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Re: Mobile USENET readers

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Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> Wrote in message:

> On 22/08/2026 13:41, Jim the Geordie wrote:
>> 
>> Are there any good new readers for androids?
> 
> Piaohong is just about acceptable for /reading/. Posting is another 
> matter. It doesn't appear to be available at the Playstore any more.
> 
> There are some Italian enthusiasts who have rewritten Piaohong to some 
> extent. The latest one is still working on it. If you want to see how 
> it's going, it's probably best to subscribe to it.tlc.cellulari.android 
> and use DeepL or Google to translate the text.
> 
> These mods of Piaohong are only available as *.apk files to download and 
> install.
> See 
> <https://mega.nz/file/CIhiFKDT#H4FvPyZ_SIWKitPvaUxjKstjNmgPJhyMqwZxI4VkWVE

mod.PiaoHong, which I use, hasn't been updated since it was
 created in 2024. It was made by decompiling the APK and modifying
 it. Posting works OK.

I'll repost here part of a recent subthread in the 'SD card vs.
 Esim?' thread:

AJL <noemail@none.com> Wrote in message:

> On 8/21/26 11:44 PM, Dave Royal wrote:
>>On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:25:07 -0000 (UTC), AJL wrote:
>>> Dave Royal wrote:
>>>>AJL wrote:
>  
>>>>> My favorite Android newsreader was Groundhog. I still used it for
>>>>> reading Usenet until just a few days ago When Amazon updated my Fire
>>>>> tablet and completely broke it.
> 
>>>> Try Alfio's 2.02_M17_OC from here:
>>>> <https://mega.nz/folder/7yhzFSYA#dGGTmFcuO_ags9lZRrFoqA>
>>>> Filters are inadequate but it's quite usable.
> 
>>> Unfortunately none of my current Android gear will load the apks. It's
>>>  apparently a security issue...
> 
>>It's an old app, minimally modified a few years ago. I run it on Android 
>>13 and I know folk who run it on recent devices.
> 
>>it says it won't install; you tap 'More info' and 'install anyway'
>>before running it you have to give it permissions manually to access the 
>>filestore - files? photos?
> 
> Both my current Android tablets do the same. The popups first say install
>  anyway? Then a refusal. Then an override line is offered and tapping that
>  with your apk I got another popup that says not installed.  
> 
>>There's also a new app being tested in it.tlc.cellulari.android. I leave 
>>you to investigate that. 

So it's clearly difficult to install.

The newsreader currently being tested in the Italian newsgroup is
 completely new, and unfinished. I've tried it. 
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Mobile USENET readers Jim the Geordie <jim@geordieland.co.uk> - 2026-08-22 13:41 +0100
  Re: Mobile USENET readers Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-08-22 15:28 +0200
  Re: Mobile USENET readers Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-22 17:11 +0100
    Re: Mobile USENET readers Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-08-22 18:20 +0100
      Re: Mobile USENET readers Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-08-24 18:10 +0100
    Re: Mobile USENET readers Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-22 09:26 -0800
      Re: Mobile USENET readers Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 14:48 +0100
        Re: Mobile USENET readers Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-23 07:12 -0800
          Re: Mobile USENET readers Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 18:51 +0100
            Re: Mobile USENET readers Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2026-08-23 20:13 +0100
              Re: Mobile USENET readers Truth in Writing <OnlyTruthMatters@is.invalid> - 2026-08-23 21:14 +0000
              Re: Mobile USENET readers David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-08-23 23:46 +0100
          Re: Mobile USENET readers Trolleybus <ken@birchanger.com> - 2026-08-24 09:14 +0100
            Re: Mobile USENET readers Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-24 09:43 +0000
              Re: Mobile USENET readers Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-24 16:42 +0200
                Re: Mobile USENET readers Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-24 17:46 +0100
      Re: Mobile USENET readers Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-24 08:59 +0000
    Re: Mobile USENET readers Ivan Zelenyi <iz264279@gmail.com> - 2026-08-23 18:21 +0500
  Re: Mobile USENET readers Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-22 21:30 +0100
  Re: Mobile USENET readers Lumin Etherlight <lumin+usenet@etherlight.link> - 2026-08-23 12:58 +0300
    Re: Mobile USENET readers Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 19:12 +0100
    Re: Mobile USENET readers Jim the Geordie <jim@geordieland.co.uk> - 2026-08-23 20:13 +0100

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