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PhoNews Newsgroup Reader 3.13.3

5.6 MB / 10K+ Downloads / Rating 3.0 - 244 reviews


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PhoNews Newsgroup Reader, developed and published by Christian Grach, has released its latest version, 3.13.3, on 2024-12-24. This app falls under the Communication category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 10000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 3.0, based on 244 reviews.

PhoNews Newsgroup Reader APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 8.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: at.cmg.android.phonews

Updated: 2 months ago

Developer Name: Christian Grach

Category: Communication

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App Permissions: Show more

Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing PhoNews Newsgroup Reader on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

3.0
Total 244 reviews

Reviews

4 ★, on 2023-09-02
The interface is mostly very straight forward and useful. Took me a bit to figure out how to unsubscribe (slide right in the subscribed group list). It is a major pain though that the list of all groups has no hierarchy whatsoever. It's just plain miles long list and finding anything there by scrolling is virtually impossible. The search helps a bit but doesn't solve this problem completely.

2 ★, on 2023-05-10
Nice and simple to configure and use, but struggles to cope when a topic has numerous deeply nested threads. Taken a couple of stars off due to the frustration experienced when it loses server connection, then downloads multiple copies of the same messages, making navigation impossible. The only workaround is to delete and resubscribe to all groups.

2 ★, on 2021-11-21
The app crashes often and rarely can actually pull up posts, often failing to pull text from the provider. Every single time the app fails to load it plays an ad, I don't think this is intentional but it definitely feels insulting.

1 ★, on 2019-06-19
Loads the same 50 or so headers with no way to refresh or retrieve new posts. Subscription process is counterintuitive -- after checking a group to add it you have to back out and return to load messages. Can't delete or sort downloaded messages. Very poor design.

2 ★, on 2023-01-04
great except I cannot post to groups after purchasing the app. I guess it's not compatible with Android 13. Google Play wouldn't issue a refund so a bit bummed. the Dev didn't respond to me email about the issue either... sad 😢

1 ★, on 2019-08-09
Crashes all the time, ad placement horrible, doesn't work for the most part and can't do much even if it worked right

Previous Versions

PhoNews Newsgroup Reader 3.13.3
2024-12-24 / 5.6 MB / Android 8.0+

PhoNews Newsgroup Reader 3.13.2
2023-12-09 / 5.6 MB / Android 8.0+

About this app

PhoNews is a Usenet-News Client for reading online newsgroups.

You can use multiple servers with multiple newsgroups. Attachments can be saved to a Cloud-Storage or internal storage.

For support and feature-requests send an e-mail to support@cmgapps.com.

New features

We try to keep the app stable - so this is another bugfix release.

App Permissions

Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.