Google Currents for iPad is yet another great improvement of the mobile technology as a reliable 24/7 source of information wherever you are or while on the go. Google Currents is a news-reading app, which makes it possible to enjoy reading and following up on your favorite blogs from a platform that guarantees absolute aesthetic appeal; through your iPad.  

 

Particularly if you are a habitual reader, the Google Currents for iPad app will work for you best. What’s even more intriguing with this app is it makes reading enjoyable both in the portrait and landscape form. So depending on your comfort as a reader, and the different postures that you might find cozy at the time, Google Currents allows for immense flexibility to ensure reading becomes much more fun.

 

Using Google Currents – Overview

With the Google Currents app, you can add all your favorite publications and blogs so that you can swip through and read all the new information posted from your iPad. All the top headlines from the publications you will have selected on the app will be displayed in a magazine-like format and layout.

 

Normally if the reader is more interested with a given headline, you tap on the headline for a full display of the rest of the story.

 

As you begin to use your Google Currents for iPad app, it will be necessary that you choose your most preferred news sources. The app at first will show you five top news stories from some of the major categories such as sports, entertainment and international news. It is at this point that you will be required to choose the category you would like to be receiving news from.

 

Usually the best thing to do is to create a library of your own news sources. There will be countless Google feeds to help you in this process so that eventually, you only get to receive news from the sources that are essential to you.

 

Importing RSS feeds right from your Google Reader account is equally an option you may want to cosnider. The only thing you should keep in mind is that you will have to read the news stories through an in-app browser.

 

Pros

Google Currents if first of all easy to use with a simple to navigate design. Consequently the app is rathe novice friendly and just about any prolific reader can have an easy time using it on their iPad. Secondly, you can customize the app so you only get to read news stories from the sources you like. Not forgetting, that you will be reading the publications from anywhere you go with your iPad.

 

Remember you do not have to read editions while you are online. Offline use is also possible. Google Currents moreover is a free app which you do not have to pay any money to use. Lastly, the app presents aesthetically impressive magazine-like editions in both portrait and landscape modes.

 

Cons

Google Currents tends to be a bit slow especially since you have to tap twice on headlines before you can read the full story. Tapping once would have been more convenient for users.Google Currents does not ideally integrate with the Google Reader.

 

Conclusion

Google Currents is undoubtedly a great app from Google which comes in handy if you would like to constantly follow up on your best publications. It presents many useful features for users and has an incredible design.