Google has updated Play Newsstand today. The app, which serves both free and paid content, offers a new feature that will benefit magazine's subscribers should they choose to activate it in the settings of the app after installing the update. With this new feature, magazine subscribers can now configure Newsstand to automatically download new issues of magazines once they become available.
As stated above, after applying the update, a new "options for auto-download issues" settings will appear in the app settings. Check your download nethod while you're there. With this new option activated and depending on the number of magazines you're subscribed to, the auto-download can put pressure on your data plan.
Download Google Play Newsstand version 3.4.3 in the Play Store.
Yesterday, Google blessed the Play Newsstand app with its material design which basically makes images bigger and transitions smoother. Make no mistake, material design is not just making Android and apps look flat. It is a completely different experience. In a blog post, Mussie Shore, group product manager for Google Play Newsstand, writes: "You can swipe left and right between topics, and swipe up and down to dive more deeply into a particular topic. Play Newsstand puts the news you care about front and center with big images that jump off the screen."
This update also adds topic cards in the Explore section that lets you easily subscribe to topics that are of interest to you. "Topics deliver a personalized and up to date reading experience on your passions and interests. And our new Android app is faster than ever."
Google Play Newsstand is available free on Google Play.
Source: Android Blog
