Newspaper apps for Android - these are the four best
With newspaper apps you can take the news from the breakfast table to the train and to work. Read the news on your Android device and protect the environment at the same time. In this article you can read which apps have the edge in terms of mobile preparation and corssmedia content.
1. Newspaper apps: Big and professional
- "Süddeutsche Zeitung": Read entire reports, (reader) comments or watch videos on current topics. You can even save some articles and read them offline. Nice extras such as the push notification inform you about the latest topics and world events, and in practice you benefit from clear menu navigation.
- "FAZ": The layout and handling work extremely well and the content also gives you something more than "just" the newspaper in a mobile device version. With special tips and stock exchange news, the content fully reflects the FAZ.
- "World": Personalization is key and if you are currently in a deadlock, you benefit from previously downloaded articles. There is also a push notification for sporting events and breaking news.
- "Die Zeit": Whether ePaper or tablet edition - Die Zeit offers reading comfort as you need it. You can also save articles under "My time" and reserve them for later.
2. IMAGE - Articles, videos and photo galleries
With the big newspapers you cannot avoid the "picture":
- Take a look at all the articles, pictures and videos of the newspaper - whether from the printed edition or the online version.
- Unfortunately, the app is only completely free for 7 days. You can then choose between different tariff options. We have tested this for you and explain how Bild Plus works.
- Watch out for football fans: you can also get all Bundesliga offers for just € 2.99. You can find the details in our picture Plus Bundesliga article.
3. Personalized newspapers
"Flipboard" is the name of the app that brings a variety of articles to your smartphone in the newspaper layout. An absolute hit with almost 11, 000 downloads from www.chip.de!
- Tell the app your favorite topics so that you can see articles from this topic area.
- You are not tied to a newspaper, as the app compiles your favorite articles from many different online sources.
- You can find more information in our "Flipboard Tutorial".
- Although Flipboard is a very good personalization app, we don't want to withhold another app from you: "Newscron". Choose your favorite newspapers from 14 domestic and international newspaper packages. You can dive deep into personalization.
- You can choose between many different areas, for example business or entertainment, and thus choose your personal top topics. You can then even weight your selection differently: From "Not at all" to "Very much", set how interested you are in these topics. A prioritized ranking is created from your favorites!
4. Technology news via app
Our "CHIP Online App" will inform you about topics related to the Internet, computers, photography and the like. How to get the entire range of CHIP Online on your smartphone.
- Check out current product reviews, CHIP leaderboards and hot news. You will even receive important urgent messages via push messages. For example, is there another security hole in WhatsApp or your email provider?
- At CHIP you can also specialize in various subject areas. Smartphone junkies, for example, can find cool features in the "CHIP App Guide".
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