Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bozo User Newsgroups: news.software.readers,comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Android newsreaders Followup-To: news.software.readers Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:07:23 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <87seu3sfuo.fsf@ID-313311.news.uni-berlin.de> Injection-Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:07:23 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="80228f104f95c74bc8305769afc9459e"; logging-data="2997188"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18t9rmdPw/E8q/439PXG9HO" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:r4dplyAKcmkSkpf+b3/j0/Pg/vU= Bytes: 2300 ["Followup-To:" header set to news.software.readers.] On 2024-09-13, Andrew wrote: > issdr wrote on Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:01:03 +0200 : > >> Jim the Geordie wrote: >> >>> I used a Usenet newsreader on my android and gave up a long while >>> ago. I'm having another try and find Phonews very good, except I >>> cannot post from the free version. Are there any better options now? >> >> if you're open to textual readers (eg. slrn) you can run a newsreader in >> a term app for android. with modern large screens that's an option, and >> you'd have a fully functional software. > > Adding value (I hope) to that slrn/tin/rn suggestion, is that Android has > always been able to run any Linux distribution (including desktops). > > This is all for free. And the Android phone does not need to be rooted. > Once you have the 'nix you like on your Android, all the magic comes over. > > > If the OP does go for a nix-related newsreader on Android, all I ask is > that the OP let us know what works as we all keep tabs on this stuff but > not everyone can test every newsreader out there (as I had, long ago). Termux it's easier and it's at F-Droid. Also, giving how implementing NNTP it's easier than email at least, IDK how they didn't adapt a client for Android since long ago.