The description of News from Pabianice
Application shows news from the portal EPAInfo.pl
EPAInfo.pl is a local portal with news from Pabianice. Application in a user-friendly way allows to browse news published there.
Key features:
- receiving news through a RSS channel and saving them in a database
- the text of the news is in Polish, but the application's interface is translated to: Polish, English and Italian (depending on the phone settings)
- dedicated tablet interface (list of news on the left and the news' text being read on the right hand side)
- possibility to read articles also in offline mode (without Internet network). Application uses the news previously downloaded (the read news are grayed out in the article list)
- gestures - pull-to-refresh function. A fast pull down of the news' list results in connection to the portal and check of the articles' list update
- application correctly shows pictures and movies embedded in articles
- possibility to share articles with friends using a "share" button below every news' text
- available application settings: time to preserve articles on the phone, frequency of news' checking, showing notifications, possibility to choose the notification sound and vibration
- showing the main article's picture both in the list of news and in the news' text
- home screen widget showing a number of latest news
- past artictes' search
Enjoy the app! :)