Hi guys,
Now that linkedin has discontinued the old legacy pulse news reader, does anybody have any alternative recommendations?
Preferably a grid based system say the row shows chronological order of the posts and the column for different RSS feeds.
One that also doesn't just link to web links directly but just shows the shortened version from the RSS feed in itself?
Many thanks!!
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I've been scouring the web the last few days myself trying to find the same. I use news 360 for their widget. But only for a broad subject like Geek Culture. What kept me coming back to pulse and what I'm looking for in a reader is the verticle feed list with a scrollable horizontal row for each feed. Made scanning headlines and read stories much more seemless to me. Unfortunately seems most other apps are magazine/ flipboard style or have a bad flow.
This isn't good news as I used the web version and the tablet.... Since then though I have started using Inoreader which has a web version and tablet so it syncs across platforms. It's not a direct replacement but its doing ok until something better comes along
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im also trying Feedly which works across platforms
I've been using freely the last few days and though it's not a perfect replacement after playing around with and tweaking the settings I've found that it's actually not a bad replacement and even may wind up liking it more.
You can set it to list view instead of magazine. For my one feed widget I just create a new topic with only that feed.
And you can set it to show all stories so they don't disappear after reading as well which was going to be a deal breaker till I found that option.
Have you tried this one: RSS Reader Xoonity?
I am the developer of this app. If you want more features, you can send us a request, the application is updated regularly with new features.
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I just started using Moon+ Reader Free Ver. & it opens only one chapter of a book at a time. It shows the number of pages in the chapter & which one I am on, but not the page count for the whole book. When I reach the end of a chapter, I am prompted to scroll down to load the next chapter. Does anyone know if this can be changed to just opening the whole book? Seems kinda weird for Moon+ to do it this way, otherwise it's a pretty nice reader.
Thanks,
kev
That is Moon+ Reader's default behavior. I use it daily, and that one annoyed me too, but you can at least get it to stop prompting so that it will just load in the next chapter when you flip the page. If you go into settings, Miscellaneous, and uncheck the option that says "Show chapter end prompt", that should do it.
As for Moon+ working only with chapters, if the book format supports chaptering, then the reader treats the book that way. Maybe a word to the dev of the app might shed some light (or inspire a feature?)
Another nice reader is Aldiko, though it has its own issues.
glitch2500 said:
That is Moon+ Reader's default behavior. I use it daily, and that one annoyed me too, but you can at least get it to stop prompting so that it will just load in the next chapter when you flip the page. If you go into settings, Miscellaneous, and uncheck the option that says "Show chapter end prompt", that should do it.
As for Moon+ working only with chapters, if the book format supports chaptering, then the reader treats the book that way. Maybe a word to the dev of the app might shed some light (or inspire a feature?)
Another nice reader is Aldiko, though it has its own issues.
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Thanks for that. I am still trying to settle on my default reader. I like Aldiko OK, but can't remember why I moved away from it. I like to be able to have the left hand advance the pages, maybe Aldiko didn't do that? Be nice if a reader would replicate the original Nook page buttons. Maybe have the top half left/right edge advance & the lower half left/right go back. I could go for that!
Cheers,
kev
The whole chapter thing is one thing I hated about Moon Reader. Went back to FBreader, which on whole is better IMO.
You know, I didn't even notice that it didn't show page numbers because it does show percentage of book which I think is much better. Page numbers seem far too inaccurate. For example, many books require 2 or 3 page presses before it advances 1 page in other readers, while MR shows advancing of the percentage indicator.
It would be nice to have that option for those that want it though.
Moon+ Reader: Annoying, inscrutable page numbering !!!
Thu 19 Jul 2012, 10:30 am
Hi All,
I realize this is an old thread, but might be worth revisiting. I find this chapter/page numbering system in Moon+ Reader annoying and inscrutable!
For example the past several bookmarks I have added say: 49.2%, 299.1%, 67.8%, 79.5% and 448.9%. I have just been reading chronologically and adding a bookmark following every session. What are these percentages about? 448.9% of WHAT ???
I primarily read ebooks using TTS, so that leaves out Aldiko as an option. Moon+ Reader has more and better features, but Aldiko handles page numbering sanely, and organizing books in shelves and categories in Aldiko is a lot better. Wish I could combine the best of both!
Rex
Khon Kaen, Thailand
prefer Coolreader
Actually i think Coolreader is a nicer looking format. It actually
LOOKS like a book which i like.
I hate Moon+ Reader for this chapter thing.
I read the same book on phone and tablet and I want an app which can sync both gadgets. Does anybody knows such app? FBreader can't do this.
Thank you.
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I hate Moon+ Reader for this chapter thing.
I read the same book on phone and tablet and I want an app which can sync both gadgets. Does anybody knows such app? FBreader can't do this.
Thank you.
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there is fbsync for fbreader with which u can sync book positions - not as comfortable as with moon, but working all the same
Does anyone know how to make Moon+ Reader Pro Import books from an emulator such as Bluestacks? I used to use AMIDuOS which worked effortelssly. All I had to do with that emulator was set the documents path to C:\Documents. Then in MR, set the Main Folder to \sdcard\documents and it imported all my books and the complete folder structure automatically. I can't for the life of me, figure out how to achieve the same thing with any other emulator. PLEASE can someone help?
So I use nook to read magazines but they don't have Fortune yet. So I saw that Next Issue did have it.
Boy, I wish all my other mags were formatted the way Next Issue does it. Live links and video are embedded into articles to provide additional info as well as behind the scenes interview of the subject.
Plus, even though the magazine is specifically designed to be viewed in portrait mode, everything is readable without having to zoom because the text in each page is scrolling.
I'm not trying to advertise, I just hope if the word gets out the app will expand its titles and other magazines start to format their titles this way.
I'm in no way shape or form employed or paid by the Next Issue. I'm just surprised to find a great app in Samsung apps lol.
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So I use nook to read magazines but they don't have Fortune yet. So I saw that Next Issue did have it.
Boy, I wish all my other mags were formatted the way Next Issue does it. Live links and video are embedded into articles to provide additional info as well as behind the scenes interview of the subject.
Plus, even though the magazine is specifically designed to be viewed in portrait mode, everything is readable without having to zoom because the text in each page is scrolling.
I'm not trying to advertise, I just hope if the word gets out the app will expand its titles and other magazines start to format their titles this way.
I'm in no way shape or form employed or paid by the Next Issue. I'm just surprised to find a great app in Samsung apps lol.
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Agree. Next is a great way to read your favorite magazine.
Is this a download or was it pre-installed?
I wasn't familiar with Next Issue but after seeing the preview on their website it looks interesting... Can I get my hands on this?
EDIT: found it on Samsung Apps!
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So I use nook to read magazines but they don't have Fortune yet. So I saw that Next Issue did have it.
Boy, I wish all my other mags were formatted the way Next Issue does it. Live links and video are embedded into articles to provide additional info as well as behind the scenes interview of the subject.
Plus, even though the magazine is specifically designed to be viewed in portrait mode, everything is readable without having to zoom because the text in each page is scrolling.
I'm not trying to advertise, I just hope if the word gets out the app will expand its titles and other magazines start to format their titles this way.
I'm in no way shape or form employed or paid by the Next Issue. I'm just surprised to find a great app in Samsung apps lol.
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Thanks for this......just what i was looking for
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How much are the issues on this app?
I notice that ebooks and magazines tend to be more money than buying a copy in the store. I'm using no paper, no ink, etc. Seems like they are taking advantage of digital users. For that, i cannot patron those publishers just by ethics. Thank allah for the invention of bit torrent.
to me it's worth the subscription price because its more convenient than print AND it has the added embedded media with it. I can also now use the touchwiz screenshot function to share an infographic to people i think might find that info useful.
And it helps me make up for the trees i kill when having to print other things for work.
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.
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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.
I recently became acutely aware of how dependent I am on Feedly when it went down for my a couple days ago.
Are there any good community driven open source RSS applications available?
Tiny Tiny RSS (with the Feedly skin) in combiunation with the News+ app. Changed from Feedly, never looked back.
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Tiny Tiny RSS (with the Feedly skin) in combiunation with the News+ app. Changed from Feedly, never looked back.
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Does Tiny Tiny RSS require own dedicated news server or does it work at cloud in same fashion like GReader did?
Also I would like to know if News+ Premium has all the advanteges of gReader Pro, ie. if it's a full-valued upgrade ofer GRP with advantage of more adaptibility to new services. I 've been used gReader Pro for over year so now interested if it's development stall on the notch of News+ Premium.
It needs an own server (but several people, including me, have an open registration), and yes, it seems to.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...-simple-material-design-feedly-compatibility/
Dragging this back to the top. I'm still using Feedly and growing resentful of it more and more everyday. Is there still no open source RSS application, with a AMOLED theme, that people are using?
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?
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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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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