{"id":55963,"date":"2013-11-20T22:49:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T20:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=55963"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:01:16","slug":"google-play-newsstand-combines-magazines-and-currents-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-play-newsstand-combines-magazines-and-currents-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Play Newsstand combines Magazines and Currents apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has released its new Google Play Newsstand app, which combines both Play Magazines<\/a> and Google Currents<\/a> apps. The new app rolls in the magazine purchasing ability of Play Magazines with the news feed features of Currents.<\/p>\n

The app feels like a hybrid between Apple’s Newsstand app and Flipboard<\/a>. There’s no flipping animation like in Flipboard but users can scroll through a long list of stories. Tapping on a story opens it up within the app and the story will be grayed out once you jump back into the main feed, signifying that it has been read.<\/p>\n

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There are tons of new sources to choose from to consolidate into a feed, which resembles Google+<\/a>‘s card-like layout. You can add more sources by navigating to the source list and tapping on the “+” button next to the source you want to add. Popular newspapers like The New York Times<\/em>, Los Angeles Times<\/em>, and Wall Street Journal<\/em> are all in the app. Want something more in depth? You can purchase individual issues or subscriptions of magazines from within the app.<\/p>\n

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Google Currents will still exist alongside Google Play Newsstand for the time being, but will redirect Android users to the new Newsstand app instead. It’s only a matter of time before Currents is discontinued.<\/p>\n

Google plans on bringing Google Play Newsstand to iOS<\/a> in the future but it’s uncertain if Apple will allow a competitor to its Newsstand app onto its operating system.<\/p>\n

Download Google Play Newsstand for Android<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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