Digg for Android
by Antonio Wells
Apr 6, 2010 5:00 AM –
Keep up with the latest popular content on the web with Digg’s official Android app! The application allows you to participate on Digg through the digging and burying of stories and comments, while allowing you to flip back and forth between viewing story pages and comments.
Price: Free
Digg for Android is no longer available in Google Play
AndroidTapp.com Android App Review:
Pros & Cons:
Pros
- Scroll through Digg stories with Bury options
- Display Top, Recent and Upcoming Digg stories
- Comment and reply to stories
Cons
- Cannot search stories
- Cannot browse all Digg categories
- Cannot submit story via the app
Features:
Digg for Android loads the Top, Recent and Upcoming Digg stories. Preview story summary, read stories within the app or open the full story on the authors website, write or reply to comments, and of course Digg a story once logged in. Digg for Android keeps a track of read and unread stories. The app is limited in features yet optimal for mobile.
Video: Digg for Android
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjhOAGs1Gis
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Digg Top
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Digg Recent
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Digg Upcoming
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Digg Comments
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Digg Story on Website In App
Usefulness:
The app is very useful for Diggers. If you’re not familiar with Digg, it is a popular social content discovery platform. You can discover a lot of interesting articles around the Web (it’s not all goofy cat posts).
Ease of Use:
You can use the app with or without Digg login, however you must be logged in to Bury stories and comment.
Frequently Used:
User dependent.
Interface:
The user interface compacts the loads of content well and substitutes as a form of RSS reader.