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Android — Material 3

Your feeds,
in one calm
place

Follow many RSS channels, refresh in the background, filter and tag what matters — with an adaptive layout for phones and tablets.

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RSS Observer on a phone showing the feed list
~30m
Background refresh cadence
Local
Room storage on your device
EN · UK
Interface languages
Widget
Latest news at a glance

What you get

Built for serious feed reading

Add channels by URL, discover feeds from shared links or HTML where supported, and keep everything organized under Android accounts — including an anonymous path for defaults.

Channel and feed management in RSS Observer

Feeds & discovery

Subscribe by URL, use Android Share to send links into the app, and lean on HTML discovery when a page exposes feeds.

Reading articles with list and detail

Adaptive reading

Browse channels and stories in a master/detail flow — Jetpack Compose and Material 3 layouts adapt cleanly on tablets and foldables.

Home screen widget showing latest news

Sync, widget & alerts

WorkManager keeps feeds fresh about every thirty minutes when the network is available. Glance widgets surface the latest headlines; notifications can flag new items when enabled.

How it works

Add feeds.
Filter noise.
Read anywhere.

RSS Observer stores channels, articles, filters, and tags locally with Room. There is no central server for your reading list — just the servers you choose to fetch.

1

Add a channel

Paste an RSS URL, share a link from another app, or start from curated defaults for new installs.

2

Tune what you see

Use filters and tags to shape the stream. Credentials for protected feeds stay in encrypted storage on-device.

3

Stay updated

Background sync reschedules after reboot or updates. Open the app or glance at the widget — your latest items are ready offline after sync.

Feed list on phone Article view on phone

Tablets & large screens

One app, two form factors

The same codebase delivers list/detail and multi-pane experiences so reading scales up without losing density or hierarchy.

In-app purchases

Google Play Billing unlocks extended use when you run past free limits — pricing and copy come from the Play listing at purchase time.

Accounts model

Feeds are grouped under Android Account entries so you can separate contexts or migrate legacy storage on startup.

RSS Observer on tablet RSS Observer split layout on tablet

Questions & answers

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers from how the open-source app is designed to work. See the privacy policy for data handling details.

Does RSS Observer upload my subscriptions to your servers?
No. Under normal operation the app is a client: it fetches feeds and media from URLs you configure (or bundled defaults). It does not require an account with us, and this project does not describe a central service that stores your reading list.
How does background refresh work?
WorkManager schedules periodic refresh roughly every thirty minutes when the network is available. After a reboot or app update, scheduling is restored so updates keep running reliably.
Is my data available offline?
Channels, items, filters, and tag metadata live in a local Room database on the device. After content is synced, you can browse without a connection until the next refresh.
What languages does the UI support?
English is the default; Ukrainian resources ship alongside it. System locale picks the right strings where available.
Are there in-app purchases?
Yes. Google Play Billing is integrated for a full product tier when you need more channels. Google processes payments under its own policies.

Start following feeds today

Download RSS Observer on Google Play for phones and tablets running Android 5+ (API 21), targeting current platform releases.

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