One app that I’m sure many Android users would love to have, Google Reader is finally released by Google last week. It is available in the App Market, but for some unknown reason, it is not available from My HTC Magic which run on Android 2.1. Nevertheless it is a must have app for those that rely on Google Reader as source of information. Some of the feature offered in the app is multiple accounts, sync preference, full subscription features and etc. Scan QR code below to install the app, which works on Donut (Android 1.6) and above.
source Google
After I switch from Blackberry to Android is, I have without email application/client to read my Yahoo Mails. The only way to do that is from browser as the free Yahoo Mail account that I have doesn’t support neither POP no IMAP . But frankly speaking, I’m very happy now that Yahoo Mail app for Android is now available. Thank you so much Yahoo!!
Wait, stop, that’s not the only thing that Yahoo release today. Yahoo also release Yahoo! Messenger apps for Android as well as a Yahoo! Search Widget for Android. It’s 3 app simultaneously. Well done Yahoo. I love that as well. So you want the app now, head to Android Market from your phone and install it. Oh yeah, it support on Android 2.0 and above only.
What the Yahoo Mail app can do, or hit the source link at the bottom for more info.
- Receive push notification of new email messages
- Send emails to contacts from the Yahoo! Address Book as well as to contacts in the native phone address book
- Search email messages by sender, recipient, subject and keywords
- Upload photos as attachments directly from the phone’s camera or the photo gallery
- View and download attachments
- Insert emoticons and rich text formatting into emails
- Effectively manage and organize their Yahoo! Mail messages, folders, and spam
- Easily toggle between the Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger apps
Main Menu – Clean and simple
Inbox - Ad supported, it’s pretty slow compared to Gmail app
Email composer : again, it’s clean and neat
source: Yahoo
Google looks very happy with Androids Market which is now the home to 30,000 something apps and it will continue to increase unstoppably. But Google forgot that, there are still lots of Android users without access to Android Market, from their very first Android Smartphone especially in SEA areas.
Except Singapore, Android phones shipped to countries such as Malaysia comes without Android Market by default. Instead, it was bundled with some lame app store that has very limited and outdated app. Most can only dream to have apps such Gesture Search that recently made its way to Android 1.6. Keep dream on guys!
Although Android can be rooted with custom made ROM , not everyone is willing to risk their almost 1.5K investment. Additionally, not every Android user is a geek, that has skills and knowledge to get that done.
I can’t understand why Android Market missed from phone shipped to certain countries, when others can have it.. Why can Apple or Nokia make their App Store and Ovie store available throughout the world without restriction? Is this something to do with regulations? Or it this because the phone manufacturer decides not to do so because Google says so?
I’ve grown frustrated with how Android phone is distributed here, not to Android itself. Waiting for HTC Magic which currently runs on Android 1.6 to get official upgrade to Android 2.0 at least, is another thing that keeps you awake in the middle of the night (just kidding). Until all issues with Android Market or Android OS upgrade being sort out with related parties, HTC Magic is gonna be the last Android phone I’ll ever have.
