Flipboard Beta coming to all of Android soon [Updated – It’s already here]

If you're familiar with Flipboard, you are a little jealous of iOS users since it's yet to be available on Android. Well actually, in a way it's available, but only to Samsung Galaxy S III owners. It comes pre-installed on the device but we were never sure of what kind of exclusive agreement there is in place.

It looks like the GSIII is just part of the plan. With Android, one of the big issues is screen sizes and compatibility with so many devices. The company wanted to get this going with one screen size to see how things go. It certainly isn't a bad device to start with since they already sold nearly 10 million units. The good news is that they are close to releasing a beta version for all. The interesting thing is that it won't be in the Google Play Store just yet, but they plan on releasing it as an APK that can be sideloaded. This is the best way in my opinion because only astute Android users will install it and that's what they want. They also want these users to provide feedback to make sure that when they release the full version, it will be as polished as the iOS version.

Of course if you can't wait, you can grab the leaked APK from Samsung.

UPDATE:

Wow that didn't take long. You can grab the beta APK now and give it a try. Here's the instructions:

1. Go to the security section in your phone settings and allow the installation of apps from unknown sources.
2. Click on this link to install the beta.

Also, it's very important to give them feedback. You can do this by going to the About section in the app Settings and then tap the Flipboard logo or just email them directly at android-feedback AT flipboard dot com.

source: engadget