the well known appealing look inspired by android 4

choose whether you like a dark or light background

use the full space of your screen for nothing but news

sync in background with progress indicator in the status bar

fetch new and tagged articles

push local tag changes and changes to the read state

push local changes immediately instead of waiting for next full sync

fetch even read and untagged articles for a folder or subscription on request

keep read and untagged articles for a specified amount of days

exclude subscriptions from being fetched during the sync

exclude tags from being fetched during the sync

skip the feedlist and jump directly to a folder’s article list

mark all articles in the current view scope as read

only show new unread articles (except in labels)

order alphabetic or using drag’n’drop order from google reader

select whether you want newest or oldest on top

group articles by subscription in tags and folders

article buttons for read indicator, star and read list/play list directly in article list

select article’s tags from list

share using any registered android app

quickly share with the app you use most for sharing

show teaser in article list

mark items read as soon as they scroll out the top edge of the screen

choose a smaller font size for article titles in the article list

open any article in the system’s browser

view articles in internal browser including browse back button

configure which actions to be shown in the action bar of the article view

configure which action to execute when the article title is clicked

swipe left or right in article view to show previous next article

hide action bar and playback bar to get more room for reading

quickly put articles on your read list for later reading

automatically add a subscription’s new articles to the read list

optimize web sites for mobile viewing

downscale images to the display width

pre download offline content to read without internet connection

even download images for offline reading

correct the summary/content mapping of a subscription if it is wrong

specify how to show an article depending on the availability of it’s summary and content

add the episodes you plan to listen to to your play list

automatically add a podcast’s new episodes to the play list

download all episodes on the play list for offline listening

automatically download the play list after the sync or controlled via Tasker or Loacale

manually download a single episode

resume stopped/cancelled downloads

stream an episode without downloading it before

control play back from the lock screen

pause and resume play back from any app using the android status bar

control pause, play, fast forward, fast rewind, skip and back using your headset buttons

adjust the behaviour of your headset buttons (use skip/back for ff/fr)

pause playback if you plug out your headset of if your bluetooth headset looses connection

highlight the most recently played episode in the episode list

remember playback position for each episode

automatically start playback of next episode when finished with current

put a short cut directly opening the play list on your home screen

detailed options when to remove episodes from the play list and when to delete them

easy migration if you’ve used Google Listen before

more than 50 options to perfectly tailor GoodNews for your needs

specify subscription specific settings

integrates with android’s cloud backup to save and restore your settings (e.g. on reinstallation)

integrated usage tips to get you started quickly

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