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Google Reader on a Windows Phone

Articles Written by: Darren Humphries on Monday, August 17, 2009 9:53am

When it comes to using Google Reader on a Windows Mobile phone you do have some options.

For those that don’t know; Google Reader is an RSS reader so that you can keep up with your favourites sites and blogs without having to open each one individually. It is a fantastic service, especially when time is slightly crunched. One of the best things about it is that when you read an article from any computer or platform it will show as “read” in all others. If you used a regular RSS reader you most likely will have to manually mark messages read on other platforms to keep them up to date.

Mobile Internet Explorer version
In Windows Mobile you can view a simple version of Google Reader by opening Mobile Internet Explorer and typing the address reader.google.com. You will want to go to the desktop version first and add the sites you want to follow, but once that is done you will see any updates to the site in Google Reader on whichever device you are on.

iPhone version in a Windows Phone
The Windows Mobile version does the trick and is certainly quick but if you want to have a slightly more robust mobile experience you can use the iPhone version of the Google Reader. It will not work in Mobile Internet Explorer but will work in Opera Mobile or iris Browser. Simply type in the address www.google.com/reader/i/

Speeed Reader
Another option is to use an RSS reader. Speeed Reader is actually built specifically for Google Reader and is nice and quick to use. It will show your folders; open a folder and you will see the specific sites listed with the number of new articles showing. Nothing overly fancy, it just works nicely.

If you have any questions or other options please feel free to comment. We want to hear from you.

Btw, be sure to add MobileJaw.com to your reader profile! :)

I’m at work right now, but I will add some screen caps later.

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2 Responses to “Google Reader on a Windows Phone”

  1. Charles@Kinoma on August 17th, 2009 2:18 pm
    Charles@Kinoma

    There’s also Kinoma Play, generally known as the best all-in-one media player and social media app for WinMo. The Google Reader app is available via its Get Apps icons.

    http://blog.kinoma.com/2009/07/new-kinoma-play-update-yelp-google-reader-and-flights-apps/

  2. Remo Knops on August 17th, 2009 3:02 pm
    Remo Knops

    I’m afraid that with Newsgator stopping some of their products, there isn’t much choice than to switch to Google Reader.

    This was also one of the major features in SBSH GoNews Touch 1.1

    Although not freeware, certainly a great option if you own a Professional device.

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