yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] grinchyyy:
Why on earth would Samsung want an Android news app? The average Samsung phone buyer doesn't give a hoot about Android news like we do.

I'm pretty sure that the developer just made the app with Appyet and threw it up on Google play to make a buck or two and then moved on when the spotlight faded.

Do what I did and make your own app at Appyet. They have a starter template you use then delete the feeds you don't want, add the ones you do then build. It's very easy.
[Android Apps and Games] Gibbothegreat:
Is there an app for the mac that's like flowly?
[Android Apps and Games] morphius1966:
Umm what happened?

I enjoyed getting the articles and all of a sudden, as of today, Flowly is no longer listed in the Play store?! :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] contesauce:
I'm in the same boat. This is literally where I get all my news and I read this app throughout the day. I emailed on Friday about some of the pages not pulling in the articles and never received a reply. Today I figured I'd leave a comment on the app and its not in the play store. Since I shelled out the cash for an admittedly great app I'd love to at least get a post or something from the dev in the way of, something's wrong I'm aware and working on it.
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
Since the comment that you can go to appyet and make the same thing, the developers has been silent. I'm betting that they complained and that's why it's not on Google Play anymore. Sadly, it's a good app for Android news and there's nothing else like it. I'll keep it on my phone until it stops working.

I agree with you on the developer replying, but I think we aren't going to get an answer because it's a dead app.
[Android Apps and Games] contesauce:
I'm gonna freeze a copy for my own backup install in case I lose it. This is by far my favorite app. If I new more about coding I would pick this up in a heartbeat, with the devs permission. I'm gonna be hard pressed to find something that replaces this.
[Android Apps and Games] Technical:
Terrible sorry to know that... It was an app I read more than once a day... What happened?
[Android Apps and Games] contesauce:
[MENTION=1011179]Technical[/MENTION] I'm going to assume he that with appyet there was no further need for development of the app.

Has anyone successfully built a version using appyet theyd like to share the Apk?
[Android Apps and Games] Masrepus:
Haha well i think there is no need to ask for permission because if they dont answer to anything else, i dont really think they would even care ^^

Well i would rebrand it and give it another icon/title but i woukd definitely appreciate a continuation

Yeah would be great if somebody got another app

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Ah another thing, guys if anybody wants to continue this but doesnt want to do it alone we could open a github project where everybody that would be interested, like me as well, could participate
[Android Apps and Games] Technical:
Something is telling me that the revenue of the ads are involved... This is a typical Google answer to lots of "others" complains...

Our great app just make tens of others "non necessary" as we get them all in a single app.

I'm not a developer (don't know coding...), it's impossible for me to help in this field.
[Android Apps and Games] dorpmuller:
Here you go! Gone from the Play store and most of us probably paid so grab it now!

Rich
[Android Apps and Games] contesauce:
I'm definitely interested in continuing this but I'm still in the starting phases of teaching myself Java coding and a while yet before I get to android coding.
[Android Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
Appyet and Flowly

You should try the button to "search this thread" at the top of every page and always read the first or opening post (OP).

If want to download Flowly, the apk is available in the OP

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49869770&postcount=1

If you click on the developers name, you can Find all posts by Line.Dev

http://xdaforums.com/search.php?do=finduser&u=5582608

Reading his last posts in March, he said he had a lot to do.

If you go one page back you can see from this post for example that you can build your own version of Flowly using Appyet. It does not require any programming skills.

http://www.appyet.com

The choice is spend time creating the app yourself or download Flowly. The next choice is to pay for pro version of Appyet or pro version of Flowly. The pro version of Flowly meets my needs. Like Benni, I'm very busy with my work and have a lot to do.

Cheers

Tom
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
Why are you defending the developer? There's no post from him since someone stated that you can go to appyet and create the same thing. And I don't believe that Samsung really wanted to buy it, like he was claiming. And telling people to go to Google Play to download the paid version is useless since it's not there anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
Line.Dev

Katt50

You asked, why am I defending the developer? I am defending the developer because he contributed something for all of us to use and he clearly said he was busy. He also specifically helped you

Actually, there has been no post from him only since he said he was busy. He continued posting and developing after people stated that you can go to appyet and create the same thing.

If you searched this thread for Appyet, then you would see posts from Jan and Feb that other people said they have used Appyet to build their own similar applications.

It does not matter what you believe - in my opinion there are too many people on xda who are simply critical and drive developers away.

Creating and hosting an app on Google Play requires time and money. As the dev said, it took him hours and hours.

I would not be surprised if he ran into other problems with the app name. For example, he had to change the name once already. I was surprised when he picked Flowly as a search will reveal companies with that name have registered their own domains.

A number of people have recently asked about continuing development and coding so my post was intended to point them in the right direction. There's no programming knowledge required with Appyet.

We need to encourage people to give of their time, skills and money to make useful apps like this. The free version on xda-dev works and is available for download.

Cheers

Tom
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
It's very clear that he did NOT contributed! He took the app from appyet and promoted it as his creation. And he disappeared after that was pointed out! I truly don't believe it was bought by Samsung and that's why he's gone. And yes, I've been following this thread from the beginning.

Why would you defend him?
[Android Apps and Games] Technical:
Do you mean is it possible to get an app and change it?

If yes, how can I do with Flowly for my personal usage, I mean, I have some new RSS feeds to add and some (little) to remove. Of course, I won't publish the app. I will just customize it (if this is allowed).
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
I have no idea, go look at appyet.
[Android Apps and Games] Technical:
No, we can't get it from Appyet. You need to start a new app from scratch.
[Android Apps and Games] ayoubij:
[MENTION=5582608]Line.Dev[/MENTION] no more updatez for this app?
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
Have you read any of this thread?
[Android Apps and Games] ayoubij:
Yes did the the dev reply? No. that's why I was seeing if he would confirm anything.
[Android Apps and Games] Masrepus:
If you look at the appyet website you can see that they explicitly give you the allowance to promote the app you create with their tools and can also monetize it. So you cant say that he simply 'stole' another app.

I dont say that this is good, but still completely ok with the appyet TOS.

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Well you can decompile any app and change it if you wish

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[Android Apps and Games] Kapiljhajhria:
If people here are still interested. I can make such an app ysing appyet. Already made a few for my facebook pages and oneplus forums. Although i am trying out rheti and some other stuff, so that it can have more options. Appyet pro paclage is too costly. So won't be publishing ut pn playstore. That's why looking for alternatives.
[Android Apps and Games] APP-Maker:
Best android news app ever ! Thanks !
[Android Apps and Games] blazeappz:
Hello everyone.

I am ready to create a similar app and publish on the play store. Let me know if you people want it and feel it is ethical to do so.
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
IMO, as long as it's an original creation, fine with me. It's very clear that the guy who did Flowey just stole appyet works for his own.
[Android Apps and Games] blazeappz:
Not sure if we can say he stole it from Appyet. He might have bought the app from that site. That's what Appyet does.
[Android Apps and Games] Trina9:
If that's true, why didn't he say that? Nope, he just disappeared and the app was pulled from Google Play.
[Android Apps and Games] Masrepus:
Post app thread link here when you are done, looking fwd to this

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[Android Apps and Games] blazeappz:
Planning to build using Appyet for this, as I see that the same result (look and feel) can be achieved using it. Hope that is fine.
[Android Apps and Games] contesauce:
Perfectly content with using the appyet format. Just make sure to let us know here when you do.
[Android Apps and Games] blazeappz:
New app Tech Byte

Hello everyone

As promised, I have launched my new app -- Tech Bytes.

Head over to http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-tech-bytes-t2862375 for more info.

Note: This app uses the Appyet platform.
[Android Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
Another new app that gathers various Android news sources and is again based on appyet

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-techtalk-android-news-t2911412

Cheers

Tom

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[Android Apps and Games] slamandar:
Android Geek RSS ( stay in touch with latest android news )

Hello Guys !

You can always tray my app : Android Geek . its a modern RSS Reader for Android news

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Instead of having hard time searching on youtube or the web for cool android apps and tools, Android Geek aggregates the contents of your favorite android sites and delivers them as a fast mobile-optimized experience. once you have it in you device , it will automatically syncs all the rss feeds content , and transformed into a very enjoyable news reader easy to browse .

The Android Geek UI is custom tailored for a 4" phone, a 7" tablet and a 10" tablet. If you run the app on a tablet, you will get a great experience , its a really fun way to track and read your favorite android news . ;)

Google Play Link

Android Geek Apk

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[IMG="Android Geek app Tablet"]https://lh3.ggpht.com/gtzs9_yZ_7VLpmGORVhcIeAsSfU94VgGMhBu3odxC_Bd0PVVKcbEXasHHCZDHQDT6g=h900[/IMG]

FEATURES:

* Offline Reading: Reading full article content without internet connection

* Synchronization: Use Android Geek at home, at your office, or anywhere you go and keep your feeds, droid editorials and reviews synched in one place

* Tablet-Optimized: Read your news more comfortable on a tablet

* User Interface: Simple, fast and intuitive

* Themes: DroidGeek cl, Light, Black and Dark,

* Notification

* Share articles via Email, Facebook, Twitter, ...

* Home screen widget that shows latest android news stories

* Easy to share apps

* Star your favorite entries

* Filter your feed by keywords or regular expressions

* Translate your articles to any Language

Feedback: ucef.elbarkaoui@gmail.com
[Android Apps and Games] aldiandrew:
check my app too , open on my signature, its free forever with complete news
[Android Apps and Games] Melamunna:
Fantastic app! Beautiful design, nice features. 5 stars from me!
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Thank you!

First post has been updated with latest Version 1.1.5.
[Android Apps and Games] bangishotyou:
Awesome!

Just saw this on the Portal, read up on it rather quickly. Jumped over to the Play Store link and installed it. Started playing with it pretty quickly and was blown away in seconds. Everything I'm interested in all in one convenient place!

This app is simply the best! And it is definitely a looker! Well done!
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Thank you very much for the nice words :=)
[Android Apps and Games] mrdoug:
Wanted to read through the full forum before I installed, so I haven't tried it yet. I noticed this post. Looking at the list on Google play, compared to what I personally read, I don't see anything for android games. I currently follow (in feedly, so they have an RSS stream) droid gamers.

Also, I find some stories on Android spin personally useful. Of course, you'll probably see a lot of redundancy here (and with most news sites).

Now to download the app. Thanks! :)

Sent from my secret lair in an undisclosed mountainside.
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Hi mrdoug,

will add Droid Gamers and Android Spin in tomorrows update! :)

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] 3DSammy:
Just installed and added the widget to my Nexus 10 main desktop. If I had one request it would be for a scrolling widget with the most recent articles first. I find that more functional than the "^" icon.

Thanks for this great addition to my tech news reading.
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Hi Sammy,

I noted that down, the Widget is still in Beta and not fully working tho. :)

Greetings
[Android Apps and Games] nycwtod:
Great app. Very nice looks.

Couple of suggestions: Add pull-down to refresh and add support for immersive mode in Kitkat.
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Hi, were already working on implementing pull-down to refresh :) Support for immersive mode on 4.4 has been noted.

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] RubenLockheart:
Yes!

Cause I jump around quite a bit, from omni to carbon to pa and others, so even if you are in carbon you can know whats going on in PA per example, if a new feature has been implemented and needs testing, new builds, a "Main Changes" changelog (in proper english) highlighting bug fixes and improvements and stuff like that.

I think it would really help bring the users closer to the devs and create a bridge of communication between all of them!

We (users) would always know whats going on, and they (devs) could get quick feedback after a release and request testers and bug reports directly.

So recurrent flashaholics can help roms become awesome faster! :D
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Please give me a list of all Custom ROMs you want to see implemented. :)

Will add this feature in one of the next updates.
[Android Apps and Games] Burginthorn:
Temasek CM11 + W03Tweaks *The Fine-tuned AOSP

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2596887

If you could add that to the list of ROM's, that would be fantastic!

:angel:
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Is added! Thank you! :)
[Android Apps and Games] RubenLockheart:
I will assemble a list with the main ongoing Roms and send them to you soon!

Thank you for the positive feedback!!
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
You can send the list to support@cyanogenmod-forum.de Thank you very much. :)
[Android Apps and Games] ugabugabuga:
Looks familiar. Did you used appyet .com for inspiration? Great app though. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Thank you very much! Yep i used it to create the App, im in contact with the developers that why i have the option to add own stuff, features etc. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Wow, the Nexus 5 is the most used phone with the app! Didnt knew the N5 is bought that often. :o
[Android Apps and Games] netharshal13:
Grt
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
What do you mean by grt? :)
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Just to get your opinion guys: I got many requests on how to remove ads.

What do you think about adding an in App purchase to remove the advertisiments?

Please let me know what you think :)

Cheers

Benni
[Android Apps and Games] Masrepus:
I think he meant 'GReaT' ;)

Btw really great app! I have been using googles currents app to read xda portal but now your app can totally replace it man! I was always too lazy to bring all the great amdroid rss stuff together to my currents and now it is already preset in your app :D

I also love the youtube section! Great idea!

So keep it up!

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Yes that would be brilliant.

How much would that cost?

Ah and another idea..

Could you maybe give the user the choice which of the feeds he would like to sync? So i mean if i for example am not interested in feed xyz-droid, i can untick it in the list of the android feeds thst should be synced. So my phone no longer downloads the news in this feed amd doesnt waste storage space. But the feed shouldnt be completely deleted, but only kind of deactivated so if i want to read it some weeks later, i can just re-tick it and it gets synced again.

You see what i mean?

Would be amazing :D

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[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Hi Masrepus,

thanks for your support. :)

At the moment it looks like i moved away from the in-App-Purchase idea. I think it's better to make a PRO App with Ad-Free and a few more features. So that people who buy pro have more than just ads disabled. :)

I honestly dont know how much PRO will cost, but I dont want it to cost much. It should more be lika a little donation :)
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
-Updated first post with pictures for 10" and 7" Tablets- :)
[Android Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
grt (great) app. Nice layout, fast and smooth. Works well on my Samsung Galaxy Note II GTN-7100. Well done.

Two suggestions: 1) can you implement mark read on scroll? 2) Can you show source name (at least partial) in the article list please.

Cheers

Tom

My Note 2 to you
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Hi Szczpanik,

thanks! :)

Suggestion 1: Noted that for one of the next releases.

Suggestion 2: Has already been suggested, im already working on it. Till its there you can see the source right in the article. :)

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] redndian:
Gr8 app. Can you add Android Pit in the feeds ?
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Sure, AndroidPit is noted an will be part of tomorrows update. Thank you! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Hey guys,

if you want to support me and Android Hub then help us at Thunderclap: thndr.it/1ii83R8

This will help me to get more people in touch with Android Hub.

I would be ver thankful if you help out. :)

Thanks in Advance!

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Version 1.2.1 is available and will be in Play Store in about 1 hour. :)

For those who cant wait: The first post of this Thread is updated and the v1.2.1 apk is attached there.

Changelog:
[Android Apps and Games] thescorpion:
Awesome

Awesome application , everything i always read is in there :o

THNX for a great app :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Thank you very much.

Swipe down to refreh already works good - stay tuned for tomowrrows update !
[Android Apps and Games] Masrepus:
Thanks for the update!

Unfortunately the app icon still looks bit blurry on nexus 4...

I dont know if you already planned this, but i would love to see in the all unread section which post comes from which feed, either with a little icon of the feed somewhere or its name in the edge..

Im curious about the pro features that you announced for tomorrow :D :good:

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[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Hi Masrepus,

I will try to fix the Icon bug asasp. :)

Yes, its already planned and in progress. Some users had already suggested this feature.

And thanks, PRO will have some more features like a new Design only available for Pro Users. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Masrepus:
Sounds great :D

I will surely buy the pro version!

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[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Im pretty excited to see how many people will look at the pro version. :D
[Android Apps and Games] cd69:
I love it so far. Pull down to refresh is one thing I am looking forward to. But overall a great job Dev. I can finally browse all my top Android news without chrome :)

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Android Apps and Games] Masrepus:
Ive got another little point you could do, if you click on a link somewhere inside an article, the webpage is straightly opened in the app itself. Thats nice amd fast, but sometimes having a browser-choosing dialogue like in google currents app would be better. For example when the link leads to a xda thread, being able to open it with tapatalk would be much more comfortable than having to go to the complete website. So i would suggest you to not directly open the link inside your app but giving the user the choice, still your app can be one of the choices

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[Android Apps and Games] chrisxpratt:
Are we able to donate yet to get pro?
[Android Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
Thanks for this update - looking forward to pro version.

Two more suggestions as and when you have time

1) Ability to mark all above as read when you get to the end e.g. tick symbol. I know you can long press and select but this would be easier.

2) Add layout with large font (extra large text size) and no images in list format.

Keep up the good work

Cheers

Tom

My Note 2 to you
[Android Apps and Games] Line.Dev:
Hey guys,

Im getting so many suggestiosns, its hard to even remember all of them. That's why I have a list with all your suggestions.

Currently im working on the Pro Version and Pull down to refresh. :)

But I will also do suggestions like: Better display of sources, better ways to mark articles as read, ability to set feeds on/off, design imrovements.

There's still a lot to do and I give my best to convert all suggestions.

Thanks for nearly 200 ratings in Play Store in 3 days! :)

Todays update will bring you the PRO version and some fixes etc,

Im nearly done with the update and it will be availble in about 4 hours.

Thaks for all the support and the tons of nice words and ratings!!

Cheers