Newsstand 2.14
Newsstand is such an application. It comes with a dynamic and fluent interface that makes it fun and entertaining to read news, check out content on your favorite website, watch videos or view slideshows with pictures.
Beautiful interface with all features at hand
It comes with a tutorial and some instructions to get you started. It doesn't need online registration, so you won't be required to create an account in order to access articles.
The app provides you with links to all of your favorite news websites, arranged neatly into categories. It comes with a side menu filled with tools and sections that you can access, while all categories are displayed at the top of the screen, all you need to do is swipe to view.
Browse through all sort of articles
All links are arranged into categories, you can browse through the section with news, sports, business articles, music, cinema and more. You can also browse through websites with content focused mainly for men or for women. Users may also add shortcuts to their favorite websites, choose a thumbnail image and color, and access it in the my showcase section.
All settings and sections inside the app are displayed in a menu on the right, there you can edit your bookmarks and share pages with friends. You can also have the app display the full version of the website, including with comments, banners and sections. The open tabs are saved when offline.
More features
Users may also disable images and animation coming from websites so that they wouldn't take that many resources and slow down the app. Surfing on the internet is done using tabs, you can open as many pages as you like and slide through them easily.
A banner with links to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and email, is constantly displayed on the bottom of the page, so that users may have easy access to it for sharing pages. The app has some trouble with loading pages, especially image galleries. You'll have to be patient as it does need some improvement in this area.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The interface is quite nice, all features are arranged neatly as to offer enough space to display articles properly. |
Function8
It sometimes lags, especially when loading pages and displaying pictures, but you can tweak settings a bit. |
Security8
It needs quite a few permissions from your phone and some of them aren't really connected to its features. |
Battery3
Consumption is quite high, keep an eye on resources when using this app. |
Price10
It's completely free of charge, no ads or in-app purchases whatsoever. |
Compatibility8
The app requires devices running Android version 4.0 or later, making it accessible to many users. |
It's a nice news reader app but it does need some more features and improvements.
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 2.14
- reviewed version:
- 2.14
- developer:
- WOXAPP
- category:
- INTERNET & NETWORK
- os version req.:
- Android version 4.0 or later
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 395