Flipboard App for Android Review
Flipboard app for Android is your one-stop destination application for multiple networks and news sources. For the user, it is just about getting your networks linked to your Flipboard account, and a nice stream of info keeps flowing into the app. You don’t have to search multiple sources and networks for what you want. Flipboard Android app may be downloaded free of cost from Google Play Store.
How Flipboard App works?
Flipboard app for Android is a news aggregation app with a difference. For one, it lets you ‘flip’ through the pages like you does in a magazine. In fact, it is this ‘flip’ that forms the first part of its name. Once you’ve installed Flipboard, open the app and flip upward on the screen to reveal Get Started and Sign In options. Tap on Get Started, wherein you could pick the categories that appeal to you. Pick your topics here and it will populate your stream in Flipboard, and you can experience that straightaway. Using the Sign in option, you can register for a Flipboard account by filling in your personal details.
Flipboard Android application is not about news sources alone. You can also have your SNS hooked to Flipboard. At the moment, the app supports 12 social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Instagram. If you’re quite busy to read something at any moment, use the app’s seamless integration with Instapaper, Pocket and Readability to save the articles and read it later. Further, you can connect and sync the app with Google Reader, and sync Flipboard settings across multiple devices.
You can also have Flipboard Android app in the form of a quick access widget in the home screen. The user interface of the app is properly laid out for maximum user friendliness. Flipboard is currently available in 14 localized editions, including ones for Australia, US, China, and UK.
Final Thoughts
Flipboard app for Android brings a cache of information from multiple sources right at your finger tips. The magazine like reading experience by flipping the pages on the screen provides a nice reading experience. Integration with SNS websites such as Facebook and Twitter takes care of your social side. Multi language support and localized editions makes it truly global. Verdict: a handy news aggregation app for your Android device.
Category: Free Android Apps
