Hello,
I'm looking for an RSS feed reader that is smart enough to find the feed URL automatically, for example I type a website like "xda-developer.com" or better, just "xda" and the app has a search engine that finds the URL http://www.xda-developers.com/feed/
The app should not force me to register, and should not have abusive permissions.
I don't like predefined feeds, I prefer to choose my own sources, but if I can remove them it's OK.
Open source would be great. Paid app would be OK if nice looking.
Do you know such an app, or should I develop it myself?
Thanks!
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I like this app simply for its ability to add book marks. For some reason, other readers lacked this. (at least pdf readers).
I'd like to be able to categorize the books and pdfs I have on my tab. I can add new categories easily enough, but when I try to add books and pdfs, the application puts them under the default category and I can't for the life of me figure out how to move them elsewhere. Anyone use this app and know how to do this?
Calibre, calibre, calibre. Best program bar none for organizing, converting, categorizing e-books, and its free. Don't think there is an android app yet, but you can use it with Android devices:
http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#how-do-i-use-app-with-my-android-phone
Hi,
I started to use RSS on my Prime and I am disapointed by one thing. Maybe there is a bad settings or something... Some of my RSS are displayed in full length with pictures etc. and some has only few first rows and then I have to continue to the original article clicking the link below.
Can I set this in a different way or is it a feature of particular blogs and sites?? This is really bothering to everytime go to the original source, especially when offline reading Note: I tried several RSS readers (Reader HD, gReader, Google Reader, ...)
I have also noticed the truncated feeds on some sites, and I think this is determined by the site itself as to what to include in the feed. For example, Lifehacker seems to only include the first few sentences of the article, and then a More >> link. This seems to be the case when either viewing the feed on a computer (using Google Reader or Feedly) or on the Android RSS reader (like Reader HD).
What sites are you noticing the truncated feeds on?
I thought that it will be a problem of those sites. I watch some local (Czech) sites. Well, it is pitty and bothering this way. But probably we cannot do anything with that.
There are several services that expand truncated RSS feeds into the complete text. The one I use is fulltextrssfeed.com, and it seems to work fine.
Search for "full rss feed" to find other services.
rospenz said:
There are several services that expand truncated RSS feeds into the complete text. The one I use is fulltextrssfeed.com, and it seems to work fine.
Search for "full rss feed" to find other services.
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Geat! Thank you! It works.... I hope the link generated by this site will stay there for a long time
I am working with a developer to create an app that is primarily based on PDFs. The app consists of navigation structure and tags that allow a user to find a specific pdf they are looking for. The question I have is, how do users expect an app to handle a PDF?
We can use an open source PDF viewer like APV PDF and keep the pdfs within the app, but most of the open source readers I tested were slow and lacked features like pinch to zoom. The other option is to use a pdf intent and allow the user to choose a pdf reader on their device. My only concern with this is the confusion of moving between the core app and the pdf app. Especially when some pdf apps have their own action bar that would take the user back to the PDF app home.
Without spending the money on a special PDF API, are there any best practices for handling a situation like this? Will most users realize they are leaving the app and can just hit back to return to the app?
Any feedback on this situation would be very helpful.
I have tried a gmarks(Google Bookmarks) app and the app named Pocket(formerly read it later), but niether quite fufill my need for syncing web page URLs to the cloud. The Android side of things works sufficent for the most part, but fall short on the Firefox add on side. For example gmarks has tag support so when I view my list, I can organize by categories rather then a long list of URLs. This would be ideal but the two most popular gmarks add ons for Firefox are broken or partially broken. Pocket works great on Android and Firefox, but lacks tags for organizing by a categorey. so I end up with a long list of URLs simply sorted by the time I add them.
I was hoping some one here can recomend an Android App for syncing URLs to the cloud that also has a supported/working Firefox Add on, and it must support tags. Preferably, function similar to Pocket, on Firefox would be nice. What I mean by this is I simply click a button and a small list appears and I do not have to even browse to the companies website to browse my bookmarks. However, I could live with a button that will simply launch the providers website if it comes down to it.
Xplorer4x4 said:
I have tried a gmarks(Google Bookmarks) app and the app named Pocket(formerly read it later), but niether quite fufill my need for syncing web page URLs to the cloud. The Android side of things works sufficent for the most part, but fall short on the Firefox add on side. For example gmarks has tag support so when I view my list, I can organize by categories rather then a long list of URLs. This would be ideal but the two most popular gmarks add ons for Firefox are broken or partially broken. Pocket works great on Android and Firefox, but lacks tags for organizing by a categorey. so I end up with a long list of URLs simply sorted by the time I add them.
I was hoping some one here can recomend an Android App for syncing URLs to the cloud that also has a supported/working Firefox Add on, and it must support tags. Preferably, function similar to Pocket, on Firefox would be nice. What I mean by this is I simply click a button and a small list appears and I do not have to even browse to the companies website to browse my bookmarks. However, I could live with a button that will simply launch the providers website if it comes down to it.
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You've tested XMarks or CMarks ?
Well Cmarks does not offer Firefox integration form the looks of it, and I use xmarks for my firefox bookmarks already. Xmarks is great but for this case it is more then what I want and does not offer any sort of label system. The reason I say it is more then what I want is it does not function at all like Pocket or Gmarks type apps. I do nto want these book marks to actually sync in to my browsers bookmarks because the URLs I am bookmarking are only for short term use.
Recently I've come to realize I use a fair number of Google's services, in addition to Android. I think I need to diversify a bit. If there aren't any decent alternatives, I'll stick with Google for that specific app, but I'd like to explore my options. I'm particularly partial to open source software, and I wouldn't mind a developer/suite that handles a couple of these together. So far I've switched to (but still willing to accept suggestions):
Search - DuckDuckGo
Browser - Mozilla Firefox
Storage - Dropbox, Box
Now, I'm looking for:
Email-
Maps -
Calendar -
Notes -
I'm not interested in switching to any of Microsoft's services, either. Windows is enough for them.
Thank you.
I know what you mean. A bit of variation is a good thing.
Maps: I particularly like Maps.me. For browser-based, try http://www.openstreetmap.org/
Email: A great open source app is K9 Mail.
Notes: I generally take all my notes in DroidEdit(There's a free version too) and ColorNote. If you need more functionality, Evernote is an option.
Calendar: Try Cal.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
For email, I'm also looking for a free, basic service in addition to a client app.
Sorry, it looks like I originally posted this in the wrong sub-forum.
Regarding free email services, what do you have to say about:
Zoho
GMX
Mail.com
Inbox.com
Thanks.
Sorry to keep bringing this up, but how about email from:
Autistici/Inventati
Riseup
e-mail - yandex
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Recently I've come to realize I use a fair number of Google's services, in addition to Android. I think I need to diversify a bit. If there aren't any decent alternatives, I'll stick with Google for that specific app, but I'd like to explore my options. I'm particularly partial to open source software, and I wouldn't mind a developer/suite that handles a couple of these together. So far I've switched to (but still willing to accept suggestions):
Search - DuckDuckGo
Browser - Mozilla Firefox
Storage - Dropbox, Box
Now, I'm looking for:
Email-
Maps -
Calendar -
Notes -
I'm not interested in switching to any of Microsoft's services, either. Windows is enough for them.
Thank you.
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For Email try protonmail.com
Maps try Nokia's wego.here.com
Calendar I heard of "Cal"
Notes try DroidEdit or Evernote