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[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Update v1.0.6 Beta:

- Added select all and deselect all in overflow menu list.

This is the pre-release version of Big News and Pro, if nothing bad happens I'll release the new version.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
Downloaded this yesterday and i like it, BUT the syncing is incredible slow. It takes forever to sync 4 sources. Minimal Reader syncs like 15 sources in 30 seconds. The text on the widget also gets cut off (7x7 grid).

But nice work so far. I'll definitely use this as soon as it gets faster. Keep it up.

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[Android Software Development] lz2323:
You're right, I've made some adjustment to the sync process in 1.0.6 Beta and it should be faster now.

About the cut off, it happens for me too, I'm still thinking how to solve this problem. For now, if you like you can shorten the length of snippet.

Btw, Can you post a screenshot of that cut off widget?
[Android Software Development] Aborto:
Nice app, liking the widget a lot so far, very classy looking.

I have noticed a few minor issues.

Galaxy SIII - MS Team HD 5.0 - I9300XXDLID - 4.1.1 - Kernel: Siyah 1.7rc1

*When entering the menu from the shortcut on the widget it sometimes opens the article that was displayed at the time. (this appears to be fixed after i brought the pro version)

*Widget sometimes seems to be locked and unresponsive when first added to a screen, removing and re-adding seems to fix this.

*I cant seem to increase the amount of text shown by the widget so it uses less than half the space available on my screen.

Could you make an option so the article can only be opened when you open the options bar thing on the widget? It is very easy to accidentally hit it and its a little annoying to have the browser opening up every time.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Definitely, I have that issue too, I was unhappy when I tapped the button but it gave me the browser... Should be done very soon.

Setting the length of the text is the one that I plan the remove, replaced by setting the max lines of the text. I think this is a good way to avoid the text being cut off.

And finally the frozen issue, currently I have no idea what cause it, but I will pay attention to it and try to fix it ASAP.

Thank you!
[Android Software Development] Aborto:
Awesome, cheers for the fast reply.

I will play around with it a bit more and see if i can replicate the freezing issue. It may have only shown up if you place the widget before adding any feeds to the app, if that's the case its not really a big deal. I will reinstall it and see if that's the case.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
I can't. I uninstalled it earlier today, but i installed it again now, but i still can't show you anything since i just thought about a new problem : The first sync. I'm not sure why it syncs every single source before i've decided what sources i want to use, and i can't choose which sources i want to use until it's done syncing all sources (which is maybe 30).

So...

- First time sync, it syncs every source

- 30 sources with approx. 50-100 articles in each one. It takes maybe 10-15 minutes to finish on a 20 mbps connection.

This step isn't necessary. I want to open the app, choose the sources i want to sync, and voila. Done. It will now sync 4 sources and not 30 :)

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[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Thanks! It'll be very very helpful if you can find the source of the problem!

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What a great suggestion! Will do that, no doubt.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
Jeez you're fast! :p

One more thing. It would be nice to be able to choose the age of the articles. Like, we can choose that the app should only pull articles that's under 1 hour old, 2 hours, 5, 12, 1 day and 2 days (or something like that). This way it'll sync much much faster again.

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[Android Software Development] Jayrod76:
Came across this app from over at Black Beard Blancs thread and still can't seem to get this to work. I'm not sure if I am not waiting long enough or am just doing something wrong.

I'm rooted and running a custom ROM based on ICS on a Bionic.

Here are some pictures of what the app is doing/not doing for me:

As you can see I have the update posted earlier and still have the same results.

What might I be doing wrong?

Sent from my Icarus HD Edition Bionic
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
You've added RSS feeds to Google Reader?
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
lol! OK I'll think about that, it may take a while to build a whole sync settings. You must have a long feed list.:p
[Android Software Development] Jayrod76:
Yep....and nevermind my previous post.. restarted my phone and I'm up and running now!

Sent from my Icarus HD Edition Bionic
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
Indeed i do! Maybe i should remove some of them :p

Yeah, i'll do that.

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[Android Software Development] Aborto:
I reinstalled the app and it seems like if you add the widget before you open the app and sync it at least once the widget locks up. It doesn't respond to any presses and even if you go into the app and sync it will not respond. Restarting the phone or removing and re-adding the widget fixes it so its not much of a problem at all.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
I see, then I'll just check this situation. Thank you!
[Android Software Development] loele:
i'm on new beta version... and that's what i see:

no news, just buttons.

[edit]: reboot my phone, but there is still nothing to read!

and, the buttons doesn't work.
[Android Software Development] flava69:
The pro version is amazing! Keep up the good work! Looking forward to more new stuff on big news! :)
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Updated:

- Widget adjustment, and replace title and snippet length options with title and snippet max lines options.(No limitation for now, but will add limitation up to 5 or 6 line max for snippet)

- It won't give you a browser when you hit the overflow button.

- It won't freeze.(At least on my GNex)
[Android Software Development] loele:
ok... installed the new beta version > chose my greader account > 1'st sync > fc at about 80 percent > black screen.

so i go into my widgets, put BN on homescreen, klick the sync button and here we go... no fc during the sync.

bsw: the new "max line" option is much better!
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Got a fc during sync? Your device? I should check the sync code, maybe there's some bugs in it.
[Android Software Development] loele:
upps, i'm sorry! my device is a hTC oneX (cm10 JB 4.1.2)
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Thanks, already fixed it. Will release soon.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Here it is, fixed the sync fc bug.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
Wow, just noticed it uses 74 MB RAM :p That's a lot for a widget!

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[Android Software Development] loele:
now we have a really BIG news reader!

the new version is amazing...
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
The sync process does use a lot RAM:(, other things are just normal UI operation.

Edited: You're right, it does cache a lot in the background, I need to see what's going on...

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The new Big News and Big News Pro is updated in Google Play.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
I'm back (be afraid, be very afraid)

I just opened the gallery and noticed something. What i noticed was a huge image folder with 915 cached images of a total of 192 MB. I installed the app yesterday :p

Why is it caching images when it opens the web browser when i tap on an article? There's no internal browser.

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[Android Software Development] lz2323:
It's because I made a mistake in v1.0.5, even thought I removed the image widget from Big News, I forgot to remove the image downloading process. It turned out that even you did nothing with that images it still downloaded while syncing. And that's why you feel extremely slow doing sync with 1.0.5. I'm so sorry about causing this trouble. It's fixed now.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
Dude, you are incredible quick :p

That's totally fine, and this is a brand new app after all, so these things are expected. Keep it up!

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[Android Software Development] flava69:
Hello I'm having a lot of problems with big news pro! Keeps crashing,doesn't link up with Sophie reader very well!! Always gotta sync it so I can look at it in Sophie reader
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Report the issue to me, please. And your device is 9300, right?

Edited: Just email me...I'll give you a new one.
[Android Software Development] flava69:
Yea i9300 device,ok will send email thanks
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Updated v1.1.0 Beta:

- New feature: Notification. Now you can read news directly from notification, if you're using Jelly Bean, the expandable notification will display the snippet.

- Bug fixes.
[Android Software Development] flava69:
Can't wait to test this on pro version! This big news feed is a bomb! Got so much potential:)
[Android Software Development] binlalo:
Does it support offline sync (with or wirhout images?).
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
The sync process has to communicate with the server, which requires a network connection. Once you're done syncing, the stories are already in your device. You can choose download image or not during sync in Big News Pro.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Updated Beta 2:

- Fixed compatibility issues on ICS.

- Minor bug fixes.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Also if you want to use Sophie Reader to read stories, you need to install v1.8.9 attached.
[Android Software Development] flava69:
Awesome work from you and black bear blanc! Keep up good work,hope u both make more apps together as u both got the potential to do a lot of great stuff
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
In the latest version of Big News, if you're also using Big News widget, the notification will be set to show the same item with the widget. If you don't like it or have any suggestion, please tell me.
[Android Software Development] loele:
i don't see any meaning for big news on notification!

there is a pretty nice widget... that's it!

i would prefer to see some widget adjustment, like fonts settings (size.....)

or basic alignment.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Good idea. The font settings are useful for customizing, I think I'll add them into settings. Thanks for the suggestion.

The reason why we add notification is that we want to take advantage of the new expandable notification in Jelly Bean and provide another way of reading news.
[Android Software Development] loele:
nice...

accepted... because i think i like it! ;)

btw:

any way to get this notification invisible by an option in settings?

just like: hidden or shown "BN" symbol in notification bar?
[Android Software Development] loele:
sorry, me again.

for a while without screen-on time, it looks like the old problem is back!

again, no news and no touch response on the widget:

(but the news in notificatin are still working)

info: updated beta 2 version / hTc one X / cm 10 JB 4.1.2
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
The array and the text are good...Yes I've fixed that,use this version. And hide the notification you mean not showing the icon but still can read items when you pull down the notification?
[Android Software Development] loele:
yes, that's what i mean!

(because i think, sometimes there a enough notification icons in that bar)

thx for the new version, i wanna try.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
There might be a way to hide the icon in Jelly Bean, I'll try.
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Only with a transparent icon. Ill send you one.

Edit: or battery as an option
[Android Software Development] loele:
just a small report:

1) i can't set the widget refresh rate.

if I do that, the app close with a fc.

2) and something missing...

here on the left: the new BigNews11 | and right: the "older" BigNews10beta2
[Android Software Development] flava69:
I've noticed that,it comes and goes on mine
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
If you're using widget + notification, there is no next icon, the notification is set to display the same item the widget displays. You can control the notification using the widget's next icon.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
FC bug fixed.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Does anyone update to 4.2? Just added a lock screen widget to Big News.
[Android Software Development] :
I saw xda post this on Twitter and love it. Really cool news app!! Tks! :thumbup:
[Android Software Development] Hai_Duong:
Device: Motorola Atrix

Model: MB860

Android: 2.3.6

Cant install it. Is Android 4.0 only??? I tried google play and .apk download both not working.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Yes, the app's minimum sdk is 4.0. I'm sorry about that.

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Thanks! We are really excited about this!
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Big News..in the..news..

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/big-news-app-brings-the-big-news-bigger/

They forgot RSS in drop down notification, in Next button..But great article anyways..
[Android Software Development] flava69:
Congrats to both of u! All hard work paying off! :)
[Android Software Development] tinyXperia:
Any way to make it resize properly to 4x1 or 4x2. I'm using widget overlap and 4x4 now.

Apex launcher on Jelly Bean, 7x4 grid

Via Mobile
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
The current minimum resizable size is 4x3. If you want smaller widget then I have to rebuild it, and the text size and lines might be reduced.
[Android Software Development] tinyXperia:
Well, overlap works reasonably well. The app is exactly what I wanted as a news widget. Thanks for all the work on it.

Via Mobile
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Updated v1.1.1:

- Bug fixes.
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
OP updated to version 114.

Also try Deer Reader : http://goo.gl/5X4pm
[Android Software Development] raiderkilo:
Feeds not syncing right on Sony Xperia Mini Pro/FreeXperia CM10
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Missing items ?
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Zhe, can you upload latest version here?
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Still working on it, the dark Sophie theme is not done yet. 10 mins.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Update Beta 12_1:

- Tweaks on feed list background, feed list text color.

- Now every theme uses the same feed list backgrounds.

- Added a classic Sophie Reader dark theme, Sophie Orange + dark.

- Tablet UI optimization.

- Some minor bug fixes.
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
I meant latest Big News
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Update 1.1.5 Beta:
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Update 1.1.5 Beta 2:

- Finally fixed the notification issue.

- Other minor bug fixes.
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Re: Big News [APK]

Testing Big News 2.0 beta

3 widgets in one app.
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Re: Big News [APK]
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Big News 2.0 is out for beta testing.

Today widget:

Clock / date /Battery

Calendar agenda

Gmail & messages unread count

News widget:

Google Reader RSS

Weather widget:

Local weather

Full screen combo Widget

5 themes

Developed by lz2323 (ZheLu)

Design by BlackBearBlanc (Jeppe Foldager)

Weather icons by Screenlicous

BETA APK IN FIRST POST
[Android Software Development] cnu4u:
No apk in first post. :(
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Right... Edited now
[Android Software Development] rtimoff:
When select auto sync to "never"? its FC:p
[Android Software Development] Saiger:
beta work great so far :good:, but i found bug with my sms counter
[Android Software Development] Asmodicus:
Force closes when ever I try to sync news. I tried using the "ICS blue" and "Jelly Bean Blue" colors for the widgets and they did not match anything else on my screen with a hex code of ff3b5e5, which I understood to be the official value for that particular hue of blue. :confused:

Other than that, the widgets are great. Love the design of (almost) everything. Great job as usual, Jeppe. Keep up the good work.
[Android Software Development] harmohn:
Lovely app working very well for a beta!:)

Just for info, rotating the screen within the app takes me back to the feeds list no matter which settings column I'm in.
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Did you select account first?
[Android Software Development] Asmodicus:
Yes I did. I just now finally got it to work.

I'm encluding a screenshot so you can see that color variation I was talking about.
[Android Software Development] Dinc79:
Everything's working great.

The only thing I have noticed is that calendar events under the clock won't show up.
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
I think it looks a week ahead
[Android Software Development] Dinc79:
Thanks BBB,

I will but a few things in my calendar for next week and see if it shows up
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
cool. Or

add stuff for the weekend.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
You have 108 unread messages?
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Update v2.0 Beta 1:

- Several crash bug fixes.

Note: Clearing app data is recommended.
[Android Software Development] Dinc79:
After updating to the newest beta. I had to clear data in deer reader. I am using it to read news. Reader would force close when pressing in middle of news on big news widget. Just FYI.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Wait for a while, Deer Reader v1.4.4 is on the way to Google Play, it fixed this issue.
[Android Software Development] Saiger:
no i have 0 unread massages :silly:

edit: but i have 185 unread mails..
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
OK...I'll handle that...
[Android Software Development] loele:
big news 2.0 is really great.

sync with my greader account is fast and works fine.

what i miss:

- the option for the widget refresh rate (15 sec; 30sec;...)

because this "automatic loop through the news" is one of main feauture of big news. and i really like it!

-also it would be great, if we can get an option to adjustment the fonts size.

-and last... an option to set the date format ( from 2/18/13 to 18/2/13 or 18.Feb.13;...)

so i just can say... well done boys!
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Yeah, these features are what we need now. I'm doing some experiments for the auto refresh, hopefully I can come up with a solution soon.

Font size is a must-have feature for customization I think, just need to figure out the way to present this. My thought is adding 4 options for font size: 1 for clock, 1 for news title, 1 for temperature, and 1 for other small texts. But changing font size won't change the widget size, you may have to resize it afte setting the font size.

And I'll add the date format later, I just need to know which formats I should add...
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Update Beta 2:

- Added back widget auto refresh.

- Crash fixes.
[Android Software Development] loele:
that "widget news refresh" is smooth and amazing!

thanks for made my day!

btw: i think your thoughts about 4 options for font size would be ok.
[Android Software Development] Surpass:
Looks like a stunning widget, but unfortunately it doesn't work for me. I can occasionally get the clock widget to load, but at all other times it states 'problem loading widget' and a Force-Closed window will pop up. This also occurs whenever I try to customize the widget.

Here's what I'm running:

Nexus S

ICS 4.0.4

MIUI 2.8.10

I'll be swapping ROMs soon most likely so I'll give updates on how it works on the new one. ;)
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Yes, the current version has compatibility issue for ICS, and I changed a little bit.

Here is the Beta 3:
[Android Software Development] flava69:
When clicking on big news pro to read the news deer reader keeps force closing, I've wiped data and reinstalled but still keeps happening
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Did you update your Deer Reader to v1.4.4?
[Android Software Development] flava69:
Oh didn't know there was one out, not had that one yet
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Yeah, I updated it yesterday. It fixed this issue.
[Android Software Development] flava69:
Not had that link sent to me yet unless I accidentally deleted it when had load of other emails come through
[Android Software Development] Surpass:
Okay well I'll keep up to date with the thread to see how it turns out, then. :good:
[Android Software Development] vkarlski:
Hi, the only issue I've been having with the new beta is with the clock widget showing 13 new SMS and 9 gmail at all times.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
And you have 0 on both?
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
I think he means on playstore
[Android Software Development] vkarlski:
No, I have no new SMS and over a 100 new gmail but it always shows that 13 and 9 no matter what I have in the in boxes.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
I think it's 139 gmails...Did you try Beta 3? Or recreate a new widget?
[Android Software Development] vkarlski:
Ah, I did not see beta 3 up there I will try that now. Thanks

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Okay beta 3 fixed me right up sorry for not noticing that earlier. But awesome app I'm excited for your final version:cool:
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Update Beta 4:

- Added date format.

- Added a click intent from the clock widget to Clock app.

- Added a spinner when you tap the sync button.

- Bigger widgets on Nexus 7.

- Other minor bug fixes.
[Android Software Development] 6jaipur6:
Just installed but i don't have any feeds...
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Manual sync doesn't work?
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Update Beta 5:

- Added weather notification.

- Lock screen widgets.

- Better card theme.

- Moved selecting location to "account" page.

- Some crash bug fixes.
[Android Software Development] blackbearblanc:
Yessir
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
How can an RSS app use this much data? If I include cellular data we're over 100MB, and this is only for the past few days. Does it cache images? If yes, why? There isn't any in-app reader. If I tap on a headline, Chrome opens.

I have set it to sync every 6 hours.
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
The original Big News Pro caches images for the image widget, but it has been removed in the new Big News Pro. The only reason I can think of is there's something wrong in the auto sync, maybe I mistakenly set the wrong interval and it sync more than it supposed to.

How many unread items do you have?

And yes, Big News is not a in-app reader, it is a widget. You can use Deer Reader as the reader, it has link to Big News widgets.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
Aah, by new version, do you mean the latest beta update? I have around 200 synced items.

Thanks for the reply BTW :)
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Yes, this v2.0 Beta. I'll keep an eye on the auto sync frequency.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
Just checked data usage again. It has now used over 220MB! That's over 100MB more data in the last 12 hours.

I'll have to uninstall it, or else I'll blow my data cap on a RSS reader. Unbelievable.

(I'm not raging here, I'm just surprised :p )
[Android Software Development] lz2323:
Sorry about that, I confirmed that the auto sync is broken, it synced far more frequently than it was supposed to be. Disable auto sync may be the solution, but I'm not sure if any other thing uses data, uninstall it is a guarantee.

I'll fix it soon.
[Android Software Development] LordManhattan:
Yeah, i uninstalled it for now until you've fixed the syncing :)
[Android Software Development] Bon1380:
Not working on my Galaxy S3. Using 2.0 Beta 4.