[Android Apps and Games] droidlab7:
I want to introduce my android application to the XDA community in the hope that it will be useful for like minded people and to get constructive feedback to improve the app.

D7 Reader

I have been using the web based Google Reader on my Android phone for long and I have tried several native applications in the market, which sync with Google reader, including the official one. However, I was not satisfied with any of them because of the below reasons.

All the apps want to sync in the background and store all articles offline (who wants to download those 1000 articles which were published a month ago, wasting the precious bandwidth)

The sync has always been an issue - I read article in the app and half an hour later I check the web based reader, that article wasn't marked as read

I couldn't do all the actions which I do in the web based Google reader (e.g.: add/remove subscription, label/tag management, article search, view shared articles, etc)

No app is instantly usable - initial sync may take up to an hour and this happens on a regular (scheduled sync) basis

Most of the apps are slow on my Galaxy S

So, I wanted to make a Google Reader app for my own needs and the result is "D7 Google Reader".

Below are details of the app.

D7 Reader: the fastest RSS Reader app for Android

rss | atom | news | podcast | video

A simple, fast and powerful Google Reader client for Android, enables you to access your reading list and manage your subscriptions with ease from a native application. The app keeps all the stuff in sync with Google Reader, always, without the need for a scheduled sync. It supports listening to podcasts or downloading them for later use and watching embedded video using the youtube app.

D7 Reader is an online app and it does support offline reading when the articles are explicitly saved (locally) by the user.

kw: rss atom podcast google reader news feed subscription share newspaper search

Main features

Much faster than official Google Reader app

No Lags (specially on Galaxy S devices)

Google username/password NOT required

Multiple account support; switch between accounts on the fly

Utilizes low network traffic

Podcast support (download/play)

View mobilized articles

Add new subscription directly from the browser

Search for articles (powered by Google) within your subscriptions

Feed discovery and subscription (search for feeds using keywords)

Recommended articles from Google

Theme support (dark/light)

Support for multiple sharing options: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Email, SMS and Pocket (Reader It Later) and Readability.

Support for embedded video playback

Features

A dashboard with quick access links to your reader

- Reading list/Subscriptions/Starred/Read articles

- Recommended articles

- Feed search

- Saved articles

- Preferences

Clean and friendly subscriptions management

- Tree structure for labels/tags and subscriptions

- Add new subscription (by feed search or direct add)

- Remove subscription

- Add/Remove labels to/from subscriptions

- Rename label

- Delete a label

- Search for articles within labels/tags and subscriptions

Articles list view with the ability to choose between show all or new items (configurable in preferences)

- Add/remove star

- Keep-unread/Undo Keep-unread

- Mark all as read

- Search for articles

- Swipe (left/right) to mark/unmark as read (or configure a custom action)

- Add to Read It Later/ Readability

Recommended articles list

- Personalized by Google

- Subscribe to the feeds from the recommended items

Article view with support for sharing and social web

- Better mobile readability and user experience (horizontal scrolling is not necessary for most articles)

- Volume key navigation (set in preferences) or using on screen buttons

- Add/remove star

- Keep-unread/Undo Keep-unread

- Share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Email or SMS

- Add to Pocket (Read It Later) and Readability

- Swipe (left/right) to navigate between articles (when enabled in preferences)

- View original article in browser

- Save article offline to read later

- listen to podcasts or download for later use

- Mobilize original article (Mobilizers: Instapaper/Readability/Google)

- Support for embedded video in articles

Offline items

- a list of saved (sd card) articles

- listen to downloaded podcasts

Home screen Widget with unread count display

- Refresh interval can be configured

- Does not update when the phone is in stand by (save battery power)

Configurable cache clear on exit (preferences)

And many more

Screen shots

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The app has been published in the Android market as an ad-supported free version. A paid version with additional features is also made available. Below are the QR codes for you to download app direct from the market.

D7 Reader (free version)

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.droidlab7.reader

D7 Reader (paid version)

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.droidlab7.reader.pro