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tinyGReader+ 2.0

Tags: announcement, tiny greader, windows phone

There is a lot going on currently with the new tinyGReader 2.0 version. The major version jump from 1.7 to 2.0 is not only by chance.

The whole underlying architecture of almost everything will be rewritten.

Authentication

event though tinyGReader tried to be as secure as possible and never transfer any information via http but relying on ssl encryption in any aspect, the old authentication method ClientLogin is still a security issue as your username and password is stored locally on the device. It is stored in a hidden and encrypted area but still on your phone.

In 2.0 the authentication scheme is changed to OAuth (resp. the googel OAuth2 authentication scheme) which increases not only login performance but security as well. From now on no passwords are stored or transfered on your phone. Still tinyGReader is using only ssl encryption when talking to the google servers.

Datatransfer

tinyGreader used to fetch data from the server in the XML format and parsed each single bit of information out of the XML stream. This is good for failure and error checks but bad for the performance when updating your feeds.

In 2.0 the communication protocoll is changed form XML to JSON which enables the new version to let the underlying .NET framework to do the parsing job. This is a huge speed improvement when downloading new feeds!

UI Virtualization

not only is the new userinterface more slick and easy to use - the lsitboxes showing your feeds also have more intuitive features like scrolling to the top of a list automatically checks the server for new items. Scrolling to the bottom will automatically download older items. The same happens, when you read your feeds. Like in the old version you can swipe left and right for the previous/next feed entry. Reaching the last entry automatically will load more items data from the server. This enables you to virtually continously read through a feed or your newest items.

Ideas

we are always open for ideas and suggestions to make tinyGReader not only the fastest and best Google Reader client for Windows Phone but also to one you like!

The state of the rewrite of tinyGReader+ 2.0 is at aprox. 70% -  so stay tuned to find it soon in Marketplace!