HI
Just trying to play around with my new toy to get some things the way I have been used to on my android phone and would appreciate some help.
Firstly can I set what is displayed on the Calendar tile is a how many days ahead it adds entries from and/or how many entries?
In the linked inbox any way to easily see which email account an email is from? Such as with a coloured tab next to it or something?
Thanks
I think u cannot change the default behavious of the Calendar app, was searching 4 it myself, but soon I gave up. The answer for the linked inbox is pretty much the same
There is a theme here - you cannot change the notification sounds separate from the ringtone sounds; cannot define a separate tone for (say) whatsapp different from messages
When you view an e-mail from the linked inbox, it tells you which box, Yahoo, Google etc, the e-mail is from.
No need for 'tags'...
true but you have to open the email to do that. A quick visual representation would have been nice but I admit not vital.
Found something called Calendar(+) which adds a tile for "week view" and a month view with actual entries on it so that sort of gets around the calendar thingy too although sadly no live tile option I can see.
That being said phone is crashing a few times already so getting it replaced and hope it is just that particular handset is the culprit
^ crashing after portico update?
surprisingly mine is working fine since day 1 - touchwood!
only problem was battery life but its improving significantly after each charge cycle.
only problem is a minor light leak on left side near back button ..but i had it on other phones also and wondering if i should get it fixed or phone changed
Yes it happened even after the update.
Battery life pretty rubbish so far but I have read it gets better.
Being exchanged for another handset tomorrow.
Otherwise I do like it!
Interestingly after I posted that it never crashed again - but had it swapped anyway and the new one has been stable for the week to date.
I am enjoying the experience so far but lots of things to learn!
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Thanks guys, I have really enjoyed the AP4 threads. So much humour ..
However, whilst you wait on this Friday, I thought I'd give you something to smile about. I have had a real problem for some months - stemming from around the time I flashed PK3.0 - with my e-mails. I am using Pocket Outlook which is sync'd both to my work Exchange server and to my home e-mail account.
It has been getting slower and slower. Driving me nuts and I have searched, googled and read loads of stuff, none of which either helped or really addressed my problem. Basic problem was that opening messaging account and trying to read a mail was taking minutes - often 3 or 4 minutes. I only download the last 2 or 3 days of mails, so by the end of a weekend, work mails are down to a couple and I clear home stuff out, so why the problem?
I was just about to finally post my problem here for your geniuses to solve for me, when I discovered the problem myself - and had to grin ...
Some time ago - yes, about the time I flashed PK3.0 as it turns out - I purchased a Network camera and have been playing with the setup to see if it would be any good as a security feature at home. It has the standard options which include the ability to record a couple of frames if it senses movement.
[I guess some of you are ahead of me now] I discovered (!) that I had put the camera directory in the same home folder as my mail is kept on the server at home. Running through my mail folders on Pocket Outlook I found to my astonishment that although the folder is not one which contains mail, not is it one which is marked for sync, Pocket Outlook has faithfully downloaded each file - and when I checked this I also found that the folder contained 3,600 jpegs showing my back garden in different shades of sunlight (which the camera thinks is "movement").
Deleted the files and my Outlook is snappy again.
Laugh on guys. You don't have much longer to wait ....
Robert
Mrsums said:
Thanks guys, I have really enjoyed the AP4 threads. So much humour ..
However, whilst you wait on this Friday, I thought I'd give you something to smile about. I have had a real problem for some months - stemming from around the time I flashed PK3.0 - with my e-mails. I am using Pocket Outlook which is sync'd both to my work Exchange server and to my home e-mail account.
It has been getting slower and slower. Driving me nuts and I have searched, googled and read loads of stuff, none of which either helped or really addressed my problem. Basic problem was that opening messaging account and trying to read a mail was taking minutes - often 3 or 4 minutes. I only download the last 2 or 3 days of mails, so by the end of a weekend, work mails are down to a couple and I clear home stuff out, so why the problem?
I was just about to finally post my problem here for your geniuses to solve for me, when I discovered the problem myself - and had to grin ...
Some time ago - yes, about the time I flashed PK3.0 as it turns out - I purchased a Network camera and have been playing with the setup to see if it would be any good as a security feature at home. It has the standard options which include the ability to record a couple of frames if it senses movement.
[I guess some of you are ahead of me now] I discovered (!) that I had put the camera directory in the same home folder as my mail is kept on the server at home. Running through my mail folders on Pocket Outlook I found to my astonishment that although the folder is not one which contains mail, not is it one which is marked for sync, Pocket Outlook has faithfully downloaded each file - and when I checked this I also found that the folder contained 3,600 jpegs showing my back garden in different shades of sunlight (which the camera thinks is "movement").
Deleted the files and my Outlook is snappy again.
Laugh on guys. You don't have much longer to wait ....
Robert
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So during what part of the day did the camera secretly take pictures of your wife/girlfriend running around nude with the paper boy behind her with only your favorite grey and black tie around his head as clothing? LMFAO, J/K...
And for those asking no i'm not the paper boy I only dress that way to fool the neighbors. lol
I hope no-one minds but I got my Mozart yesterday and the only link that seems to talk about what is good and bad about it (here) hasn't had a new entry since November.
I also reckon that the Microsoft Developers know that xda-developers is the only place to go for sensible smartphone discussions and hopefully they will read this and make some changes.
I wasn't convinced that the Mozart would be better than my HD2 but actually....
Good:
Great Screen Resolution
Fast
Internet Explorer is better than I expected and the Pinch to Zoom is great
I like the start screen and the way the 3G signal gets out of the way
Bad:
No Comm Manager - switching on WiFi, Bluetooth, Flight Mode is a real pain
No Internet Sharing - AARRRRGGGHH!
Can't find my WiFi with hidden ESSID - GGGRRRRR!
No MyPhone Sync
I'm not sure I'm keen on the lock-down on apps - it's probably the only thing that will force me to Open Source Android.
I used gyrator2 to switch the screen off when I turned the HD2 vertically down - it saved on battery.
Thank goodness MS don't seem to have made WP7 into a steppingstone to a proper OS (like vista was to Win7!). The way I'm using it, it's the almost finished.
I'm hoping that someone will come up with a Comm Manager App. But I don't know about the other stuff.
Has anyone else got anything to add? What would make WP7 work better for you?
PS Please move this if it's duplicated elsewhere.
Thanks for the heads-up, just brought a Mozart today expecting delivery on Tuesday, I've come from the Android phones Galaxy S & X10 Mini, will be interesting to see how this shapes up against them.
anoyances
i also bought one and generally i think they realy solved the job doing a MS based phone that works. (i moved from a diamond2 with os6.5)
but what realy makes me angry is that i read in the commcersials and specs that i could use mp3 for ringtones (wich phones cant today anyway). but even if being a trivial requerent i would not go with out it.
now i realize that i can use mp3 - BUT ONLY IF I BUY IT FROM ZUNE WTF!!!!!
are they trying out the apple business plan?
im aware that i can "jail break" (where did i last hear about this.. og iPhone/apple) .. but i risk brick´ing my phone and thats a bummer.
still realy nice phone.
a file handler would be nice though and some grouping functionality. the start screeen cannot collect all your messaging and mail in a single icon for access. you have to add evry single one of them in the shortcut list for ease of access.. thats anoying if you have 4 mail and text messaging like me.. grouping would rock..
another thing is "People" its a looker if you want to see contratct and facebook updates, byt anoying for phone contact list
and whats it with the contact list? you cannot sync with outlook only exchange serveres. otherwise you have to expose your full contact list on windows live or facebook to get it synced to your phone.
now i believe i should be paid for using my phone then.. they get to know me and all of my friends including phone info, full name, job detaisl address etc etc. thats something that valueable.. and i dont get to choose if i want to take part.. i want money Zune/HTC and Microsoft!
im semi pleased .. nice phone but realy creapy business methods
A week later....an update
I can see what you're saying js0937.
I'm not really into changing the ringtone but I did notice that you couldn't do it. I can't believe that it has to come from Zune - it does make Android seem very attractive!
I've coped with the Outlook / Live syncing by having a separate account for my contacts but it is a bit long-winded.
I'm waiting for the update (due in Jan 2011 but when??? we're already two-thirds through!) to see whether these problems get solved.
Given that I worked with winphone 6.5 for so long, winphone7 is still much, much better but I still want Internet Sharing and a Comm Manager
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I'm waiting for the update (due in Jan 2011 but when???
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Update whill be soon (7 feb.?)
h..p://microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/features/update-info.aspx
Hoping the update sorts the voice dialing out as its rubbish compaired to 6.5. This is a big step back. Be nice to get more info of what the update will bring. Roll on the 7th, fingers crossed.
My 2 cents
Ye, here you have the list:
MUSTS (otherwise I will NOT use the phone for my business):
- Network sharing
- People view by company OR search by company
- copy paste OR use selected text as signature
- outlook categories (seriously!) sort/show calendar, ppl, by category
- tasks list
WANTS (It would be nice to have it):
- activesync with desktop (mailny notes, and such)
- messaging hub (it is enough to group it together in one tile displaying summary of all unread messages, no matter from where they come. It can link to selection screen, where I can pick the mail/messaging account).
- connect tasks with SharePoint lists
- see Active Directory coleagues callendars (or at least simple meeting assistant that shows free/busy for attendees)
- Remote Desktop Connection (it is a pity that having that screen I cannot connect to my virtual desktop if needed)
I am business guy, and always used WinMo as a nice tool. Now... I have waited so long for WP7 and I cant use it for work. I gave it to my Woman, and now I am considering other OSes...
Microsoft, you are pissing on your most loyal customer segment!
As a long time android user (since the T-Mobile G1 so about 5 years) i decided to try the Lumia 920 a few days ago and so far i`am loving it, so here are my first thoughts :
- The speed and lagless performance of the OS powered by a dual core cpu instead by a quad- or octocore cpu that is required for android. Clearly the OS and hardware are far better optimized than android. Also i had no reboots or fc`s so far.
- Many specific Nokia apps like Drive that enables navigation without a data connection required as you can download and install maps from the country`s you need.
- Seemless integration and synchronisation with Google and great data/contacts/calender transference when setting up the phone.
- Though there are obviously less apps available than with iOs and android there are many more than i initialy thought and most good and important apps are available. Only Dropbox is limited imo as it doesn`t sync and add automaticaly.
- Great camera and speakers.
- Good call quality.
I didn`t think it was going to be as good as it turned out so far but atm i don`t miss android at all and so i might stick with WP8 for a long(er) while than i anticipated.
Hope the coming update planned for July will bring some more goodies
if any problem with Google sync, simple set Google account via advanced setup
settings - email+accounts - add an account - advanced setup
- add your account info
- select Exchange ActiveSync
- add other data (dont forget to enter full email address for username), for server use m.google.com
- Sign in.... that's all
for calendar's problems look Microsoft advises
http://microsoft-news.com/sync-google-calendar-events-to-windows-calendar-app-via-outlook-com/
P.S.
Also must have app for WP is Store Deals to check latest discounts and occasional free periods for pay apps
Don't know what you mean about seemless integration with Google Calendar. Can't edit it at all. I had to follow Microsoft's tip and subscribe to it via Outlook.com but you can't edit the Google calendar that way as it is read only. Email and contacts are great. Hopefully the update that includes CalDAV support will fix the calendar issues.
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Don't know what you mean about seemless integration with Google Calendar. Can't edit it at all. I had to follow Microsoft's tip and subscribe to it via Outlook.com but you can't edit the Google calendar that way as it is read only. Email and contacts are great. Hopefully the update that includes CalDAV support will fix the calendar issues.
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If you use Google calendar which i don't changes you make on the regular calender on the phone will sync to the google calendar and vice versa if you change google calendar on the PC. Just use the normal calendar on the phone and it should sync with your other calenders linked through google or hotmail.
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If you use Google calendar which i don't changes you make on the regular calender on the phone will sync to the google calendar and vice versa if you change google calendar on the PC. Just use the normal calendar on the phone and it should sync with your other calenders linked through google or hotmail.
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Sorry I was getting my windows devices mixed up.....It is working for me on WP8 just not Windows 8
Agreed in everything.
worst problem I found in WP8? Whatsapp...not always updating, got the notification but not the message....and we really need a good video player with mp4, avi and srt support.....and a notification center.
Any MS guy ever read this forum?
ramping said:
Agreed in everything.
worst problem I found in WP8? Whatsapp...not always updating, got the notification but not the message....and we really need a good video player with mp4, avi and srt support.....and a notification center.
Any MS guy ever read this forum?
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whats app working fine for me... no missed or late notification....
also avi and mp4 files work fine... and dont except or hope for srt (or any other subtitle) player... f you hope for this, you not learn anything about WP....
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whats app working fine for me... no missed or late notification....
also avi and mp4 files work fine... and dont except or hope for srt (or any other subtitle) player... f you hope for this, you not learn anything about WP....
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YXPlayer can play videos with srt subtitles....but it´s a crappy app.
Still waiting for the VLC official app.
Anyone expiriace any problems with whatsapp?
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Anyone expiriace any problems with whatsapp?
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I don't use it; I use Skype and MetroTalk. Skype's not free but I'm not going to worry about paying on average $60 a year; $5 a month. It doesn't require my universe to have the identical app on the other end.
Quick question...
I really, really, really detest my Xperia S now, like really detest it.
The lagging, god-awful camera, the freezing, everything.
I would try to install a custom Rom, but my Bootlocker unlocked allowed is: no.
I'm really not a high-end user. No interest in games, or intensive apps.
Camera, browsing, travel apps are the main interest for me.
I can get rid of it and pay approx £60-£100 to get the Lumia 920
Would you guys advise it?
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Quick question...
I really, really, really detest my Xperia S now, like really detest it.
The lagging, god-awful camera, the freezing, everything.
I would try to install a custom Rom, but my Bootlocker unlocked allowed is: no.
I'm really not a high-end user. No interest in games, or intensive apps.
Camera, browsing, travel apps are the main interest for me.
I can get rid of it and pay approx £60-£100 to get the Lumia 920
Would you guys advise it?
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I bought the 920 to replace the xperia t I had, best thing I ever did
It's fast, fluid, no freezes or hangups, battery life is great for me, the camera is awesome and I love the wireless charging.
If you can live without the modding and just use your phone for what it is then I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Sent from the event horizon of a quantum singularity
steevio_uk said:
Quick question...
I really, really, really detest my Xperia S now, like really detest it.
The lagging, god-awful camera, the freezing, everything.
I would try to install a custom Rom, but my Bootlocker unlocked allowed is: no.
I'm really not a high-end user. No interest in games, or intensive apps.
Camera, browsing, travel apps are the main interest for me.
I can get rid of it and pay approx £60-£100 to get the Lumia 920
Would you guys advise it?
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I have been an iPhone user and then a multitude of android phones user (Samsung) before embracing WP8.
My opinion: iPhone is fine if you just want a phone that works - although Apple lost me after the release of the iPhone 4: I was obviously holding it wrong when I wanted to make a call so it mostly wouldn't iOS is simple to use and has lots of apps, but is a walled garden.
Android, while open and extremely customizable, really annoyed me: at first the phones were fine, then became laggy over time. I also found I was frequently rebooting the phones daily. You shouldn't have to install a custom ROM for it to work smoothly. While there are a lot of apps, they are mostly poor quality compared to their iOS counterparts.
So I decided on trying out WP8 around 4 months ago and bought a Lumia 920. First off the build quality is excellent, it's a solid lump of a phone, not tacky plastic feeling like the Samsungs I had. The operating system has NEVER lagged on me...EVER. I only found out a few weeks after I'd had it how to reboot it, and I only did that to find out how to, not that it needed it. Although not nearly as customizable as the androids, I personally got bored doing so with the Samsungs anyway. I love the Live Tiles on the Lumia 920. Again there are nowhere near the amount of apps as iOS or Android, but those there are I find to be as good as iOS apps.
The camera is excellent. So good in fact that when my other half wants pictures taken she asks me to do so - she has an iPhone 5.
At first I was worried by the fact you cannot use a memory card, but honestly I find the 32gb onboard to be plenty - never had to go through and delete stuff to make more room. An added bonus is the wireless charging - I still think it's witchcraft :laugh: no idea how or why it works but it does lol
So in summary, yes - I thoroughly recommend the Lumia 920 for your needs: the camera is great, the stock browser is quick and I never had a problem with it and navigation is top notch.
Thanks so much for your replies.
I have had the phone for 4-5 days now and I am absolutely delighted by the decision. Possibly the best hardware change/update I've ever made.
I am finding excuses for taking pictures, such is the quality of the camera, enjoying getting to grips with the new layout and O/S, trying to find decent apps for certain things I used on Android, the main one being the notes app, which was sat on my Android home screen and I used regularly as a 1 click solution to add a note and remind me of things.
Something like that, as a simple live tile would be great, but haven't found such an app yet. (Any you guys suggest?)
I was initially very concerned by the battery life. I took it out with me after an initial charge and found the battery draining away at an alarming rate, even with it in my pocket!
But as I'm sure you're well aware, there's the changes to remedy this;; turning NFC off, location, background apps, getting used to exiting an app with the back button etc.
Great battery life now.
Just ordered a case and I'm one happy bunny!
My god, the Xperia S seems like a distant nightmare now! :victory:
Hi All.
I've taken the plunge and ordered my S6 Edge 128gb in Emerald Green.
I'm sure everything will be just fine, but I was hoping for some pointers from the Android users for certain apps and features I use on the BlackBerry.
I've been using BlackBerry for a few years now (Z30 and a Passport) but I'm wanting a change and LOVED the look of the Edge. Just wondering if you fab people could give some assistance in either clarifying what Lollipop does natively or suggesting apps I could use to achieve a similar effect.
1. One of the things I think I will miss quite a bit is the notification light on the BlackBerry. Hence why I ultimately went with the Edge. I know the edge can have notification lights for the top 5 contacts (thats enough for me) showing when placed face down.. however. just two questions connected to this:
* Does the notification light continue to flash if you miss the call / message? i.e. continue until you pick the phone up and look
* I'm sure the notification doesn't work with the phone facing upwards or stood on a stand, but do you think this is something that a rom flash could fix? or even, maybe an app..
2. BlackBerry Hub really is very good. You have all your communications in one location, save opening text apps, Social media, then mail apps etc. How does Lollipop 5 handle messaging? Does it have a similar type of hub?
3. I run an app called Hubb++ on my Passport. Here I can tell notifications to switch off and on during certain time periods. Ideal after a long hard day in the office, get home and my phone automatically goes into silent from 8.30pm until 7am. (except for contacts I've highlighted as important and to break the silence). Again, does Android lollipop have anything like this or is there an app that does similar?
4. Bluetooth connection to the car. I have to be honest and say the BlackBerry really does nothing special in the arena for me. It's a basic rSAP connection type which allows contacts etc to be sent to my car (Audi A7). How is Bluetooth within Android Lollipop? Last time I used Android, rSAP was not working and I had to root the phone and install all sorts to get it going. To be honest, my days of rooting and messing are over (I know, that's part of the fun of Android) I'm too busy these days to spend the time learning and testing etc. I just want the connection to work. Any input please.
That's basically it. Any input and recommendations would be received with thanks.
1. There's notification light blinking on the top left of the phone for miss call, message /SMS or social app/ voicemail, email etc... You can get a short vibration when you pick up your phone and you have miss call or SMS message as well /not sure for other notifications/
2. I'm sure there's some apps you can find for the most messaging services on Google play, buy better give it a try on few and see what's best for you
3. There's apps to switch your profiles according to time settings, but I thing S6 has option to do that as well with detecting your GPS location /home, work, etc.../
4. The bluetooth should be just fine. I have no problem with Audi A5
pacho_bs said:
1. There's notification light blinking on the top left of the phone for miss call, message /SMS or social app/ voicemail, email etc... You can get a short vibration when you pick up your phone and you have miss call or SMS message as well /not sure for other notifications/
2. I'm sure there's some apps you can find for the most messaging services on Google play, buy better give it a try on few and see what's best for you
3. There's apps to switch your profiles according to time settings, but I thing S6 has option to do that as well with detecting your GPS location /home, work, etc.../
4. The bluetooth should be just fine. I have no problem with Audi A5
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Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to answer.
Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk
A little backstory: Everyday for the last 4 years I've been using a basic, outdated, gingerbread-era, RSS reader called "RSS Junkie" made by the obscure developer bitpowder.com in the Netherlands.
Why?
For one feature: Push Notifications
The backbone of this little gem was what it did in the cloud (google's app engine I'm guessing). This server constantly polled your RSS feeds as often as every few minutes, and when it detected a new article it sent a short excerpt along with a notification (through Google Cloud Messaging) to the app on your phone. The result was that my phone alerted me within minutes (typically less than 5) of new articles. And with no impact to my phone's battery, since the phone isn't doing any background refreshing.
But now it's dead.
And I need help finding a replacement.
And I know what you're thinking, "why would I want my phone constantly blowing up with a flood of articles?" Well the thing is with a site like, for example: Android Police, is that you can get a RSS feed for just certain tags or categories. So getting instant alerts to www.androidpolice.com/tags/deal/feed/ in the past has been absolutely INVALUABLE to me for things like getting my Nexus 6 for $199 (which at the time sold out in just a few hours), allowing me to upgrade on Verizon while keeping my unlimited data (remember that website bug two years ago that only lasted a few hours), and many many other time sensitive and short lived deals.
TL;DR Looking for a RSS reader with Push Notifications to let you know within 10 minutes or so of a new article.
This?
Disclaimer: I'm the developer, but since you asked...
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This?
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That's EXACTLY what I'm looking for!!!!
I actually tried the Inoreader app earlier today but didn't see anything about Push notifications in the app itself, but followed your link and setup a rule on the desktop.
Two concerns:
1.) Although my feeds say in settings that they are updated in real time (all are quite popular sources) does that mean the notifications will also be in realtime? If so that's even faster than the 5 minutes delay I was getting with RSS Junkie!
2.) Is it possible to change the notification sound from the default?
Glad you've liked it!
1) Yes, "Realtime" means that feeds push their updates to Inoreader. They should do it immediately after publishing, but that depends on the publisher. Push notifications should come within seconds to your device after they are received by Inoreader. For feeds that are not using the realtime protocol and their update interval is higher than you want, you can use the feed boosting option.
2) Unfortunately that's not customizable. You can choose a different prefix for different rules, but not sound.
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This?
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Nice. Any plan for a widget?
To be honest, widgets were always low priority and it's not very different at the moment. But we are planning something really big for the Android app very soon and widgets might get an overhaul after that.
Has anyone been using an alternative to Inoreader or cheaper option with push notification?
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Has anyone been using an alternative to Inoreader or cheaper option with push notification?
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Did you ever find anything? Came here from a google search for mobile notifications
An IFTTT recipe with their RSS trigger and Pushbullet gives you more or less instant RSS update notifications... And it's free
Welp, after using Inoreader for almost 2 years it looks like I'm yet again looking for a RSS reader with Push Notifications, since this extremely simple feature was removed from regular Inoreader functionality and placed behind a $15/year paywall... =(
Have you found anything?
$15 a year to support a developer that created a nice solution to what you need seems reasonable.
it's 50 usd/year now