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Flux News & Podcasts

A privacy-first Newsreader and Podcast player for the Miniflux backend (https://miniflux.app).

Flux News synchronizes seamlessly with the Miniflux API to bring your favorite articles and podcasts to all your devices - including your car.

Enjoy full offline support, intuitive gestures, a true OLED black mode, and a powerful new media engine for an uninterrupted listening experience.

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Getting Started

Flux News requires Miniflux version >= 2.0.29.

1. In Miniflux, create an API key in Settings / API Keys.
2. Open the app, add the server URL and the key you just created.
3. Save, go back and refresh!

The unread articles should appear in the app.

Screenshots

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Tablet

Features

🗞 News Reading

• Full Offline Support: Read the fetched article text anytime, anywhere.
• Intuitive Gesture Control: Navigate your news with natural swipe gestures. Quickly triage your articles, mark them as read, or save them for later.
• Mark as Read on Scroll: Articles are automatically marked as read when you scroll over them.
• OLED-Optimized Design: Choose between Light, Dark, and a specialized true black mode for OLED screens.
• Precision Filtering & Search: Instantly sort through your content by status, category, or individual feeds.
• Native Experience: Open articles in their respective installed apps or access comments directly.
• Article Management: Support for truncating articles and sending them to third-party services.
• Home Screen Widgets: Access your articles directly from your device's home screen with the new native widgets.
• Background Sync: The app now can automatically synchronize in the background, keeping your news updated with your Miniflux server.

🎙 Podcast Excellence (New!)

• Integrated Player: High-performance playback with variable speed control.
• Smart Management: Automatic download of new episodes and automatic deletion after finishing to save storage.
• Advanced Audio Features: Full chapter recognition for easy navigation and a built-in sleep timer.
• Backend Sync: Your playback progress is synchronized with your Miniflux backend.
• Dedicated Downloads View: Access and manage all your offline audio content in one convenient view.

🚗 On the Road (New!)

• CarPlay & Android Auto: A safe, audio-centric interface designed specifically for your vehicle's dashboard.
• Seamless Integration: Access your podcast library and control playback safely while driving using native car controls.

Limitations:

• No User Management: Please use the Miniflux web interface for managing users.
• No Feed or Category Management: Please use the Miniflux web interface for managing feeds and categories.

Permissions

• Internet: Required to sync with your Miniflux backend.
• Foreground Service: Essential for stable audio playback and reliable Android Auto / CarPlay integration.
  
  

🌐 Localization & Translations

Flux News aims to be accessible to everyone. If you would like to help translate the app into your language, or improve existing translations, you can easily do so via the Hosted Weblate instance.

No coding required! You can contribute directly in your browser:

We deeply appreciate every contribution that helps bring Flux News to a wider audience. If your language is not yet listed on Weblate and you would like to start a new translation, please open an issue or let us know!

Disclaimer

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Modified BSD License.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the Modified BSD License for more details.