From A to Z - Ep.3 - How to instantly receive news notifications about Steem / Steemit from all over the world (Android)
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<p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/A2pBul4.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <h1>Introduction:</h1> <p>This tutorial provides an easy way of configuring an RSS feed on "<strong>Android (Widget Setup included)</strong>" so that you will always be in touch with the latest Steem/Steemit news. </p> <p><br /></p> <h2><strong>Advantages:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Instant notifications.</li> <li>You will get to see the news faster than 99 percent of the people.</li> <li>News gathered from everywhere around the world.</li> <li>Widget.</li> <li>Time-saving.</li> </ul> <p>_________________________________________________________________________________</p> <h2><strong>Let's start!</strong></h2> <p><strong>1</strong> - Head over at <a href="www.google.com/alerts" rel="noopener">www.google.com/alerts</a> (make sure that you are logged into your Google account before)</p> <p><strong>2</strong> - Write down "steem" and "steemit" into the field, separated by space.</p> <p><strong>3</strong> - Press on "Show Options"</p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/r0uLneP.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>4</strong> - Make sure that the fields from your page match the ones that you see in the image below and then press on "Create Alert".</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/JtXGbVx.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>5</strong> - Right click and "Copy link address" </p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/itMiit0.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>6</strong> Go to <a href="http://www.bitly.com" rel="noopener">www.bitly.com</a> and paste the link you just copied in "Step 5" into the field.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/SD8h7qX.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>7</strong> - It will be automatically converted into a shortlink. (<strong>IMPORTANT - Leave this page open</strong>)</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qfG9ZXw.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Grab your Smartphone!</strong></p> <p><strong>8 </strong>-<strong> </strong>Fire up the smartphone's browser and type the exact same shortlink that was generated in bitly.com <strong>(make sure you don't copy my link</strong>) with lowercase and uppercase letters. Press on "Go"</p> <p><strong>9</strong> - Copy the long address</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/20MBxL6.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>10</strong> - Return to home screen, fire up "Google Play", search and install Palabre</p> <p><strong>11</strong> - Open Palabre</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/3M42blb.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Y9lgjdH.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/sMOnhXU.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/hlWWHHv.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/LhRUH7Y.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1A1ueNQ.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fM8Qgp0.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/dwvDRHA.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong> 27</strong> - It's important to select another notification sound, otherwise there's a possibility that you might confuse the default for a whatsapp/sms/other apps notifications. I like "Run" the most because it stands apart. </p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/a65hneS.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Widget Time!</strong></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fMK83Dn.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/euiUAHO.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/slndHka.jpg" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>YOU DID IT! </strong>All the news will be visible in the widget from now on. You can add as many "rss" links as you want by following this tutorial. The widget comes with an infinite scroll feature as well.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/NXiL0iI.gif" /></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Will be back for the IOS tutorial...</p> <p><strong>IMPORTANT - If you think that you are not receiving sufficient news, then go to STEP 4 and where it says "How Many", replace "Only the best results" with "All results". That's it. You don't have to repeat the other steps</strong></p> <p>Related:</p> <p><a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@valentinjesse/from-a-to-z-how-to-instantly-receive-news-notifications-about-steem-steemit-from-all-over-the-world-firefox">From A to Z - How to instantly receive news notifications about Steem / Steemit from all over the world (Firefox)</a></p> <p><a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@valentinjesse/from-a-to-z-a-guide-on-how-to-instantly-receive-news-about-steem-steemit-from-all-over-the-world-chrome">From A to Z - How to instantly receive news notifications about Steem / Steemit from all over the world (Chrome)</a></p> <p><br /></p>