Recently it was declared that Google fused Google Currents and Google Magazine. The end result is an app called Google Newsstand which merges the attributes of both apps into one interface. How did that churn out? That is the question this review is going to respond.
Functionality
Therefore how does this app function? The currents part of the app permits you to fill your news with RSS feeds that fascinate you whereas the magazine half allows you locate and subscribe to your preferred magazines. The idea is Google now offers you the capability to combine your full news feed into one interface.
The interface itself is extremely fluid. You can swipe between the different functions to arrive at what you would like to get to. You can access magazines and feeds separately or, in the case of news feeds, one huge massive list of news. The plan is gorgeous and moving around the app takes but a second to become accustomed to it.
That is actually it people, if you have made use of the Google Currents or Magazine app, or any other RSS app, you have a pretty excellent idea of how this app really works. You subscribe to feeds, get subscriptions to magazines, and view or read it.
How can I utilize this?
People grieving the death of Google Reader currently have a second big alternative apart from Feedly. The use for this app is evident. Subscribe to your preferred feeds and magazines and after that read the content that gets released from those magazines and feeds. Once more, it is really simple.
The good
Hence here is the good.
The app is extremely brilliantly done. Swiping between the different pages, the look, the simplicity, and the small stuff added in similar to animations make the app enjoyable to make use of.
It has each magazine and news feed that you will search for, counting the ambiguous and small sites you subscribe to. Hence users will not be without alternatives for content to use.
Including the RSS feed in with the magazines persuades people to explore the other side. RSS readers will likely explore magazines and vice versa.
Closing thoughts
Generally speaking, this is a huge development. Magazines and RSS on Android are not the most accepted services and merging them not just gives present users of those services an opportunity to attempt something new, however adds value to attract newer users. There are one or two setbacks here and there, however nothing bad enough to deter people from trying it out. If you have not used it yet, you can in the Play Store.
Review: Google Play Newsstand