Comments on: Getting more out of Google Reader on BlackBerry

By: Fernanda

Fernanda — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:09:04 +0000

Gracias!!! hasta ahora ha sido una de las mejores soluciones que he encontrado para el problema reader-BB.

By: CHris

CHris — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:27:27 +0000

It worked in opera without additional java setting. It is just too wide, you have to go left and right to read things. But maybe it is just setting in opera. Thanks anyway, it is best we can have for now. Works with feed directories and I did not have problems with loading pictures from feeds.

By: Jorge León

Jorge León — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:49:03 +0000

I don’t know why people keep saying that there’s no proper read/unread sync status between an RSS client and Google Reader.

I’m using an app called Arr! SS which costed me US$ 1.99 and it two-way syncs correctly with Google Reader.

I know it doesn’t have a friendly UI, but it works. It’s great to read news when i’m out of home and when i return they are marked as read on NetNewsWire on my Mac.

By: Liu Xu

Liu Xu — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:08:19 +0000

Nobody is trying Snaptu? I used Viigo but now prefer Snaptu over Viigo, why? try it yourself,:)

P.S. they can both import google reader items…however, I think we really need a function that can organize the feeds by folders and categories

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:23:19 +0000

Chagri, I wrote this so people can avoid the WAP site, which is what you’re loading. I, among others, do not enjoy it.

By: Shelly Middleton

Shelly Middleton — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:23:55 +0000

I use the app called UnRead. It works well on my Storm 2. I bought it through Crackberry.com’s app store. It reads all of my GoogleReader feeds and syncs back to GoogleReader what I’ve read.

By: Chagri Lama

Chagri Lama — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:39:45 +0000

Not sure why you go to the length of recruiting the Java app. On my Bold 9700 I open the browser and point to http://reader.google.com

Since I am already logged in to my Google account (where I have set up a bunch of RSS feeds to read on my desktop and laptop) the screen comes back and shows me the newest, shiniest items on a screen titled “ChagriLama’s reading List” (the name I gave my RSS feeds when I originally set them up.)

I see 9 messages (changeable in the Setting Menu, see later). Pressing Menu – P – P shows the list in a page view, nicer to read than column view, if your eyes can take the strain…

There are several links of note:

“0. more…” — takes you to the the next batch of 9 items.

“# mark these items as read” — means what it says. BTW, unlike the note in the article, this status change DOES TRAVEL to the Account. What I mark as read will NO LONGER show as unread on the Desktop/Laptop!!!)

“Tags” — shows the list of tags used

“Subscription” — Perhaps the most interesting: This open the list of ALL THE SUBSCRIPTIONS you set up to various RSS feeds. Their name appears in bold letters if there are unread items in those feeds followed by the number of items. Feeds with no items are in regular font.

“Settings” — allows you to change the number of items per page (5, 10, 20), and an option to reformat the the linked webpages for mobile browsers.

“Sign Out” – well, you know what this means…

Have at it! Enjoy…

By: DustL82

DustL82 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:54:15 +0000

For anyone with a storm there is a great app called Unread. Gives you all of the basic functionality including synchronization of read and unread items.
http://software.crackberry.com/product.asp?id=36579

By: DavidB

DavidB — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:28:34 +0000

I don’t recall there ever being one officially from Google, but if you go here (http://productideas.appspot.com/#9/e=22493&t=blackberry) you can express your desire for one.