Pure news widget

Pure news widget is a scrollable widget for news reading (Rss/Atom) compatible with Feedly and your own RSS list (OPML) .

Currently, it require a launcher supporting scrollable widgets, like ‘ADW.Launcher’, ‘LiveHome’, ‘Go Launcher’, ‘LauncherPro’ or Android 3.x/4.x

Features:
– Connected to Feedly to retrieve your prefered news, or get your feeds from your own RSS feed list in text format (OPML)
– Scrollable widget with most alternative launchers like ADW, LiveHome, Go Launcher, LauncherPro or Android 3.x
– Tap on a story title to open the full story in the browser or in internal viewer (works in offline mode too !)
– Tap on a right story part to trig the story action
– Supported story actions: mark as read, share, star …
– Show news thumbnails
– Multiples skins and widgets sizes to make a fancy widget
– Lot of options to customize rendering
– Can use Google Mobilizer to reduce used bandwidth when reading full article
– Optional local cache of articles
– Can restrict sync to Wifi connection
– Support multi-widget with as many feeds as you want.

If you have design skills, I’ll be happy to drive you for skin creations.

Note : If you have empty scrollable widget, this can be due to a Launcher bug, please read this post

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Install now

From Android market : http://market.android.com/details?id=org.koxx.pure_news

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Screenshots

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TODO

cf suggestion module

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Reviews

Android Central

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Revisions log

nr : not released

1.5.2:
– FIX Feedly login page
1.5.1:
– NEW undo mark as read
1.5.0:
– FIX issue with HTTPS feeds
1.4.9:
– NEW auto export last configuration
– FIX Samsung auto widget removal bug
– FIX skin manager crash
– FIX APK manifest error
– FIX crash at initial setup
– FIX HTTPS images
1.4.8:
– REVERT TO PREVIOUS ANDROID SDK … too many widget size issues
1.4.7:
– FIX Feedly feed listing
1.4.6:
– FIX widget size issue with Android 4.x
1.4.5:
– FIX refresh issue with daily viewer
– FIX info panel crash
– IMPROVE soft option menu display
– FIX very big text size
1.4.4 :
– IMPROVE data usage for image download
1.4.3:
– IMPROVE image grabbing for Feedly provider
1.4.2:
– FIX major crash issue with multiple widgets on Android 3.x/4.x
1.4.1:
– IMPROVE scrolling speed (you may need to reconfigure images size)
– NEW check internet access on feed selection
1.4.0:
– FIX Android 4.4 image display
– FIX Android 4.x image issues when widget is installed on lockscreen
1.3.9:
– NEW can disable lower right corner action
– FIX image grabbing for large images
– FIX configuration issue with Feedly
1.3.8:
– IMPROVE skin manager style
– IMPROVE skin manager download progress visibility
– FIX skin manager list issue
– FIX skin manager error message in case of invalid skin
1.3.7:
– FIX Feedly : some feeds didn’t work
– FIX Feedly : grab more pictures
– FIX Feedly : feed ‘add’
– FIX default date format
– FIX arabic titles
– NEW date string customization
1.3.6:
– NEW optimize OPML parsing speed
– NEW OPML feed selector
– FIX skin server DNS issue
– FIX OPML reading
– FIX OPML entry link issue
– FIX clean subscriptions clearing when changing provider
– FIX service crash
1.3.5:
– FIX Feedly account and token loss
1.3.4:
– NEW check for enabled provider
– FIX read marker for Android 3.x/4.x
1.3.3:
– FIX skin manager style
– NEW new provider : Feedly
1.3.2:
– NEW filter invalid images
– NEW new provider : OPML RSS/Atom list file
1.3.1:
– NEW skin server (fix user skin publishing)
– NEW compatible with Android 4.2 lockscreen widgets
1.3.0:
– FIX major service issue
1.2.9:
– IMPROVE image extraction
1.2.8:
– IMPROVE add 120 words limit
– ADD & UPDATE translations
1.2.7:
– FIX ‘loading data’ issue on Android 3.x
– FIX refresh time issue
1.2.6:
– IMPROVE alternate skin server usage to bypass current hosting provider issue
– FIX skin manager skin issue (download & colors)
1.2.5:
– FIX refresh time issue
– FIX problem gif embedded images
– FIX body inherit if empty
1.2.4:
– NEW proctection against big image/content download (200kb max per image, only png, jpg and gif)
– NEW allow setting export naming
– FIX list view mode with Honeycomb/Ics
– FIX search order (newer will always appear)
1.2.3:
– FIX source issue with Honeycomb/Ics
1.2.2:
– FIX text size with HoneyComb/Ics
– FIX internal issue with scrollable mode and Honeycomb/ICS
– FIX compatibility with Android 1.5
1.2.1:
– NEW enable Holo theme in config panel for Honeycomb/ICS
– FIX unread only for ICS
– FIX reconfiguration issue
– IMPROVE memory usage
– IMPROVE automatic widget sizes and enable them (for tablets or large devices)
– IMPROVE widget config
1.2.0:
– NEW option to enable Javascript support in the internal viewer (required by some websites, but slower)
– IMPROVE management of big stories images
– IMPROVE internal viewer (better page fit, better performances, progress indicator…)
– FIX unread only for ICS
1.1.9:
– NEW skin manager with publishing and rates
– NEW 5×5 list and scrollable sizes for Galaxy Note or tablets
– IMPROVE protection against full storage for image cache
– FIX Honeycomb/Ics refresh issue
– FIX small internal database, config and info layouts fixes
1.1.8:
– NEW fully new internal skin system with lower memory usage
– NEW support widget resize !!
– NEW Galaxy Note resolution support
– NEW detection of scrollable support of Android 3.x and 4.x, and of Go Launcher Ex
1.1.7:
– NEW support of 1024×600 resolution and Ice Cream sandwich / Samsung Galaxy Nexus resolution
– FIX multi-account management
– IMPROVE automatic Google auth token refresh
– IMPROVE connexion error handling
1.1.6:
– NEW color picker with hex value
– IMPROVE automatic Google auth token refresh
1.1.5:
– IMPROVE automatic Google auth token refresh
– IMPROVE internal service stability
– FIX QEI date issue
1.1.4:
– IMPROVE detection of login errors or token expiration
– FIX multi-widget with HoneyComb
– FIX story opening if no story body
1.1.3:
– FIX mark all as read
1.1.2:
– FIX login issue with Android 2.1
– FIX invalid feed category listing
– FIX feed automatic removal from feeds list
– NEW action menu on right story part (if you enable it on the config panel)
– NEW can share a story (via email, Twitter, FB, SMS …)
– NEW can star a story
– NEW add old login style in case of trouble with credential login (use menu key in the config panel)
1.1.0:
– FIX feed retrieval if no categories defines
1.0.9:
– NEW allow old and new login type (for users who didn’t configure gmail account on their phone)
1.0.8:
– NEW phone credential usage for Android >2.0 (avoid using password). Please, relogin in the widget config.
– NEW display categories in feed selection
– NEW allow full category selection in feed selection
– NEW fully support multi-widgets
– FIX 4G network detection and usage
– FIX constant update with multi-widgets
1.0.7:
– NEW 2011 APP icon
– FIX important bug with periodic refresh affecting battery usage
– NEW support LG Slate resolution (1280×768)
1.0.6:
– NEW alternative skin server added in case of problem on the primary skin server
– IMPROVE support of qHD screen (540×960)
– FIX white background text color
1.0.5:
– IMPROVED feeds images extraction
– FIX skin modifier size adjuster
– FIX Hebrew display of some feeds
1.0.4:
– NEW optimization of bandwidth used for refresh
– FIX major issue with device for mobile network
– FIX skin manager modifer issue
– FIX skin manager ‘upgrade’ action
– FIX Xoom, alternative launcher usage and scrollable mode
1.0.3:
– NEW auto enable Wifi option
– NEW refresh only if Wifi option
– FIX internal crash when chosing feeds
– IMPROVE management of big feeds list (>100)
1.0.2:
– NEW option to show or not the global feed action button
– FIX internal crash with feeds without body
– FIX mark all as read
1.0.1:
– NEW mark all as read
– NEW individual mark as read (tap lower right part of feed element)
– FIX issue with Android 1.5/1.6
– FIX internal viewer crash issue
– FIX big & very big text size
1.0.0:
– RELEASE VERSION – no more beta
– FIX feeds without body display
– REMOVE Zeam Launcher scrollable widget support text since Zeam dev removed scrollable widgets support
0.6.1:
– FIX link opening when using local cache
– FIX Android 3.0 and alternative launcher usage
– FIX skin manager transparency, preview and size management
0.6.0:
– NEW first offline cache (need Android 2.x + internal viewer + sdcard)
– FIX crash with external application opening
– FIX Android 3.0 and alternative launcher usage
– IMPROVE add explanation for Google Reader app
– IMPROVE skin manager
0.5.0:
– NEW widget element view type (header only or full)
– NEW lot more skins
– NEW widget size adjuster background
– FIX widget Spinner in config panel with Android 2.2/2.3
– FIX widget size adjuster for QVGA
0.4.0:
– NEW open a news mark it as read on google reader
– IMPROVE cache cleaning
– IMPROVE news layout
– FIX refresh period config issue
– FIX landscape
0.3.0:
– NEW support of Xoom tablet resolution (not yet scrolling)
– NEW widget size adjuster
– NEW show only unread feed elements
– NEW option for images size
– NEW option to launch external app like Google reader app
– FIX landscape skin generation bug
– FIX unsuscribed feed elements after reconfiguration
– FIX word count limit config issue
– IMPROVE graphical refresh speed
0.2.0:
– NEW Pure 2011 skin 😉
– NEW application icon
– NEW thread refresh indicator in subscription selection
– NEW info panel
– NEW ‘add news’ button linked to google reader website
– NEW try to stop service once update is done
– NEW option show date of last update in the widget
– NEW option show refresh button
– NEW warning about scrollable launcher
– FIX none/all buttons in feed selector
– FIX refresh issue with some widget sizes
– FIX delete old GR feeds in feed selector
– FIX internal viewer usage
– FIX size hider
– FIX custom color buttons
0.0.6:
– NEW 4×1, 4×2, 4×4 widget sizes
– FIX unlimited word count
0.0.5:
– NEW option for Google Mobilizer
– NEW limit in number of words
– FIX landscape
– FIX web retrieve stability
– FIX news click to open full article
– IMPROVE images retrieve
0.0.4:
– NEW option set widget title
– FIX full date string usage
– FIX static loading message
0.0.3:
– FIX crash on save & exit
0.0.2:
– NEW loading indicator
– FIX grabbing images from news body
– FIX title line clickable for feed without body
– FIX duplicated news images
– FIX footer text overlapping
– FIX grab most recent feed first
0.0.1:
– initial release