Slashdot Reader Widget

3.5
65 reviews
5K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Read Slashdot articles at a glance even when off-line. Simple and functional design with following features:

- Viewing of 15 most recent Slashdot articles
- Off-line article viewing (all articles are cached)
- Familiar clean design
- Just works, no setup or configuration required
- Refreshes automatically
- On Android 3.0+ uses native widget scrolling
Updated on
Nov 9, 2013

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Ratings and reviews

3.5
56 reviews
A Google user
November 16, 2013
Used to be awesome, was 5 star worthy. Recently (last 3 weeks) it has taken a nose dive. Only refreshes articles on a reboot of the device, or removing & replacing the widget. On htc rezound & galaxy tab 3 both, same issue. Needs manual refresh now for this reason otherwise it will be getting uninstalled. Will let stay parked for a month to see if issue mentioned can be fixed. Thank you.
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Made in Sydney
November 16, 2013
The widget was last updated in the Play store in February 2013 - i.e. no changes in the last few months. So I wonder if something else has changed, have you updated Android version on device, or switched mobile provider?
A Google user
October 3, 2015
I have actually used this app since I had a Froyo device, but on Lolipop it is utterly broken. It fails to update most of the time, I usually need to remove then re-place the widget to load more articles. The share buttons do nothing at all, and the click-through feature is nonfunctional. Perhaps this app was just discarded and will never get an update, which is a shame.
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Made in Sydney
November 6, 2015
I can see that everyone has the sh**s after they update to Lollipop. I'll bring it up-to-date soon.
A Google user
November 24, 2014
A solid and speedy interface to Slashdot news. It even has the familiar dark green colour scheme. I've been using it daily for ages. Thanks!
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What's new

As a direct result of user comments/requests the following changes were made:

- increased the font size of article text to improve readability


Previous Hi-lites:

- click on article title to open full article in browser (requires connectivity)

- click on the "share" image next to article to email link to article