If you happen to be a news freak like me, there is high chance that you might have used Google Reader for aggregating all news and RSS feeds at one convenient location. Google Reader was available in its desktop format as well a mobile version for handhelds. Google’s own Android OS however had an app for accessing Google Reader contents. That app has just been updated by Google with some new features.
The new features include an unread count widget which allows users to choose any feed, label, person, or “all items” and get the unread count on your home screen. Users can then click the widget on the homescreen which takes them straight to that unread stream.
Next up is the News Ticker widget that cycles through items on any stream you want in Reader. Clicking any headline will take you to the article, while clicking the folder will take you to that stream.
Then there is a very useful “Mark previous as read” option that users of the Android app wanted very badly. This option was available on the mobile version of Reader but was skipped on the Android app. It’s now back though.
The app is now available for download on all devices running Android 1.6 or higher.
[Via Google Mobile Blog]
