Short of remote desktoping into my own remote comp
uter or using a web-based Newsgroup Reader like ht
tps://newsgrouper.org/, are there any text-based native
Newsreaders left for Android?
Perhaps other than PhoNews? (https://play.google.com/store /apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews)

com.cmgapps.android.phonewspro seems to just be the sa
me thing again but somehow it's rated 4.9 with z
ero text reviews; I'm highly suspicious. Does anyone
use this and can attest to it?

I've done some research (or probably not enough) b
ut most (actually: all that wasn't already mentioned
above) Android-based clients are primarily for bina
ries, such as:

* Usenet Panda (https://play.google.com/store/apps/det ails?id=at.mann.usenetpanda)
* NZBGet (https://nzbget.com/)
* NZB360 (not really a NNTP client, but look
s like a Plex-like client for usenet related servi
ces/daemons/apps/servers; https://play.google.com/store/apps/det ails?id=com.kevinforeman.nzb360)
* NZBLeech (https://nzbleech.info/ but APK is br
oken)

And the ones from a previous discussion seem to
all not exist anymore...

* NewsGroup Reader (https://play.google.com/store/apps /details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup)
* Usenet Reader (https://play.google.com/store/apps/de tails?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro)
* Groundhog Newsnet Reader (https://play.google.com/ store/apps/details?id=com.almarsoft.GroundhogReader)
* News Command (https://play.google.com/store/apps/det ails?id=flexisworld.news_commander)
* EasyNews (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?i d=com.chillaxing.easynews) though it's weird that its
unlocker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com .chillaxing.easynews.unlock) is still up.
* NZB Mobile (https://www.nzbmobile.com/ and is
binary)

It's there something I missed? Any help would be
appreciated.

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On 6/19/26 6:07 PM, aytimothy wrote:

Short of remote desktoping into my own remote computer or using a web-based Newsgroup Reader like https://newsgrouper.org/, are there any text-based native Newsreaders left for Android?
Perhaps other than PhoNews? (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews)

com.cmgapps.android.phonewspro seems to just be the same thing again but somehow it's rated 4.9 with zero text reviews; I'm highly suspicious. Does anyone use this and can attest to it?

I'm currently posting this with PhoNews Pro. Cost me US$2 several years ago
so I think I at least got my moneys worth even though it now has problems
with newer versions of Android.

I'm now using it on an Amazon Fire HD10 tablet that I modified to run the
Google Play Store and its apps of which PhoNews is one. The Fire tablet
series run an older version of Android (which they call Fire OS). PhoNews
still works ok on these tablets.

On my newer version tablets PhoNews often locks up on receiving and the
circle (yes it has a busy circle) goes round and round never stopping.
Force stopping it fixes it for awhile but it always comes back.

Receiving on PhoNews always was slow sometimes taking 3 to 5 seconds per
post. My favorite Android Newsreader Groundhog quit transmitting around
Android 9 but still receives ok on later versions. So (don't laugh) I
currently use Groundhog to receive and if I want to post I switch to this
PhoNews... :-/

Bottom line, I don't know of a good Android newsreader. The question pops up
here occasionally but so far no answers. I'm hoping this time will be
different...









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On 20/6/26 3:20 pm, Maria Sophia wrote:

AJL wrote:

I don't know of a good Android newsreader. The question pops up
here occasionally but so far no answers. I'm hoping this time will be
different...

<https://xdaforums.com/t/a-list-of-android-usenet-newsreaders-how-to-search-reference-nntp-dejanews-google-web-archives-for-comp-mobile-android-newsgroup-topics-in-one-tap.4634973/>
A list of Android Usenet newsreaders & how to search & reference NNTP DejaNews/Google web archives for comp.mobile.android newsgroup topics in one tap

Thanks for your input. That particular page came up on my search too but: https://groups.google.com doesn't support usenet anymore as of Feb 2024 (is
basically an archive) and the info there is generally out of date. ICYMI:
https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538 or https://support.google.com/groups?p=usenet

Also, other than PhoNews, the "does not exist" issue persists.

*ICYMI = in case you missed it

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aytimothy <aytimothy@aytimothy.xyz> Wrote in message:

Short of remote desktoping into my own remote computer or using a web-based Newsgroup Reader like https://newsgrouper.org/, are there any text-based native Newsreaders left for Android?
[snip]

I'm using 'PiaoHong Mod' which is derives from NewsGroup Reader in
your list. (There was originally a free and a 'pro' (ad-free)
version of PiaoHong's app, with slightly different names and
logos - Newsgroups and NewsReader IIRC.) Piaio Hong was the
developer - I corresponded with him years ago. It stopped working
many versions of Android ago - version 2 never worked properly
and I suspect was produced by somebody else. PiaoHong Mod was
built by 'Alfio' who posted it on it.tlc.cellulari.android. I
summarised it on news.software.readers: <https://csiph.com/group/news.software.readers/a/uo41vk%24124mn%242@dont-email.me>

I think the link to download Mod 17 at the end of that thread
still works. If not it's posted regularly in the Italian NG
above. Mod versions produced by Alfio derive from the free app
and all AFAIK still have one-line adverts. (I think he and others
in the Italian NG use an ad-blocker.) The app has faults -
filtering is poor - but it's quite usable.

I use it on an Android 13 tablet. I think it works in 16. But it's
old and can be tricky to install; it needs some extra permissions
IIRC.
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On 20/06/2026 02:07, aytimothy wrote:

Short of remote desktoping into my own remote computer or using a web-based Newsgroup Reader like https://newsgrouper.org/, are there any text-based native Newsreaders left for Android?
Perhaps other than PhoNews? (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews)

com.cmgapps.android.phonewspro seems to just be the same thing again but somehow it's rated 4.9 with zero text reviews; I'm highly suspicious. Does anyone use this and can attest to it?

I've done some research (or probably not enough) but most (actually: all that wasn't already mentioned above) Android-based clients are primarily for binaries, such as:

* Usenet Panda (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.mann.usenetpanda)
* NZBGet (https://nzbget.com/)
* NZB360 (not really a NNTP client, but looks like a Plex-like client for usenet related services/daemons/apps/servers; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kevinforeman.nzb360)
* NZBLeech (https://nzbleech.info/ but APK is broken)

And the ones from a previous discussion seem to all not exist anymore...

* NewsGroup Reader (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup)
* Usenet Reader (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro)
* Groundhog Newsnet Reader (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almarsoft.GroundhogReader)
* News Command (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flexisworld.news_commander)
* EasyNews (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chillaxing.easynews) though it's weird that its unlocker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chillaxing.easynews.unlock) is still up.
* NZB Mobile (https://www.nzbmobile.com/ and is binary)

It's there something I missed? Any help would be appreciated.

Have you tried the modified versions of PiaoHong? Alfio in the it.tlc.cellulari.android NG made some mods. This is from a post there
26/02/24 (run through Google translate):

OriginalColor: https://mega.nz/file/uYJSwBJD#3Ya4p0HpSczyt95c_MnXjyBXYqP5J_Phkz0gZ9RbkCI

ModColor: https://mega.nz/file/CIhiFKDT#H4FvPyZ_SIWKitPvaUxjKstjNmgPJhyMqwZxI4VkWVE

Nothing new on the color front, but I added two new
settings:
1- "Display orphaned messages", the feature was already present
in the M16, but not everyone liked it; now you can ignore it.
Using it modifies the data in the internal DB, so it is
recommended to reset the groups and refresh them when
you change this setting. Otherwise, you may see inconsistencies between messages saved before and after changing the option.
2- "Custom headers": You can define the attributes that
make up the header of a message. They must be written one
per line, separating the ID from the text with the sequence ":" (colon
space). There is no control over what you write; the
server you post to will tell you what is incorrect during
sending.

There may be later mods; I'm not sure. The above are the latest mods
listed at <https://mega.nz/folder/7yhzFSYA#dGGTmFcuO_ags9lZRrFoqA>

--
Jeff

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On Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:44:23 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:

[snip]
There may be later mods; I'm not sure. The above are the latest mods
listed at <https://mega.nz/folder/7yhzFSYA#dGGTmFcuO_ags9lZRrFoqA>

There's nothing later. That link was reposted on May 4th by Taf, who
maintains the archive, in the thread 'newsreader'.

MC = Modified Colors
Some members of the NG suggested colour changes on small phones.
OC = Original Colors
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On 20/06/2026 17:25, Dave Royal wrote:

On Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:44:23 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:

[snip]
There may be later mods; I'm not sure. The above are the latest mods
listed at <https://mega.nz/folder/7yhzFSYA#dGGTmFcuO_ags9lZRrFoqA>

There's nothing later. That link was reposted on May 4th by Taf, who maintains the archive, in the thread 'newsreader'.

Thanks for the confirmation that it's still the latest. I hadn't
realised until I checked that it was over 2 years ago!

MC = Modified Colors
Some members of the NG suggested colour changes on small phones.
OC = Original Colors

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Jeff

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