The Internet has changed the way that we view news. Instead of having a TV producer or a newspaper editor determine the most important stuff for us and then buying into their product, we are now free to roam the waves of the Web to find the news that matters most to us. There are a ton of sites out there that deliver the news and keeping track of them all can be hard to do. In this list, we’ll talk about the best news apps for Android to help you stay organized, stay in the loop, and find the news you want.
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Feedly
[Price: Free]
Feedly is one of only a few remaining RSS-style news apps that allow you to choose your own news sources and create your own news feed. The premise is very simple. You search for the topics and websites you like and add them to your feed. When you open the app, you’ll receive articles from only those sources. This is great for anyone who wants to have control over where they get their news, and the app also allows you to create categories for your news so you can manage multiple feeds at once and it has a web interface so you can read on other devices. It’s easy, quick, and one of the best RSS reader apps available!
Feedly is one of only a few remaining RSS-style news apps that allow you to choose your own news sources and create your own news feed. The premise is very simple. You search for the topics and websites you like and add them to your feed. When you open the app, you’ll receive articles from only those sources. This is great for anyone who wants to have control over where they get their news, and the app also allows you to create categories for your news so you can manage multiple feeds at once and it has a web interface so you can read on other devices. It’s easy, quick, and one of the best RSS reader apps available!
Flipboard
[Price: Free]
Flipboard is one of the most popular news apps around and for good reason. This is another RSS-style type app where you can search for your favorite news sources and have them all show up in one place. The app’s design is commonly referred to as a “digital magazine”, completely with large graphics, page turning graphics, and more. You can also save stories you like to your “magazine” for later reading, check out trending stories on the front page, and it also comes with a web interface if you want to read it elsewhere. It’s a solid choice overall.
Flipboard is one of the most popular news apps around and for good reason. This is another RSS-style type app where you can search for your favorite news sources and have them all show up in one place. The app’s design is commonly referred to as a “digital magazine”, completely with large graphics, page turning graphics, and more. You can also save stories you like to your “magazine” for later reading, check out trending stories on the front page, and it also comes with a web interface if you want to read it elsewhere. It’s a solid choice overall.
Google Now
[Price: Free]
Google Now has a ton of functionality, and one of its oldest features is to pop up news stories that may be relevant to you. After a time, Google gets a feel for the kinds of stuff you care about and will post popular news articles based on that. It’s not as robust as most news apps, but it’s a great way to stay caught up without having to commit yourself to an entirely new app. Add to that its ability to help manage your life, the various voice commands, integrated Google Search, and more, and Google Now is a pretty decent option for productivity in general.
Google Now has a ton of functionality, and one of its oldest features is to pop up news stories that may be relevant to you. After a time, Google gets a feel for the kinds of stuff you care about and will post popular news articles based on that. It’s not as robust as most news apps, but it’s a great way to stay caught up without having to commit yourself to an entirely new app. Add to that its ability to help manage your life, the various voice commands, integrated Google Search, and more, and Google Now is a pretty decent option for productivity in general.
The Guardian
[Price: Free / $3.99 per month]
The Guardian is a well-respected, worldwide news source that covers a wide variety of topics. You’ll be able to find the latest news on current events, sports, technology, and politics. The application itself is very well done and you’ll be able to save articles for offline reading, engage with video and audio content, read and share comments, and there is a premium version where you can also get crossword puzzles, extra content, and an ad-free experience.
The Guardian is a well-respected, worldwide news source that covers a wide variety of topics. You’ll be able to find the latest news on current events, sports, technology, and politics. The application itself is very well done and you’ll be able to save articles for offline reading, engage with video and audio content, read and share comments, and there is a premium version where you can also get crossword puzzles, extra content, and an ad-free experience.
Inoreader
[Price: Free]
Inoreader is a lot like Feedly. It’s an RSS aggregation app that allows you to pick and choose your news sources. It features a simple, Material Design interface completely with various news sources and customizable subscription categories to help you create your own news feed. You can also monitor news regarding specific keywords in case you want to keep track of a topic rather than a specific website. It’s simple, has cross-device syncing, and it also has archiving so you can look up something you’ve read before.
Inoreader is a lot like Feedly. It’s an RSS aggregation app that allows you to pick and choose your news sources. It features a simple, Material Design interface completely with various news sources and customizable subscription categories to help you create your own news feed. You can also monitor news regarding specific keywords in case you want to keep track of a topic rather than a specific website. It’s simple, has cross-device syncing, and it also has archiving so you can look up something you’ve read before.
News Republic
[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
News Republic fancies itself the “answer to infobesity”. It contains a collection of over 1600 news sources that you can use use to customize your own news channel and find the news you care about. It also has a front page where you can check out trending topics and those topics change based on what you read and what you’re interested in. It also has sports news, world news, and more personalization options. It’s a powerful news app and the Material Design inspired interface is easy to use. It’s worth checking out.
News Republic fancies itself the “answer to infobesity”. It contains a collection of over 1600 news sources that you can use use to customize your own news channel and find the news you care about. It also has a front page where you can check out trending topics and those topics change based on what you read and what you’re interested in. It also has sports news, world news, and more personalization options. It’s a powerful news app and the Material Design inspired interface is easy to use. It’s worth checking out.
Pocket
[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
Pocket isn’t necessarily a news app but it’s definitely one that you should have. We find news all over the place by randomly searching the web, over Twitter, Facebook, and even places like Reddit or a forum website. Pocket is an app that helps you collect links to the stuff you found interesting so you can go back, read it later, and share it with your friends. It’s not necessarily restricted to news content (you can Pocket just about anything), but if you’re browsing on Twitter, see that giant article, and want to save it for later, Pocket will do it for you.
Pocket isn’t necessarily a news app but it’s definitely one that you should have. We find news all over the place by randomly searching the web, over Twitter, Facebook, and even places like Reddit or a forum website. Pocket is an app that helps you collect links to the stuff you found interesting so you can go back, read it later, and share it with your friends. It’s not necessarily restricted to news content (you can Pocket just about anything), but if you’re browsing on Twitter, see that giant article, and want to save it for later, Pocket will do it for you.
Podcast and Radio Addict
[Price: Free]
Podcast and Radio Addict is one of a precious few all-in-one news apps that can put everything in one spot. On top of having RSS functionality to find your own news sources, the app also supports podcasts and radio shows. That means you can read the news, download and listen to podcasts, and do it all from the same app. The interface is a tad overwhelming at first, but it’s not so bad once you get used to it. It’s also has micro SD card support, widgets, full-screen reading mode, and more. The app is also entirely free.
Podcast and Radio Addict is one of a precious few all-in-one news apps that can put everything in one spot. On top of having RSS functionality to find your own news sources, the app also supports podcasts and radio shows. That means you can read the news, download and listen to podcasts, and do it all from the same app. The interface is a tad overwhelming at first, but it’s not so bad once you get used to it. It’s also has micro SD card support, widgets, full-screen reading mode, and more. The app is also entirely free.
Relay for Reddit
[Price: Free / $2.99]
Reddit is a site where anything can happen, but it’s also a decent place to check up on trending topics and find the latest news. There are at on of Reddit apps out there and there is no real wrong decision, but we decided to go with Relay. It features a clean, Material Design interface which works well with Reddit’s forum-style, text-heavy nature. You can do virtually anything on Relay that you can do on Reddit, but you can also filter out subreddits you don’t care for. It also has a spoiler filter so you don’t ruin the next episode of that TV show you like.
Reddit is a site where anything can happen, but it’s also a decent place to check up on trending topics and find the latest news. There are at on of Reddit apps out there and there is no real wrong decision, but we decided to go with Relay. It features a clean, Material Design interface which works well with Reddit’s forum-style, text-heavy nature. You can do virtually anything on Relay that you can do on Reddit, but you can also filter out subreddits you don’t care for. It also has a spoiler filter so you don’t ruin the next episode of that TV show you like.
theScore
[Price: Free]
theScore is about as good as it gets when it comes to sports. It covers virtually every professional sport that you can think of and often includes updates around specific events so that they can be put in the spotlight. The app is well done with a Material Design-inspired look and feel which is always a good idea. It also comes with Android Wear support if you need that. They have a second app that covers eSports and they were among the first big sports news cites to have one.
theScore is about as good as it gets when it comes to sports. It covers virtually every professional sport that you can think of and often includes updates around specific events so that they can be put in the spotlight. The app is well done with a Material Design-inspired look and feel which is always a good idea. It also comes with Android Wear support if you need that. They have a second app that covers eSports and they were among the first big sports news cites to have one.
Bonus: The Android Authority app
[Price: Free]
Welcome to the most biased selection on this list. Our official application is the best and fastest way to get the latest news, reviews, opinions, and insights on the world of Android, Google, apps, games, and other mobile stuff. It uses Material Design and includes Disqus integration (for commenting), notifications (optional) to let you know when new content is up, and you can even sometimes view our YouTube videos before they actually go live on YouTube. If you’re into mobile tech at all, you should have this.
Welcome to the most biased selection on this list. Our official application is the best and fastest way to get the latest news, reviews, opinions, and insights on the world of Android, Google, apps, games, and other mobile stuff. It uses Material Design and includes Disqus integration (for commenting), notifications (optional) to let you know when new content is up, and you can even sometimes view our YouTube videos before they actually go live on YouTube. If you’re into mobile tech at all, you should have this.
If we missed any of the best news apps for Android, tell us about them in the comments! This is an update of a formerly written article, so check the comments for some suggestions from our readers!
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