Official Google Reader For Android Gets An Update, v 0.9.2 Adds Widget Support

February 17, 2011

Official Google Reader For Android Gets An Update, v 0.9.2 Adds Widget Support 4

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The official Google Reader application for Android has received an update, adding widget support to the ever popular RSS application. The update now brings the app to version 0.9.2 and adds two new home screen widgets. We think the screen shot of the update below says it all. So, hit the break and check it out. Check out the application on our apps database as well and don't forget to let us know what you think in the comments below. One thing we did find interesting and worth noting is in the new permissions. For some unknown reason, the app would like access to your contacts list.

Contacts Data In Google Accounts:

Allows applications to access the contacts and profile information of account(s) stored on this phone.

Permissions:

This application has access to the following:

Your accounts

Manage The Accounts List

Allows an application to perform operations like adding, and removing accounts and deleting their password.

Use The Authentication Credentials Of An Account

Allows an application to request authentication tokens.

Contacts Data In Google Accounts

Allows applications to access the contacts and profile information of account(s) stored on this phone.

Network communication

Full Internet Access

Allows an application to create network sockets.

System tools

Write Sync Settings

Allows an application to modify the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for Contacts.

Your accounts

Discover Known Accounts

Allows an application to get the list of accounts known by the device.

View Configured Accounts

Allows applications to see the usernames (email addresses) of the Google account(s) you have configured.

Network communication

View Network State

Allows an application to view the state of all networks.

System tools

Read Sync Settings

Allows an application to read the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for Contacts.

Joe Sirianni Author

Joe was born in New Jersey and spent most of his childhood moving around from state to state. He eventually made his way to Pennsylvania where he met his Portuguese beauty and made her his wife. He now has three great kids and full access to all of the Portuguese food he can eat. Joe's love for mobile technology began when he bought his first Palm Pilot, a Palm M130 and left it on top of his car, driving off, causing it to smash into a thousand pieces. Forced to buy a new device, he quickly discovered that specs were changing so rapidly he was buying a new device every six months just to keep up. Since then, he has constantly felt the need to have the latest and greatest. When the "smartphone" revolution began and integrating cell phones and PDA's was the norm, he quickly jumped to Windows Mobile for several years until the first Android device was launched, the T-Mobile G1. Joe began appreciating all of the free utilities Google provided and sold his soul (his precious data) to Google long before they got into the mobile OS business. So, there was no hesitation at all for him to jump on board and ride the Android train as an early adopter. And boy has it been a blast. Joe now works in the Engineering & Operations dept for a major mobile carrier where he remotely troubleshoots cell sites and loves being an Editor for TalkAndroid.

2 comments

Daniel says:

February 18, 2011 at 12:04 AM

And no widget.

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Daniel says:

February 18, 2011 at 12:00 AM

After reading this article I went to the market to see if I needed to update, downloaded and installed. Checked the version and it’s 0.9.3 and it no longer wants access to your phone’s contact list.

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