Major companies are releasing a series of Lite and Go apps that are optimized for lower end smartphones and countries with poor internet connection. Amazon released Kindle Lite for this very purpose, and there are Lite versions of Facebook, Spotify, Instagram. There is also a myriad of communication apps such as Skype Lite and Line Line. This is having a really positive impact … [Read more...] about Android Lite apps are breathing a second life into e-readers
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Android e-Readers can no longer access Google Play
Google implemented a new security policy that is preventing users from accessing the Google Play Store on an Android e-reader. Dozens of popular brands in Asia and Europe do not have an official license for Google Play, instead they just load in the framework and the app store. In the past that was enough, but not anymore. If you have an existing e-reader and you have bound … [Read more...] about Android e-Readers can no longer access Google Play
Goodreads launches new Android App
Goodreads has been quietly working on a beta version of ebook discovery and social community Android app. The company published the beta in May and socilited a number of users in their community to test it out and give their feedback. Today, GoodReads has discontinued their old app and are now using the new one and it is available now to download.Whether you want to scan … [Read more...] about Goodreads launches new Android App
Microsoft Your Phone will screen mirror iPhones on a Windows 10 PC
Microsoft is developing a new app called Your Phone for Windows 10 that will mirror whatever is on your Android phone or iPhone directly to your PC. This will allow you to access text messages, photos and other digital content.The amount of functionality and features will vary depending on if your smartphone is running iOS and Android, but Microsoft can mirror far more … [Read more...] about Microsoft Your Phone will screen mirror iPhones on a Windows 10 PC
What can Google Android do for e-Readers?
There are two major camps when it comes to e-readers. People who want something that is a dedicated reading device to consume ebooks and those who covet features that multipurpose tablets have, such as games and apps.A Brief HistoryOur reading habits have really changed over the past decade. In 2007, when Amazon released their first generation Kindle, ebooks enjoyed a … [Read more...] about What can Google Android do for e-Readers?
Microsoft Needs to Develop an e-Reader App
Microsoft has been operating a digital bookstore since late 2017 and they sell ebooks only in the United States and have refused to sell them in other countries. Their store is so feeble that it accounts for less than 1% of all ebook sales. This is primarily attributed to the Edge browser as being the only way you can read books. Edge only has a paltry 4% adoption rate and … [Read more...] about Microsoft Needs to Develop an e-Reader App
New Study Proclaims Android Users are More Loyal than iOS
A new study conducted by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners has found that Android users have higher brand loyalty than iOS. This trend has been noticeable since 2006, but in 2017 Android has set an all time record.Today, Android has a 91% loyalty rate, compared with 86% for iOS, measured as the percentage of U.S. customers who stayed with their operating system when … [Read more...] about New Study Proclaims Android Users are More Loyal than iOS
Top Android Apps of the Week – Feb 26
There have been a ton of new Android apps released in the past week issued from major and indie publishers. The big G released an augmented reality and new camera app, and also pushed a major update to Google Assistant Go. All of the apps and games listed below can be downloaded directly from the Good e-Reader App Store.Google Arcore - Google released augmented reality … [Read more...] about Top Android Apps of the Week – Feb 26
Kindle for Android Now Supports 5 New Indian Dictionaries
The Amazon Kindle e-reading app for Android has just received a new update that adds five new Indian dictionaries. This includes Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, and Malayalam. You can also remove items from the Home view, simply long tap on a book cover you own to hide it from your Home. Additionally Amazon now remembers your recent searches in an ebook, so you can quickly … [Read more...] about Kindle for Android Now Supports 5 New Indian Dictionaries
Top 10 Android Apps of the Week – July 23 2017
This week a number of new Android Apps and Games have been released and we are drawing attention to them on Good e-Reader. There was also a few that have received big updates, such as Google Play Books which dramatically simplified the main UI and made it more intuitive to use. All of the apps on this list are available to download from the Good e-Reader Android and Blackberry … [Read more...] about Top 10 Android Apps of the Week – July 23 2017
The Best Android e-Reader Apps of 2017
Android has a vast number of e-reading and e-book apps available, but there are so many to choose from. Where do you start? Good e-Reader tracks all of the emerging and new apps you need to know about. Some of them give you bite sized content on a daily basis to keep you entertained during short reading sessions, while others feature steamy romance or post apocalyptic … [Read more...] about The Best Android e-Reader Apps of 2017
Will e-Readers Ever Get the New Android 7.0 Nougat Update?
Google has just released a brand new version of Android today, Android 7.0 Nougat. This OS is being pushed out to modern Nexus devices and other companies will likely update their flagship smartphones and tablets sometime in the near future. Many of the leading e-Readers run Linux, but there are a number of models that run Android. Will digital readers ever get the new update … [Read more...] about Will e-Readers Ever Get the New Android 7.0 Nougat Update?
Good e-Reader App Store Now Available on Amazon Fire Tablets
The Good e-Reader App Store has been going strong for the last five years and we now have over 62,000 apps and games for phones and tablets. Today, we have just unveiled a big new update that adds support for large screen tablets such as the Amazon Fire 8.9, Amazon Fire HD 10, Google Pixel C, Dell Venue 10, Sony Xperia Z4, and all of the Barnes and Noble Samsung … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader App Store Now Available on Amazon Fire Tablets
Is there a future for Android Tablets?
Google announced that touchscreen enabled Chrome tablets will be getting Android app support in the next few months. Sometime soon thereafter Chrome OS desktops and other devices will be getting access to Google Play and all of the core services.Users will have access to the Chrome Internet browser, along with Firefox and millions of apps. Android apps. There is also going … [Read more...] about Is there a future for Android Tablets?