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Feeds/Articles (12)

Why does not Google’s sorting work?

Go to Manage Sources (Menu->Manage Sources) and select in the drop-down box Google’s sorting.

If you get a message that it could not retrieve the date then do the following steps:
1. Go to Google Reader online
2. Try to drag and drop some items on there.
3. Change from drag+drop to alphabetically and back.

Now try it again in gReader.

 

Why don’t images show up even they are cached?

There are several reasons why images are not shown.

1. Check if Settings->Reading images->Load images is enabled
2. Settings->Offline Reading->Cache feed images only caches the images in the feed contents (not full contents)
3. Often Reading mode could not parse the images in the content. That’s why only textes are shown. Try to disable Reading mode.

For Offline reading settings, please check http://www.greader.co/offline-reading

How do I unsubscribe subscriptions?

Long press on the subscription and select Unsubscribe.

How can I enable/disable Mark read on scroll?

Phone:
In article list view press Menu ans select Enable/Disable Mark read on scroll.

Tablet:
In article list view press on View button on the action bar and (un)check Mark read on scroll.

gReader crashes on pages with flash. What can I do?

The plugins feature is not very stable on pages with Flash. It is recommended to turn it off on viewing article with flash. Open the article in browser instead. You can disable the plugins integration in Settings->Reading Preferences.

Why isn’t “Mark all as read” working?

gReader shows your articles in the list with maximum 250 items. If you have more than 250 items in a list with unread only items and press “mark all as read” it will mark these 250 items as read and shows you the next unread items. This happens until you have less than 250 items.

To mark all items as read in the list show all items (read and unread) in the list and execute “Mark all as read”.

How do I enable/disable Javascript?

Javascript is activated by default. You can enable/disable javascript for each subscriptions. Long press on a subscription and select Edit.

How can I watch Youtube videos?

To watch embedded videos in gReader you need to enableplugin and javascript. If you are on Honeycomb/ICS turn on Hardware acceleration.

Plugin: Settings->Reading Preferences->Enable Plugin

Javascript: Long press on the feed where the articles with videos are in and select Edit. Enable javascript on that setting page.

Hardware acceleration: Settings->Look and Feel->Hardware acceleration

Why doesn’t the tablet version play Flash videos?

To play Flash videos on the tablet version the app has to enable hardware acceleration.
Android has a bug on HoneyComb which reduces the performance a lot when turning on hardware acceleration. That’s why hardware acceleration is being disabled. Until we found a way to fix it you cannot play Flash videos on the built-in web view. Load the link in the browser to watch it.

Why isn’t Pinch Zoom enabled on the phone?

Pinch zoom is a built-in feature in Android webview. By enabling it on the phone you will get some extra zoom buttons that would disturb the navigation button in the article view. That’s why it is disabled.

Pinch zoom is supported with ICS.

Why does the article view show white background for a short time while swiping in Dark Mode?

Hardware acceleration causes the flashing white background while swiping. It’s a bug in Android. You have to disable Hardware acceleration for article view.

Settings->Look and Feel->Uncheck Hardware acceleration

Why doesn’t gReader show all my feeds?

In the standard setting gReader only shows unread items or feeds with unread items. If you also want to show  read items press on the phone on the right bottom button (checkbox). On tablet press on the circle button on the action bar.

General (7)

What will happen with gReader after Google shutdown Reader?

Since Google has decided to shutdown Google Reader in their latest “Spring Cleaning” it seems that an alternative service (or several services) has/have to be found. You can post alternative services in HERE

Widgets don’t appear in the list. What can I do?

Android widgets disappear if you move the app to SD. gReader has a built-in SD-cache system. Move gReader back to the phone and turn on SD-Caching in Settings->Cache->Storage Provider.

NOTE: Probably you need to reboot your phone.

Why is gReader so slow?

With the time of using gReader it could become slow. There are several reasons for performance issues.

1. Increase of number of articles in database: Try to keep your number of articles low. Having too many articles in the database could increase the query time. Set auto cleanup feature to automatically removing read items from database (Settings->Cache->Auto cleanup)

2. Slow SD-Card: Some SD-Card are not very fast. Try to replace it with a faster one.

Sometimes try to clear the cache manually (Menu->More->Clear Cache).

More information: http://greader.co/peformance

License not passed for Pro version

Clear the cache and data of Play Store. Via “Manage apps” stop the Google Play Store app, clear its data and cache. In gReader press Menu -> More -> Check license. Don’t forget to turned on your internet connection.

Sometimes Play Store does not work correctly. Just wait for some days and try it again.

Does gReader support other languages?

If you are interested in translating gReader to other languages, go to this link. On that site you can also see the translating progress of each language. Support us.

Why is gReader not scheduling synchronization on reboot?

If you have moved the app to SD it won’t work.

Login (2)

Why does the login fails on SGS2?

http://groups.google.com/group/g_reader/browse_thread/thread/4281133a0c9a9b5d

How can I log into gReader?

http://www.greader.co/getting_started/

Synchronization (4)

I got 401 error message while syncing. What should I do?

401 error code means that the token has been expired. Logout and login again. A new token will be created after login.

How can I sync starred/tagged articles?

Phone: Go to starred/tagged folder and sync from there.

Tablet: Go to starred/tagged folder and long press on the sync button and select Sync seletion.

If you want to synchronize starred items while auto synchronizing go to Settings->Synchronization->Include starred items

How do I load read items?

To sync read items you have to go to the feed or folder and sync from there.
On Tablet long press on the sync button and selectSynchronize selection

How do I get older items from a feed?

Synchronization in gReader only syncs unread items from Google Reader. If you want to read already read items you have to go to the feed or folder and sync from there. On tablet long press on the sync button and select Synchronize selection