It has also had some other performance and layout optimizations since the beta release. “On Android, to really build a high-quality application that works across a range of devices, you have to spend a lot of time optimizing…that’s why we did the beta.” The new Android version works on all the major Android smartphones as well as the Nook and Kindle Fire, and supports from small screens up to a 7-inch display. “With iOS, you can target a very specific screen size, a very specific processor and so on – it’s quite a bit easier,” McCue explains. The answer, of course, is because it’s an Android app, and that means there’s a bit more work involved. “But people have been asking, why is this in beta? Why can’t you just release it now?” We feel really good about how it’s coming together,” he says. “We’ve had really good coverage across a wide range of phones. However, it’s been just a little longer since Flipboard’s unofficial launch, thanks to the hacked version of the Android APK file from that same device.ĭemand for the Android version of the app has been “astonishing,” says Flipboard CEO Mike McCue, who tells us that they saw over half a million downloads during its beta. The Android public launch comes barely a month after Flipboard debuted its official Android beta and limited Android rollout as a preloaded app on the just-released Samsung Galaxy S III. The app will be available in Google Play, the Amazon Appstore for Android, the Nook Store, and in Samsung Apps. The Google+ integration, as well as newly added YouTube integration, is arriving today as well. On Tuesday, the company revealed Google+ integration was coming to its social magazine, and today, the app is officially launching on all Android devices, including the Kindle Fire and the Nook. It’s been a big week for Flipboard’s Google-related announcements.
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