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Feedly
Developer(s)DevHD
Initial release2008 (2008)
Stable release
90.0.6[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 13 November 2023; 8 months ago (13 November 2023)
Written inJava (back-end), JavaScript, HTML, CSS (UI)
Operating systemAndroid 5.1 or later[2]
iOS 10.0 or later (iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch)[3]
PlatformWeb Browser, mobile
TypeNews aggregator
LicenseFreemium
Websitefeedly.com

Feedly is a freemium news aggregator application for web browsers and mobile devices running iOS and Android. It is also available as a cloud-based service. It compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for the user to customize and share with others. Feedly was first released by DevHD in 2008.

History

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DevHD's first project was Streets. It aggregates updates from a variety of online sources and is the basis of Feedly. Originally called Feeddo, Feedly was first released as a web extension before moving onto mobile platforms.[4]

On March 15, 2013, Feedly announced 500,000 new users in 48 hours due to the closure announcement of Google Reader.[5] By April 2, 2013, the total number of new users was up to 3 million.[6] At the end of May 2013, the total user number was up to 12 million.[7] In 2018, Feedly had 14 million registered users.[8]

Denial of service attacks

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On June 11–13, 2014, Feedly suffered denial-of-service attacks that prevented users from accessing their information. The attackers demanded ransom from Feedly, which the company refused to pay.[9][10][11]

Mobile app

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The Feedly mobile application is available for iOS and Android devices.[12] All versions of the app run on Streets (DevHD's other project), which allows for the application to run on the same code for all devices.[12] Like its web counterpart, the mobile application's interface imitates a magazine spread. However, unlike the browser extension, the Feedly app cannot load an entire article. Instead, it will present a summary and a link to the actual article.[13] The Feedly app does not support offline mode but third-party apps offer the service.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Feedly - Smarter News Reader".
  2. ^ "Google Play:Feedly". Google Play. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "iTunes Preview Feedly". iTunes. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Khodabakchian, Edwin. "Feedly it is". Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  5. ^ Khodabakchian, Edwin. "Priorities: Keeping the site up, listening and adding new features". Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ Khodabakchian, Edwin. "Announcing the New Feedly Mobile". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ^ Protalinski, Emil (19 June 2013). "Passing 12M users, Feedly launches cloud platform and Web version with one-click migration from Google Reader". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  8. ^ Barrett, Brian. "It's Time For an RSS Revival". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  9. ^ McGregor, Jay (June 11, 2014). "Feedly And Evernote Go Down As Attackers Demand Ransom". Forbes. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  10. ^ Page, Carly (June 13, 2014). "Feedly hits third day of downtime as DDoS attacks continue". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved June 13, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Feedly availability graph". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  12. ^ a b Etherington, Darrell (3 April 2008). "Feedly Update Makes Cross-Platform Feed Reading Awesome". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  13. ^ Persephone. "Feedly: Magazine-Style News-Reader". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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