5/27/2019 0 Comments Google Newstand For MacThe new Google Newsstand app shares a name with Apple's own Newsstand and it also mimics the functionality of the built-in app that Apple first debuted in 2011. I've got Google Play Newstand setup fine on my mobile device, but sometimes I'm sitting at my PC and I'd like to access the same news arcticles using my browser (usually Chrome). Free backup software for mac sierra. Google today for Android, an app that brings together the current app available in the U.S., Canada, U.K. And Australia, as well as, the company’s answer to apps like Flipboard. The Play Newsstand will feature about 1,900 free and paid publications. The selection ranges from newspapers like The Australian, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to magazines like The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Wired and free blogs and news sites that have partnered with Google. Google says this new app will “put the news you care about most front and center and presents stories that interest you based on your tastes. The more you read the better it will get.” The app will automatically format blog posts and other sources for reading on a tablet or phone. Users will be able to subscribe to new sources in the app and – for paid publications – in the Google Play store. Posts are cached on the device for offline reading. As a Google spokesperson told me, the app was developed by the same team as Currents and it will likely feel familiar to existing Currents users. ![]() Over the next few days, users in the U.S., Canada, U.K. And Australia (that is, all the countries where the old Google Play Magazines app was available) will be automatically upgraded to the new Newsstand app. Currents users can upgrade to Play Newsstand by downloading the app and all their news sources will be automatically transferred. Google also offers a Currents app for iOS. That app, Google told me, will be upgraded to the Newsstand app “early next year.” Currents first launched about two years ago as a way to read free sources, but it also featured that allowed them to add their sites to the app and customize their appearance by adding feeds, photos and social updates. This publisher program, Google tells me, will continue. Google News organizes what’s happening in the world to help you learn more about the stories that matter to you. With Google News, you’ll see: Your briefing – It can be nearly impossible to keep up with every story you care about. With your briefing, easily stay in the know about what’s important and relevant to you. Your briefing updates throughout the day bringing you the top five stories you need to know, including local, national, and world content. Full coverage – Understand the full context on any story with just a tap. Google News gives you everything online about a story and organizes it for you – highlighting different perspectives, a timeline of key events, FAQs, important people, and more. Credible sources – Find quality content from a diverse set of credible publishers and discover sources you haven’t heard of before. Stories, for you – Keep up with what’s happening on the topics you care about, whether that’s travel, politics, sports, tech, or fashion. Time Squire-in-Training, • no longer requires sign-in!: ) No longer requires sign-in to use the app. 5 stars for that alone, for now. ==> Still checking out the app; but just scrolling through the Headlines list of stories stutters badly on an iPhone 5s, even after turning off Auto-play Videos in the app’s own settings. Previous review: This app requires signing in from the start to see or do anything. That makes it a non-starter for us. (The previous “Google News” app, now removed from the App Store, does not require sign-in.) We keep seeing media articles elsewhere praising the supposed goodness of this replacement app, but they don’t mention that sign-in is required. So we foolishly keep coming back to check it out, several times now.
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