TV Reader. Reading news on RSS-enabled sites

Today we will consider the application “TV Reader”. This program is designed to read news in RSS format. You can add a link to the news feed from the site of interest to it, provided that this function is implemented on the site itself.

Screenshot with TV Reader window highlighted

Now let's look at how to add links to news feeds of sites, KinoPoisk, HD Media Player, Google in the application. We will also see where you can find links to feeds from other sites. If you know how to make it easier, write in the comments.

The TV Reader app can be installed from the Play Store . The paid version costs around three dollars, and the free version has a limitation - a channel that you created yourself cannot be added to the main screen. You can add a channel from KinoPoisk:

screen shot of TV Reader partitions

Open the required section. We can bookmark:

screen shot of movie news section bookmarking

screen shot of movie news section bookmarkingAlso, you can open it with “ External Browser ”:

screen shot of the movie news section opening with an external browserOr open with “ Built-in Browser ”:

screen shot of the movie news section opening with the built-in browserLet's open the " Built-in Browser ". We see that there is a mouse pointer, remote control:

screenshot of movie news section screen opening mouse pointer with built-in browserWe exit to the main menu and see the channel “ Hd-Mediaplayers “:

screenshot of the screen in the main menu section channel Hd-Mediaplayers

We see all the news about TV-boxes, firmware and others. We open:

screenshot in the Hd-Mediaplayers channel section we see news about TV-boxes

You can bookmark it, open it with “External Browser ” - Google Chrome:

screenshot of the news screen about the firmware opening with an external browser screenshot of the firmware news screen selecting an application to open with an external browser Opened. If you wish, you can download what interests you:

screenshot of the open firmware news screen

screenshot of the open firmware news screen Select the desired package, click. We see it is loading:

screenshot of firmware news package loading screen

Next, click " Download ":

screenshot download OTA package

Unfortunately, the built-in browser does not support downloading. Most likely, this is a condition of Google Play.

After downloading, click " Save file ":

Screenshot Download firmware news package file

Next, return to the main menu and go to “ Bookmarks ”.

We see that two bookmarks have been added:

screenshot of bookmark sections on TV Reader home screen

Go to " Settings ":

 screenshot of the screen for switching to settings in the TV-Reader application

In the setting, you can disable/enable “ External Browser ”:

 screenshot of the screen for disabling the inclusion of an external browser in the TV-Reader application

 Also, you can increase or decrease the size:

 screen shot zoom in zoom out in TV-Reader app

 screenshot of size selection screen in TV-Reader appYou can set the color scheme:

 screenshot of color scheme screen in TV-Reader app

 screenshot of color scheme selection screen in TV-Reader applicationImport / export is connected like this:

 screenshot of import/export screen in TV-Reader appNext, click on “ + ” and there are already links here, but all to English-language sites.

Add " Google News" :

screenshot of the screen for adding a link in the TV-Reader application

screenshot of Google News link selection screen in TV-Reader appWe see that Google News has been added to the sections, but all the news is in English:

screen shot of Google News in English in TV-Reader appGo to " Settings ":

screenshot of the screen for switching to settings in the TV-Reader applicationOpen Google News and click on the link:

Screenshot of clicking on a link in the TV-Reader app

We remove the excess, everything after RSS in the file path:

screenshot of the screen deleting unnecessary links in the TV-Reader application

Screenshot of the finished link in the TV-Reader applicationWe remove “ com ” and in its place we enter the letter designation of our country (after the dot):

screenshot of delete screen from com link in TV-Reader app

screenshot of the screen for entering the letter designation of your country into the link in the TV-Reader applicationExit to the main menu, update:

screenshot of home page refresh screen in TV-Reader app

We go to Google News. We see that all the news is now shown for Russia:

screenshot of the transition screen to Google News news in Russian in the TV-Reader applicationNext, consider where else you can get links?

Install the application " News Feed " through the Play Market . This application is designed for a smartphone, you can install, if desired, on Android TV.

Opening the application:

Screenshot of News Feed opening screen in TV-Reader appClick on the “+” and write the topic of interest to us, for example, football, click “ Search ” Find:

screen shot of the open News Feed page in the TV-Reader application

screenshot of football name input screen in News Feed app Found! Next, let's try to search about cars, enter " Auto ". Click “ Search ”, select (a green checkmark should appear, which means that this link is working) and click “OK”:

screenshot of auto link name input screen in News Feed app After we see that a news feed from the site has been added:

screenshot of the screen for adding a news feed from the site in the News Feed application Click on " Pencil ":

Screenshot of tapping the pencil in the News Feed app Check the box and click on “ i ”:

screen shot of highlighting and clicking on “i” in the News Feed app Copy link:

screenshot of copy link screen in News Feed app Next, go to the main menu of the TV-Reader Smart Box and go to the settings, click on “+“:

screenshot of the screen for switching to settings in the TV-Reader applicationWe write the name of the site “ Auto Onliner ” or come up with our own:

screenshot of the screen for entering the name in the TV-Reader applicationPaste the link and click on “ Save ”:

screenshot of the screen inserting a link in the TV-Reader applicationWe see that the channel has been added - everything worked out!

screenshot of the screen adding a channel in the TV-Reader applicationOpen “ Settings ” and click on “ Auto Onliner ” or that. how we named this channel:

screenshot of the screen for switching to settings in the TV-Reader application In the settings you can add to the main screen:

screenshot of add to home screen screen in TV-Reader appAlso, you can lift it up, see the arrows?

screen shot of up and down screen in TV-Reader appOr delete, standardly asks yes / no:

screenshot of the delete link screen in the TV-Reader app

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