Aldiko with regard to the support policy and the behaviour in fixing bugs.
I like iReader Pro, has no problems with everything I throw at it (epub, prc, mob), works well.
It is free on the p[lay store and has no ads that I've seen. Liked it from Gingerbread over Aldiko...
Give it a shot... Price is right...
I used to use Moon reader, but now I tend to just upload my drm free books to google play and use the play book reader. It syncs, it reads to you (with ivona voice amy, it's tolerable) and it stays in your cloud library. And it has the smoothest 3d page turn animation. I usually end up buying a Kindle ebook, use calibre plug in to dedrm in windows then convert to epub then either upload to google play on the pc, or upload it later when accessing my calibre library with the calibre companion app.
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Try cool reader. Its not as fancy as others but it has more settings than any other reader. You can really adjust your reading environment. It also supports tts. I own the others but i usally use cool reader.
Woody
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Until they get it fixed you might try fbreader. Been using it for quite a while now without issue.
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The reader is meanwhile updated and fixed.

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