The best news is on your mobile with these applications. Always stay informed with the best news apps.
Staying informed about what is happening anywhere in the world at any time is easier than ever thanks to smartphones. These –fewer and fewer small devices allow us to connect and be aware of what is happening around the world, regardless of the distance that separates us from the place in question.
For this, yes, it is necessary to resort to applications and platforms that allow us to know the latest news. In this article, we select the best ones that exist on Google Play and that you should have on your mobile if you do not want to miss out on anything that is happening in the world.
News apps to stay informed: the best you can use
- InShorts
- Palaver
- SQUID
- Microsoft News
- Geek Tech
- Inkl
- Inoreader
- NewsFold
- Feedly
- Google News
- Google Play Kiosco
InShorts
The news app for those short on time. This app shows news from around the world, reduced to texts of only sixty words or less. In this way, it is possible to stay informed without spending too much time.
InShorts collects news from national and international media, and all of them are reduced only to headlines and facts, leaving out opinions and other additions. The app, yes, is only available in English for now.
Palaver
Palabre is, without a doubt, one of the best news applications that exist on Android. It has a great design based on the Material Design lines, which is also customizable to suit the user. As it is an RSS reader, it will be possible to add our favorite news sources, through media such as Feedly, RSS, Inoreader, The Old Reader, or Twitter. In this way, only the news that really interests us will appear.
SQUID
With more than a million installations on Google Play, SQUID has already become one of the most popular news platforms, thanks to its format that collects the most interesting news based on the preferences of the user of the application.
SQUID includes more than 100 different news categories, and allows you to mix national and global news. In addition, it offers the possibility of following favorite media through personalized channels, and the news can be read directly through the website of the medium, or through the reader incorporated in the application.
Microsoft News
Microsoft itself also has its own news application for Android, and it is one of the most complete that can be used. Microsoft News will show the latest news on the topics that really interest us, and the team of editors will be in charge of selecting the best news each day.
In the event that we wish, it will be possible to activate notifications to receive alerts with the latest news.
Geek Tech
If you’re here, chances are you’re interested in technology news. In this case, Geek Tech is an application that should not be missing from your Android mobile. Like the rest of the applications, it allows you to choose themes to receive news on the topics in which you are interested, although in this case all the categories are related to the technological world.
Inkl
It may not be as famous as the rest, but I’m afraid that from today inkl is going to become one of the favorite news apps of more than one. The application is free and does not include ads of any kind. However, in exchange for a subscription, it gives you access to some of the world’s most famous publications, such as The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Financial Times, Bloomberg, The Guardian, and more.
Its creators emphasize that no algorithm is hidden behind the news that appears on the app’s main screen, but that all the news is selected by hand by the platform’s team of editors. In addition, it includes a “positive news” section that collects new positive stories every day.
Inoreader
Inoreader is another news app that collects the most renowned publications from each country while allowing users to select their favorite topics and categories. In this way, the home screen of the app will only show the news that is really interesting, and it will even be possible to save the news to read it later.
In addition to all the features included in the free version of the app, Inoreader Pro is the premium edition of the platform, which among other things includes push notifications with the latest news, article translation, and more interesting features.
NewsFold
From the creator of the famous Fenix Twitter client for Android, Mateo Villa, Newsfold is a beautifully designed RSS reader that enhances the reading experience through features like a full-screen mode, gesture navigation, light and dark theme, image caching for offline reading, and more.
Each user will be able to add their own favorite RSS sources, although thanks to the integrated search engine in Newsfold it will also be possible to find new media on our favorite topics.
“The Front Page of the Internet” is much more than a place to find memes or see cat GIFs. Reddit may be one of the best news sources out there, thanks to the thousands of subreddits on different topics. If, for example, you’re interested in reading the latest Android news, r/Android is the best choice, and if you’re interested in technology in general, that’s what r/Technology is for .
Also, thanks to the voting system, the best posts of each day and the most important news will appear directly on the Reddit front page.
While Reddit’s default app leaves a lot to be desired, luckily there are third-party clients that provide much more functionality as well as generally having a better design.
By now everyone should know about Flipboard. The famous news and magazines app has been on the main mobile platforms for years, and today it has already accumulated more than 500 million downloads in the Google Play Store.
It has a unique design, with very easy-to-use gesture-based navigation and animations that are difficult to see in any other application. As soon as you open it for the first time, you will have to choose your favorite topics, and a main panel will automatically be generated with the media and recommended magazines according to your interests. The only addition that is missing is a dark theme with which to improve the readability of the news at night.
Feedly
Although we’ve already picked out several RSS readers, it’s impossible to create a list of news apps and not include Feedly. The app, which has recently been completely renovated with a new design, allows us to add our favorite news sources and offers us the latest news through an optimized reader so that all we have to worry about is reading.
Although the application stands out for its simplicity, the large number of compatible services and the possibility of integrating platforms such as IFTTT, Twitter, Evernote, Buffer, OneNote, Pinterest, or LinkedIn, among many others, allow us to get the most out of the app and unleash everything its potential.
Google News
Completely renewed after Google I/O in 2018, the official Google news app is another of the great alternatives to the classic tools when it comes to reading articles, and stories or staying informed about everything that happens in the world. The app has a new design based on Google’s Material Theme lines.
Google Play Newsstand
The arrival of the new Google News led to the disappearance of the Google Play Newsstand from Google Play, and with it an avalanche of criticism from all those users who were still using the Google magazines and newspapers app. Luckily, Google has not decided to “kill” the platform, and today it can continue to be used to read news from the most important media.
