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About Newsie
Newsie is a native Nextcloud News client for Ubuntu Touch which allows you to read your RSS feeds and synchronize them with your Nextcloud server. Offline reading is supported after sync. New features are added every few days!
Recent Changes
1.6.6 (2019-11-16) - Added option to add password protected feeds. Implemented new podcast player with styling support. General UI improvements and bug fixes (see CHANGELOG for details).
1.6.5 (2019-11-11) - Implemented dark mode. Users can also choose to automatically switch between normal and dark mode based on time of day . Also added a night light option to make it a little easier to read at night. UI improvements to the Settings page, including the ability to check if your Nextcloud server is online from within Settings. Improvements in font rendering and readability.
1.6.1 (2019-11-08) - Added data saver mode which prevents loading of images, iframes, favicons, and other external content. Added playback speed support for podcast episodes, and additional podcast support. When choosing previous/next articles, the page now automatically scrolls back to the top. Added scroll to top button to toolbars. Refactored settings page code. Fixed issue with blurry icons. Minor bugfixes and speed improvements. Updates to offline caching.
1.5.5 (2019-11-05) - Settings are now updated automatically instead of after resynchronizing with the server. Improvements to offline caching. Added favicon in article view. Begin work to fix issue with blurry menu and toolbar icons. Tons of minor UI tweaks, and some code cleanup.
1.5.1 (2019-11-03) - Users can now change application settings to sort by unread items or by feed name, as well as having the ability to display all or only unread feed items, as well as all or only unread feeds in the menu listing. Implemented favicon support in feed view. Added new Explore tab (suggestions welcome). Minor UI tweaks.
1.4.5 (2019-11-01) - Implemented ability to download and play podcasts directly from the application. Newsie now automatically removes some elements from the feeds for a cleaner reading experience. Added indicator for starred articles (starring not yet implemented). Upgraded backend libraries. Removed the need for Google JSAPI.
1.4.2 (2019-10-30) - Tweaked how to add news server and new feeds in order to avoid issues caused by Morph Browser issues #54 and #239 on OTA-12 and upcoming devel images. Minor UI tweaks.
1.4.1 (2019-10-29) - Added offline reading support. You must first sync with the server to use the app offline. Further UI tweaks, updated documentation and About page.
1.3.5 (2019-10-28) - Added social share button for Twitter, Facebook and Reddit. Fixed minor UI issues when viewing articles.
1.3.1 (2019-10-27) - Switched to Suru icon set, changed app logo, minor bugfixes, more UI improvements than you can shake a stick at, more code cleanup and speed improvements.
1.2.2 (2019-10-25) - Fixed a couple UI bugs.
1.2.1 (2019-10-25) - Code cleanup, big speed improvements, and some minor UI tweaks.
1.1.1 (2019-10-24) - Changed feed sorting alphabetically, fixed date formatting issue, improved user experience and UI changes.
1.0.2 (2019-10-23) - Minor bugfixes and UI tweaks, fixed issue with app icon, changed app font from Open Sans to Josefina Slab, updates to About page, updated offline cache.
1.0.1 (2019-10-22) - Bugfixes and UI tweaks
1.0.0 (2019-10-21) - Initial release.
Permissions
- Webview
- Audio
- Networking
Community Built
This app has been released under the GNU GPL v3 license.It is developed in the open and you can review the source code.
Info
Published Date
Oct 22, 2019
Updated Date
Nov 17, 2019
Current Version
1.6.6
Total Downloads
2,213
Latest Version Downloads
0
Supported Architectures
all
Links
Source Code
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Reviews
Ali Alshamsi
Reviewed Aug 3, 2022 for version 1.6.6
This isn't native Its a web app
DjDeets
Reviewed Oct 13, 2020 for version 1.6.6
You have to add a server to use the app?
Kugi Eusebio
Reviewed May 25, 2020 for version 1.6.6
Very useful app. I use it often and synced with Nextcloud news feeds. It's a bit hard to use though especially navigating. I think it would be better if it's created using QML.