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Feedly - Smarter News Reader: Comprehensive Android App Review

by Feedly Team

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ANDROIDNews & Magazines
Feedly aggregates content from diverse sources into a unified news feed, helping users avoid information overload. The app serves professionals and enthusiasts needing organized access to publications, blogs, and podcasts.

Detailed Review

Feedly positions itself as a comprehensive news aggregation platform designed to combat information overload while keeping users informed about relevant topics. The Android application enables centralized monitoring of diverse content sources including newspapers, research journals, YouTube channels, and podcasts through RSS technology and direct integrations. Its market position remains strong among dedicated news consumers despite growing competition in content aggregation. The core functionality revolves around content organization through customizable categories and intelligent filtering. Users can create topic-specific feeds, leverage AI-powered content recommendations, and utilize read-state synchronization across devices. The platform supports both free and premium tiers, with advanced features including keyword alerts, newsletter integration, and third-party app connections through IFTTT and Zapier. Content discovery operates through both manual source addition and algorithmic suggestions based on reading patterns. User experience centers on a clean, card-based interface optimized for quick scanning and deep reading. The layout emphasizes visual hierarchy with prominent imagery, clear typography, and intuitive navigation gestures. Real-world usage patterns show most users engage in brief morning and evening sessions, with power users employing saved searches and notification systems for breaking developments. Performance generally remains smooth, though some users report occasional loading delays when processing high-volume feeds. Recent user feedback indicates generally positive sentiment with specific technical concerns. Dennis 'Eric' Stout (May 14, 2025) praises the automatic marking system for handling overlapping content, while Ellen Rockett (February 13, 2025) values the custom newspaper creation capability. However, Stephanie Morgan (April 28, 2025) reports persistent bugs with read-state synchronization, and Steve Pocock (June 8, 2025) notes reduced functionality in content addition features following recent updates. The application demonstrates notable strengths in content organization and cross-platform synchronization, making it particularly valuable for researchers and professionals monitoring multiple industries. Limitations include occasional performance inconsistencies and reduced flexibility in adding non-standard content sources. The platform works best for users who regularly follow 10+ publications and value centralized access over social media-driven news discovery.

Key Features

  • โ€ขUnified content aggregation from newspapers, blogs, podcasts and YouTube channels in single dashboard
  • โ€ขCustom categorization system allowing users to organize sources by topic, project or priority level
  • โ€ขIntelligent filtering that automatically marks duplicate content as read across multiple feeds
  • โ€ขCross-device synchronization maintaining read states and preferences across mobile and desktop
  • โ€ขAI-powered recommendation engine suggesting new sources based on reading history and interests
  • โ€ขIntegration capabilities with third-party apps through IFTTT, Zapier and API connections

Why Users Love It

Excellent content organization
Strong cross-platform sync

Perfect for: Professionals and enthusiasts monitoring multiple information sources regularly

Screenshots

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User Reviews

Deb Schultz
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Apr 23, 2025

I keep coming back to Feedly despite what all the other readers claim. Not changing again. UPDATE: I'm still using this app daily, but in the last 2 weeks, it seems to be hanging up after I read an article and then return to my list. If I minimize the app and then bring it back to full screen, it works again until the next article. It's annoying, but not enough to quit the app

Dennis โ€œEricโ€ Stout
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May 14, 2025

It's a great app. I'm subscribed to a hundred rss feeds and several have overlap in content, feedly makes it easy to scroll right through things and automatically mark them as read while I go along.

Ellen Rockett
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Feb 13, 2025

Feedly lets me easily create a "custom newspaper" by adding news feeds from anywhere, including substacks and paid sources. I can categorize them as I choose, and it curates top articles from those sources. The interface is simple and straightforward, making it easy to quickly scan headlines, mark to-reads for later, and come back to a fresh batch of relevant headlines. No garbage, no stale feeds of the same articles I've seen all day. Highly recommend.

Jim Craven
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Mar 19, 2025

I don't often rate apps, but I am a long time feedly user, and it has been a rock solid app and website since day one. I cannot recommend it enough as a news reader.

Forrest Desjardins
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Apr 1, 2025

The free version is great, the only thing I'd change is adding custom filters to automatically hide things I'm not interested in.

App Details

Developer

Feedly Team

Platform

android

Rating

โ˜…3.6

Last Updated

9/7/2025