News
News is a free, open-source reading app for Android. Feed reader and podcast player for Android. It has 408 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About News
NOTE: This is NOT an official Nextcloud News client, but Nextcloud is fully supported Main Features: * Subscribe to your favorite RSS and Atom feeds * Sync with your personal Miniflux or Nextcloud server * Smooth and snappy user experience even on the older and cheaper devices * Built-in podcast fetcher which can be used with external players * Enhance your news feed with high-resolution preview images * Enjoy modern and minimalistic Material Design * Both light and dark themes are supported * This is an open source app which respects your privacy
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds News from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is News free and open source?
Yes. News's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install News?
You can install News from F-Droid (package co.appreactor.news); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.4.3).
Is News still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 21, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on May 15, 2023. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.