The end of Currents is nigh. The search giant’s Flipboard imitator that lets you subscribe to the RSS feeds from a variety of websites recently got an update that essentially kills the app, as has long been promised.
Once you launch Currents after the latest update the app notifies you it’s time to switch over to ay Newsst. After moving to Newsst, your Currents subscriptions come with you, the Currents icon disappears from your home screen app drawer.
‘ve known since November that planned on killing both Currents ay Magazines to combine them into the single Newsst app.
Currents will still be on your device after your Newsst conversion, but it isn’t really usable. esumably, will automatically delete the app from your smartphone or tablet at some point. Manually uninstalling it through the Settings app is also an option for anyone concerned about space.
Newsst shows your subscriptions as a series of tiles.
If you’re not thrilled with switching over to Newsst just yet you can also uninstall the latest updates to Currents—again, via the Android Settings app. That will make Currents usable once more, but for how long is anybody’s guess. ‘ve dropped a line to to see how long that trick will work.
Newsst’s features for subscribing to websites is not all that different from Currents; however, the newer app is more visual, relying on a square tile interface to display your various subscriptions.
The Currents replacement also offers a new section called “Read Now” that is supposed to be a recommended reading list tailored to your interests. But really, it appears to just highlight stories from the sites you’ve subscribed to, as well as a smattering of popular stories from other sources.
Nevertheless, it’s a nice addition for anyone who wants to spend some time just browsing a stream of articles.
