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Sync Google Reader With Windows Mobile
Finding a Windows Mobile RSS reader that syncs with Google reader has been an exercise in frustration. Many RSS readers suggest that they sync with Google Reader, but in fact, they do no more than import your OPML file, the file that holds all your RSS subscriptions. At best, they only sync with the OPML file. The good news is there does exist one application that does sync remarkably well with Google Reader. The bad news is that the author has decided to cease development. pRSSreader syncs with Google Reader in the way that is most important to users. If you read or star and article in Google Reader, this will be reflected in pRSSreader and vice-versa. One of the things that I would have liked to see in the program include showing the feeds using the same categories as Google Reader, but that would be icing on the cake. Some of the runners up I tried included: Viigo: This had a beautiful interface but only the subscriptions seemed to sync. If I read something in Viigo this would not be reflected in Google Reader and vice-versa. BeyondPod: This program is open-source and had a great interface and tons of cool features – especially if you are into podcasts. It claims to sync Google subscriptions, but all I could find was that it imported the Google OPML file. Egress: This reader syncs with NewsGator in the way that it should sync with Google Reader. This program is well supported and has lots of cool features. In a perfect world, the folks who make BeyondPod would take the best of pRSSreader and incorporate its features into their program. That would create the best RSS reader for Windows Mobile without a doubt. Lastly, one other cool feature of pRSSreader which is really cool is that it can cache related articles and pictures. Imagine you are on the subway or in a foreign country without a data plan, with this feature you could still read RSS articles in full without having to be online. The only problem is this feature appeared somewhat buggy and did not work with all RSS subscriptions. My understanding is that Egress has this feature as well, but I didn’t have a chance to test it. Related items8 comments to Sync Google Reader With Windows Mobile
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Just found your blog while Googling. I too have been looking for a suitable WM/PPC RSS reader that supports synching with Google Reader. I’ve been mostly just struggling through pRSS because the nearest alternatives are just not ready for prime time.
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Speeed Reader (not sure how many E’s are in there) is a new home grown option that’s being actively developed. I’ve tried it but i’m not very happy with it. If he can work on the usability and the intereface to be a bit more friendly and intuitive then he’ll have a winnder that i’d be happy to pay for.
Agreed. pRSS is okay, but it has quite a few flaws. Thanks for the link to the other option. I hadn’t seen that one before, but I will try it out.
Why pRSS isn’t synchronizing with my Google reader?
You may want to check here:
http://code.google.com/p/prssr/updates/list
Alternatively, if you don’t need an offline solution, check these two options out:
http://www.google.com/reader/i
http://www.google.com/reader/m
I develop an RSS Reader for Windows Mobile at http://www.dotnetcustomcontrols.com. Sync with Google Reader is a feature I’m currently working on. I considered syncing not only the feed location, but the feed content, and even individual items. This is a great discussion about this feature. I don’t know about the other readers but mine does not (currently) track history on feed or story reading. It simply fetches the current feed contents on demand and the user remembers what they have read. Very simple and it does not sync with this information in Google Reader because there is nothing to associate it with in the mobile program.
Hey Frank,
I’m glad you’re working on it as a feature. While most people may not need syncing, a good deal of folks do. For example, if you live in New York City, you will spend a good deal of time underground riding the subway or out of cell range. There’s really no better time to catch up on your RSS feeds than that. Unfortunately, most readers only work online, thus this option is unavailable. Some are available offline, but they don’t sync. Thus, you’d have to remember which feeds you read. Additionally, google reader has a golden star that you can highlight for particular articles that you want to follow up on. My understanding is that google reader’s api makes this syncable too.
BeetzStream just released SmartRssTouch, Google Reader Edition. It’s a online version, love to hear your feedback.
Unfortunately, pRSSreader is no longer being developed. Speeed Reader seems pretty nice, though. It syncs with Google Reader well and is finger friendly.