We just gave our overview of the best RSS feed readers for Windows Phone, and NextGen Reader is on that list. It has a very simple metro design and comes packed with features including live tiles and custom feeds for the start screen.
Improvements with the new version are as follows:
- Faster sync varying from 20% to even 60% compared to v2.1.
- Changes are immediately synced to Google Reader in v2.2.
- Bandwidth savings due to data compression,up to 6-10x times.
- Google Reader service does not supports like and share in reader feature anymore.
- Option to sort articles by oldest first.
- Mark above as read: Tap and hold on 51st item to mark above 50 items as read.
- Haptic feedback: Vibrate when download completes and star icon is tapped.
- Display folder name when inside a category instead of “All Items”.
- Support for readability mobilizer.
- Fixed live tile issues.
- Lock orientation option now works in mobilizer page as well.
- Fixed bug: live tile doesn’t display ’999′ if you’ve more than 1000 unread items.
- Several bug fixes and enhancements.
You can get the app/update here.
[via NextGen Reader Blog]
