Is blinkfeed useful?

[Aaron Watson]

The title sums it all up. Do you use it often?

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[gramamoose]

Yes... I just wish more apps were available. I don't want to have every tech site on the just to get the ones I like. Such as AC! So I leave them out. But I still like it overall. It's not my home page though.

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[karmamule]

I use it multiple times a day. I really like how it blends whatever topics I've chosen into a mixed stream of interest, and they also mix in my social network messages well with news stories to make it feel truly like my personal feed of all things I care about.

I almost always stick to the "Highlights" view, and definitely am hoping for more customizable sources in the future, as well as more apps feeding into it. (Perhaps with its unexpected popularity more app developers will be motivated to code for it).

How much I like Blinkfeed was one of the biggest pleasant surprises for me with this phone!

 

[bembol]

It's great but needs to be more customizable. I switched to Nova Launcher Prime after a few days so I'm not sure if they upgraded it.

Take Sports...I only care for NFL and Hockey (just the Playoffs) but the only option is "US Sports." Seriously?!? I don't care what happens in other leagues like NBA, MLB, MLS, etc.

 

[madlaw1071]

IMO it has very limited usefulness due to lack of features and customization. Flipboard is 10x better.

 

[The Real X Dawg]

It's great but needs to be more customizable. I switched to Nova Launcher Prime after a few days so I'm not sure if they upgraded it.

Take Sports...I only care for NFL and Hockey (just the Playoffs) but the only option is "US Sports." Seriously?!? I don't care what happens in other leagues like NBA, MLB, MLS, etc.

I've always had that option since day one. Unless you're talking about something different.

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[Aaron Watson]

Thanks for the feedback. C;

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[joshwithachance]

I love it. I don't have it set as my default homescreen, but I use it a few times a day, and before bed.

 

[semp1]

It's especially useful for the apps it contains. Like associated Press just set it to AP and you have a constant live feed of all the AP articles. Great?!

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[Quis89]

It's awesome. But like others have said, I wish I could add more apps and news sources to it. That'd be sweet.

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[hooksy7]

I like it a lot but like most people who replied I don't use it as my homesceen. But I fund myself looking at it several times a day.

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[mistyisland]

IMO it has very limited usefulness due to lack of features and customization. Flipboard is 10x better.

No. Flipboard is not better. Flipboard hangs, and it's not the fault of the phone. Does the same thing on my tablet. Which is a Samsung. i find Flipboard difficult to navigate because of the hanging problem. I agree that Blinkfeed could use a few more feeds, but if you choose trending topics, you will get the best choices of what is available.

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IMO it has very limited usefulness due to lack of features and customization. Flipboard is 10x better.

No. Flipboard is not better. Flipboard hangs, and it's not the fault of the phone. Does the same thing on my tablet. Which is a Samsung. i find Flipboard difficult to navigate because of the hanging problem. I agree that Blinkfeed could use a few more feeds, but if you choose trending topics, you will get the best choices of what is available.

 

[JRLasVegas]

I use it all the time, it's my first go to application on my phone. Blinkfeed FTW!

HTC One>galaxy>iPhone

 

[SCjRqrQCnBQ19QoYCtdl]

It's great but needs to be more customizable. I switched to Nova Launcher Prime after a few days so I'm not sure if they upgraded it.

Take Sports...I only care for NFL and Hockey (just the Playoffs) but the only option is "US Sports." Seriously?!? I don't care what happens in other leagues like NBA, MLB, MLS, etc.

Yeah, there are like 12 options under sports, including college baskeball, motor sports, NHL, Tennis, etc.

In fact I don't see "US Sports" at all so I don't know what you are talking about. Are you not in US? Maybe it is different in your country?

 

[SCjRqrQCnBQ19QoYCtdl]

IMO it has very limited usefulness due to lack of features and customization. Flipboard is 10x better.

No, flipboard is buggy. I like blinkfeed better. Blinkfeed gives me the full story whereas flip board often gives only a snippet and then dumps me into a neutered web browser.

 

[Cattails_r_Edible]

Takes a college degree in astrophysics to use flipboard, and then it is buggy to boot! Blinkfeed is hands down better

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[Dismaster]

I like Blinkfeed, just wish I could select my favorite sport teams as I don't care about the others.

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[madlaw1071]

No, flipboard is buggy. I like blinkfeed better. Blinkfeed gives me the full story whereas flip board often gives only a snippet and then dumps me into a neutered web browser.

I use flipboard on both iOS and android and have no issues with it at all. HTC would have been wise to have made a deal with flipboard like Samsung and baked it into the OS. That would have been a winner.

 

[LindtChocolate]

Love blinkfeed but it needs a lot more customization. I still use it though, especially on the bus or when I'm generally bored.

 

[SCjRqrQCnBQ19QoYCtdl]

I use flipboard on both iOS and android and have no issues with it at all. HTC would have been wise to have made a deal with flipboard like Samsung and baked it into the OS. That would have been a winner.

Blinkfeed just works better. Baking in an app that is available from the app store seems pointless. On the HTC I can get flipboard if I want, but on the S4 you can't get blinkfeed.

Seems HTC is the winner.