Phandroid News App Update – New Stack Widget, Greater Device Compatibility, and More
Ask any developer and they’ll tell you that cooking up applications for Android is tricky business. Many times, initial releases are plagued with force closes and something as simple sounding as getting an app to run perfectly across a vast sea of Android devices is easier said than done.
Despite all this, we’ve been riding our app developer Steve pretty hard, hounding him to bring our recently revamped Phandroid News app up to snuff. Well, he’s been putting in work, addressing user concerns, offering greater device compatibility for our beloved app. This means, if you the app wasn’t working properly before, now would be a good time to give it another go. The app also introduces an all new “stack widget” for Honeycomb+ devices, giving your device a widget with added eye candy.
What’s New
Version: 1.5.2 (Build: 27)
NEW
- Added ‘Stack Widget’ with counter. (Honeycomb+)
- Changed look and feel of ‘News Widget’
- Added additional background settings.
- Improved news article layouts.
- Improved news list layout.
- Improved thumbnail quality.
- Improved comment layouts and loading.
- Improved Font Settings and now works with news list.
FIXED
- Fixed memory loading issues on certain phones.
- Fixed styles to work with more devices.
- Fixed all reported bugs/errors.
Feedback
Of course, all apps — including ours — live and die by their Play Store ratings, so don’t forget to update and/or give the app the rating you feel it deserves. Oh, and to help bring you guys bigger ‘n better updates and features, we’re looking for some more of your feedback. If you can spare a minute, visit the link below and let us know where you think we can improve our app. Appreciate it, guys.
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