Scrollable News Widget

Scrollable News Widget Free App

Rated 4.00/5 (2,024) —  Free Android application by Gilles Dodinet

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About Scrollable News Widget

** IMPORTANT **

Please note that this widget has been revived thanks to rori@xda. You can download the latest version at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675155

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Source code is available on code.google.com under a GPL license so anyone is allowed to fork it, granted the GPL license terms are respected.

Full history available at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848454

How to Download / Install

Download and install Scrollable News Widget version 2.1.2 on your Android device!
Downloaded 100,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: fr.gdi.android.news, download Scrollable News Widget.apk

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What are users saying about Scrollable News Widget

S70%
by S####:

I am sorry. I love the app but I can not have patience or time to not know if it works or not. Please make this better coz when you wanna read something it keeps crash from time to time. If it did work every time for me it would have easily got a 5 coz it is a very good one.

S70%
by S####:

I tried it after learning about Reader going away. Widget works great but it locks up every time it tries to open a news story. No matter which feed I use from 5 different sites. Using Nexus 7 stock 4.2.2

R70%
by R####:

Now it just spends the entire time displaying the extremely irritating loading circle for no reason. I am on WiFi and my connection is very fast yet this stupid app keeps loading constantly. Uninstalling.

S70%
by S####:

This is a great widget and one that I've been using for over 4 years. It's infinitely customisable, lightweight and reliable. Unfortunately, the developer stopped supporting it years ago so download the slightly updated version off the XDA Developers website instead.

U70%
by U####:

Great app for scouring news for me. Can add RSS feeds and all kind of other sources. Setup took about 10mins, and I've tweaked it a few times as well. One concern, in the last 30 days, my configuration has eaten ~15GB of data, luckily it's been set to use WiFi exclusively.

H70%
by H####:

Totally love this app, it's easy to use and does exactly what I want. Is there a way to support the developer? as I have been using this for a long time and it's only fair to give something back. I use this more than anything else on my phone.

Z70%
by Z####:

The widget itself is exactly what I'm looking for, but the article reader needs work. It has a huge navigation bar at the top, wasting screen space, and it doesn't scroll away. It also does not appear in your open apps menu, so the only way to get back to the article you were just reading, is to go to the widget, find and click on it, and load the article all over again. Luckily you can make it use you phone's browser.

D70%
by D####:

I have this app since a long time, and just yesterday I found the reason for which my main memory got entirely occupied with apparently no reason. 8Gb of cache was kept by this Scrollable News thing, in a hidden folder. Unbelievable.

D70%
by D####:

I love everything about this app except that the news doesnt update /refresh. I have to deselect the feeds and reselect them each time, which is annoying.

D70%
by D####:

It takes a lot for me to be inspired into reviewing an app..I have to have gotten really annoyed in order to bother. This app is amazing and works great.. unless you want to actually READ an article. If you do, grab a comfy chair and throw on a movie cause you are gonna be waiting for that article to load until you're ready to throw your phone into the garbage disposal and go back to rotary.

D70%
by D####:

I tried it after learning about Reader going away. Widget works great but it locks up every time it tries to open a news story. No matter which feed I use from 5 different sites. Using Nexus 7 stock 4.2.2

D70%
by D####:

Loved this widget. However, recently, every story I open has a paid parnter (yes, misspelled) ad countdown. Every one. If this doesn't stop, I'll be deleting soon.

Q70%
by Q####:

Everything about this app is really good. The only thing I have a problem with, is when I'm customizing the colors of the widget. All is good until I try and change the background color of the actual widget. It's default is white, which doesn't go well with my layout and doesn't seem to want to change, even when it's set to something else. Oddly enough, the color will appear when I tap and hold to move the widget. It then resets back to white when I let go. Using Nexus 6P

D70%
by D####:

For whatever reason, my widget won't load any stories. It simply says "nothing to read" I would really appreciate some troubleshooting on this. I've done some research and can't find much in it.

Z70%
by Z####:

This is the best transparent rss feed ever but, When click on the rss it says network not found but I have a stable 3g and wifi connection.. Though the app is awesome, keep it up :D

I70%
by I####:

I'm having trouble loading the thumbnails on my widget. Is there anything I can do? The rest looks great.

V70%
by V####:

I used it every day, but having trouble with the app using a lot of space too. Hopefully the dev will come back.

U70%
by U####:

Some news sites have videos that auto-play. This is annoying enough, but when viewing a news article, this app starts that video (or audio) and no amount of closing the app or killing all open apps makes the audio stop. Rather annoying.

D70%
by D####:

Why so few link share to app options (FB, G+, Twitter, etc) ? And when i select the SHARE from the menu tray, it says "shortening the link, please wait" but it never finishes. Just frustrating. I like sharing my news stories to my Pocket app, which isn't one of your predetermined apps.

E70%
by E####:

I downloaded this app to replace a widget from my old phone. It's a nice app, except for the fact it crashes! If I try to share a news article, the app will shut down. Too bad too bad!

H70%
by H####:

Sick of having trouble updating my feeds over Tor, this works better than other apps I've tried. Configuration takes some patience, but works well in the end.

D70%
by D####:

This is the best app that i have came across...but it drains my battery like nothing... have tried maximizing the refreshing interval yet no change.. pls fix!!!

D70%
by D####:

Nice, but it collect tons of junk files totaling over 6GB in just about 6 months. I had to use clean master to remove the junk files.

U70%
by U####:

Just what I was looking for: small lightweight rss widget app (don't need a full blown reader with all the bells and whistles), default setting looks gorgeous out of the box, some customisation options available (where it matters), and it's stable - hasn't crashed on me so far, unlike other apps that I've tried. Set up screen could be made more intuitive for the first time user. But once you're past that, it works beautifully!

K70%
by K####:

Sencillo, liviano, muy configurable, grandes fuentes de noticiasy sobretodo funciona, al contrario de otros es practico y funcional, en comparación flipboard y feedly tienen un widget muy poco funcional, no sirve para nada básicamente, newsrepublic posee Fuentes de noticias de mala calidad y no es muy confiable, Google weather and news, es bueno pero con mi país no funciona bien, además poco configurable

K70%
by K####:

I like the simple style but would like the feeds to launch in chrome so Google now will give me info based on what I read through this widget

A70%
by A####:

It's a great app, with all the customizations but it seems that it doesnt refresh my feeds. I set the interval to 60 mins and the manual refresh button doesnt function either.

K70%
by K####:

This app used to be amazing on my opo but on my s6 edge it has some performance issues, very sluggish and slow it is. Other than that I know this is a great one, I'll change my rating after the fix. (I have done every possible thing to remedy this problem but no luck) Thanks

K70%
by K####:

This app is buggy, videos play and the sound doesn't turn off when you turn off the screen, the browser doesn't update itself properly when alternating into landscape mode. The app uses way too much power, more than my actual screen usually! Good idea but not updated our executed well

Z70%
by Z####:

Great amount of customizable features - just what I was looking for in a widget. But now the widget will sporadically stop launching a browser so that I can't actually read the stories. I am forced to keep replacing the widget on my home screen several times a week.

K70%
by K####:

Please please please let me choose what program to open the news articles with. The browser that is built in is atrocious. I applaud the effort, but no need to reinvent the wheel when I already have browsers that present the articles perfectly. Love the widget overall though.

K70%
by K####:

I click on a news item and nothing happens. A few hours later it works again then it stops. Erratic behavior. Uninstalling. Too bad, loved the variety of sources.

K70%
by K####:

Takes a little research or searching to find and setup whatever news you want and the theme but once it's set, you're good to go. Free and able to setup refresh rate, there is a tiny button on the widget to refresh sooner... Emphasis on tiny.

I70%
by I####:

Exactly what I wanted in an RSS reader/widget. Thank you!

K70%
by K####:

It stopped updating. Displays news from 6 months ago. It used to work perfectly, but now it doesnt

D70%
by D####:

This app was great, but I can't read alot of the stories now because the websites are indicating that my browser is outdated and I am unable to close the pop-up.

T70%
by T####:

I love this widget. I'm not a "widget" guy. I have a clock widget, and now this widget. It has a search function for feed discovery as well as the option to add your own custom feeds. It doesn't muck-about with trying to bait and switch you into paying or donating or goad you into a review. It just does what you want it to do, and that's something I appreciate in this day and age. Five stars. Highly recommend this to anyone.

T70%
by T####:

great thing is i can customize a lot. most of the other app doesn't allow that and the problem is it doesn't refresh automatically and some time even manual refresh doesn't work.

G70%
by G####:

Was looking for a widget to display sports news and not just scores. This app did the trick.

V70%
by V####:

THIS IS THE MOST USED APP ON MY PHONE


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