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John Geoffrey
Mar 10, 2016, 11:53:56 AM3/10/16
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Is there any good newsgroup reader for Android?
I found Groundhog, which has not been updated in years, but seems at
least ok, and I found PhoNews, which looks good but demands separate
payments removal of ads and the right to post messages.
I found Groundhog, which has not been updated in years, but seems at
least ok, and I found PhoNews, which looks good but demands separate
payments removal of ads and the right to post messages.
chris
Mar 10, 2016, 12:55:59 PM3/10/16
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup
The free version does everything I need, but is ad/nagware. It hasn't
been updated in over a year, but it is very stable and feature complete.
Reminds me. I should really buy it and support someone who really knows
how to make an app that just works.
Andy Ho
Mar 10, 2016, 1:14:25 PM3/10/16
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Here's a summary someone wrote a while back to the same question.
You can find it by searching google groups:
http://tinyurl.com/comp-mobile-android
Android NNTP Usenet newsreaders for posting & reading text newsgroups:
1. NewsGroup Reader, by PiaoHong
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup
Pro: Allows multiple newsgroups for free.
Con: Not a very usable GUI at all.
2. Usenet Reader for Android, by Ken Tsang
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro
Pro: Allows one newsgroup for free (but no more than one).
Con: Reveals private information in the header such as your phone & OS.
X. PhoNews Newsgroup Reader by Christian Grach
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews
(Allows multiple newsgroups.)
Pro: None
Con: Composing a message is not allowed without purchasing an add-on tool.
X. Groundhog Usenet Reader, by zoldar
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almarsoft.GroundhogReader
Pro: None
Con: Crashes every time. Reporting: "Unfortunately, Groundhog has stopped."
X. News Commander, by Flexis World
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flexisworld.news_commander
Pro: None
Con: Not freeware. Subscription license.
Nil
Mar 10, 2016, 2:42:57 PM3/10/16
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On 10 Mar 2016, John Geoffrey <gmk...@gmail.com> wrote in
comp.mobile.android:
I use Newsgroups Reader. It's usable but kinda sucks. It had potential,
but it hasn't been updated in a year and a half and the author's web
site appears to be abandoned.
Among the things I find annoying...
- filtering is primitive, only Subject and Author are available.
Creating a filter is tedious.
- ordering of articles seems to be random. The articles are listed by
their original date and author, not by the latest.
- switching between read and unread articles is a pain
- marking articles or groups as Read is tedious
- the groups list can't be re-ordered
- some of the fonts are so small as to be unreadable on my phone
- the program crashes sometimes.
I have found one single way of making it usable to me, which is to have
it show me Unread articles only, and to mark the group as Read when I
exit it. That wouldn't be my preference, but it's the only way I don't
feel like tearing my hair out after using it.
I'd be willing to go for the paid version if there were any indication
that the app was still being developed, but it looks dead to me.
I have not tried anything else, but from what I've read, none of them
are any better.
comp.mobile.android:
but it hasn't been updated in a year and a half and the author's web
site appears to be abandoned.
Among the things I find annoying...
- filtering is primitive, only Subject and Author are available.
Creating a filter is tedious.
- ordering of articles seems to be random. The articles are listed by
their original date and author, not by the latest.
- switching between read and unread articles is a pain
- marking articles or groups as Read is tedious
- the groups list can't be re-ordered
- some of the fonts are so small as to be unreadable on my phone
- the program crashes sometimes.
I have found one single way of making it usable to me, which is to have
it show me Unread articles only, and to mark the group as Read when I
exit it. That wouldn't be my preference, but it's the only way I don't
feel like tearing my hair out after using it.
I'd be willing to go for the paid version if there were any indication
that the app was still being developed, but it looks dead to me.
I have not tried anything else, but from what I've read, none of them
are any better.
Annailis
Mar 11, 2016, 10:00:39 AM3/11/16
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Store: unfortunately it will no longer work on my older (4.2.1 or
something) tablet (never used it on my Android phone). It seemed okay at
the time. You could try out the "Lite" version to see what you think of it.
AW
RVG
Mar 12, 2016, 4:50:26 AM3/12/16
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Le 10/03/2016 18:55, chris a écrit :
> On 10/03/2016 16:51, John Geoffrey wrote:
>> Is there any good newsgroup reader for Android?
>> I found Groundhog, which has not been updated in years, but seems at
>> least ok, and I found PhoNews, which looks good but demands separate
>> payments removal of ads and the right to post messages.
>
> I use this one
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup
>
> The free version does everything I need, but is ad/nagware. It hasn't
> been updated in over a year, but it is very stable
Yes.
> On 10/03/2016 16:51, John Geoffrey wrote:
>> Is there any good newsgroup reader for Android?
>> I found Groundhog, which has not been updated in years, but seems at
>> least ok, and I found PhoNews, which looks good but demands separate
>> payments removal of ads and the right to post messages.
>
> I use this one
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup
>
> The free version does everything I need, but is ad/nagware. It hasn't
> been updated in over a year, but it is very stable
> and feature complete.
>
No, like no crossposting or fu2 several groups.
> Reminds me. I should really buy it and support someone who really knows
> how to make an app that just works.
>
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dangerous dan
Mar 12, 2016, 1:35:10 PM3/12/16
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Usenet Reader for Android
http://android.newsgroupstats.hk
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