Google Play Newsstand

Google Play Newsstand was launched on Android on November 20, 2013, through the merger of Google Play Magazines and Google Currents into a single service.{{cite web |first=Cameron |last=Summerson |title=Google Play Newsstand Is Live, Officially Combines Currents And Play Magazines |url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/20/google-play-newsstand-is-live-officially-combines-current-and-play-magazines/ |website=Android Police |date=November 20, 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Terrence |last=O'Brien |title=Google Play Newsstand merges Currents, magazines and newspapers on Android today, iOS in 2014 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/11/20/google-play-newstand/ |website=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=November 20, 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2017}} The Google Currents app on the iOS platform was redesigned and renamed to Google Play Newsstand on September 23, 2014.{{cite web |first=Sarah |last=Perez |title=Google Currents For iOS Now Called Google Play Newsstand Following Big Redesign |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/23/google-currents-for-ios-now-called-google-play-newsstand-following-big-redesign/ |website=TechCrunch |publisher=AOL |date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Edgar |last=Alvarez |title=Google Currents finally becomes Newsstand on iOS |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/09/23/google-play-newsstand-ios/ |website=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}} A web application for Newsstand was launched on November 16, 2016.{{cite web |first=Sami |last=Shalabi |title=Introducing a smarter and more beautiful Google Play Newsstand |url=https://blog.google/products/google-play/introducing-smarter-and-more-beautiful-google-play-newsstand/ |website=The Keyword Google Blog |date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=January 15, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Zoya |last=Teirstein |title=Google redesigns Play Newsstand and launches it on the web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/17/13667692/google-play-newsstand-4-redesign |website=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |date=November 17, 2016 |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

The service has seen two major redesigns since its launch in 2013. The first, in October 2014, added elements from the "Material Design" design language for the release of Android Lollipop.{{cite web |first=Terrence |last=O'Brien |title=Google Play Newsstand gets a redesign and new magazine view |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/10/02/google-play-newsstand-redesign/ |website=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=October 2, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}} The second, in November 2016, coincided with the launch of the website, and added machine learning technologies to better personalize the content to each individual user, including improved news recommendation, and expanded support for interactive, rich media.

On May 15, 2018, Google Play Newsstand, along with Google News and Weather were replaced with Google News, although it wasn't until November 5 that it was phased out completely, removing the Newsstand tab from the Google Play website and the Play Store app. Then in January 2020, magazines were no longer available on Google News, ending all traces of Play Newsstand altogether.

Users can subscribe to digital magazines to receive new issues or access to content on an ongoing basis; but, since the replacement of Newsstand with News, users have posted hundreds of negative comments about the change - ranging from the failure to access paid for magazine subscriptions to feeling as if they were being force fed topics which were not relevant to them.{{Cite web|url=https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/news/UfO35TsUY90|title=Google Product Forums}} Many there have been experiencing hundreds of derogatory comments posted by users on News . Subscriptions renew automatically, with the user charged at the start of each subscription period. Users are notified of price increases.{{cite web |title=Subscriptions on Google Play |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2476088 |website=Google Play Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}} Google states that existing subscribers of a print publication may be eligible for a free digital subscription.{{cite web |title=Digital subscriptions for print subscribers |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2587044 |website=Google Play Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118045324/https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2587044 |url-status=dead }}

When users purchase a single issue of a magazine, Google claims that it "won't ask for your name, email address, or mailing address. We may anonymously share your postal/ZIP code with the magazine's publisher." If a user becomes a magazine subscriber, "a publisher will receive your name, address, and email address. A publisher may also receive your reading history in the relevant publication. The publisher may use these in accordance with the publisher's privacy policy."{{cite web |title=Sharing data with news & magazine publishers |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2626003 |website=Google Play Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

Some magazines offer a trial period.

Users can also subscribe to topical feeds of interest, with the service surfacing news sources that interest the user.{{cite web |title=Add news sources & topics to personalize Newsstand |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6238833 |website=Google Play Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

Google Play Newsstand supports PDF and RePub file formats for magazine content, and RSS feeds for news content.{{cite web |title=Google Play Newsstand Program Policies |url=https://support.google.com/producer/answer/6203950 |website=Newsstand Producer Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118045504/https://support.google.com/producer/answer/6203950 |url-status=dead }}

On computers, content can be read on a dedicated Google Play Newsstand section on the Google Play website.

On smartphones and tablets, content can be read on the Google Play Newsstand mobile app for the Android and iOS operating systems.{{cite web |title=Reading news & magazines with Newsstand |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2851660 |website=Google Play Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

Offline download and reading is supported on the mobile apps.{{cite web |title=Download news & magazines to read offline |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2851721 |website=Google Play Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

Google Play Newsstand Producer (formerly Google Currents Producer) is a production environment for content publishers to include their website or blog on Newsstand. It enables publishers to customize the look and feel of their content, and make design decisions that automatically optimize the content so that it can be simultaneously delivered to smartphones and tablets of all sizes and orientations.{{cite web |title=Google Play Newsstand Producer overview |url=https://support.google.com/producer/answer/1611353 |website=Newsstand Producer Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

Publishers can include ads within articles using Google's DoubleClick for Publishers.{{cite web |title=Welcome to Google Play Newsstand |url=https://support.google.com/producer/answer/6016113 |website=Newsstand Publisher Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

By default, magazines are available to readers worldwide. Publishers can restrict access by either allowing or blocking specific countries. Publishers can also set the primary language for an edition and choose whether they will allow automatic translation.{{cite web |title=Distribute your edition |url=https://support.google.com/producer/answer/1636202 |website=Newsstand Publisher Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

Publishers can use Google Analytics to analyze aggregated readership data for their content.{{cite web |title=Measure readership with Google Analytics |url=https://support.google.com/producer/answer/2373961 |website=Newsstand Publisher Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

Publishers can offer discounts for subscriptions on Google Play Newsstand for users who have an existing print or digital subscription for the content. Google will verify the user's existing subscription before providing a discounted price.

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The basic Newsstand service, with topical feeds, is available worldwide. Paid Newsstand content is available in over 35 countries. The full country list includes: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States.{{cite web |title=Country availability for apps & digital content |url=https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2843119 |website=Google Play Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=January 15, 2017}}

Availability of paid content was introduced in Italy in April 2014,{{cite web |first=Cameron |last=Summerson |title=Paid Google Play Newsstand Content Now Live In Italy |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2014/04/09/paid-google-play-newsstand-content-now-live-in-italy/ |website=Android Police |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}} in France and Germany in May 2014,{{cite news | first=Bertel Jr. | last=King |title=Paid Google Play Newsstand Content Comes To France And Germany |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2014/05/21/paid-google-play-newsstand-content-comes-france-germany/ |website=Android Police |date=May 21, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Martonik |title=Paid content from Google Play Newsstand now available in France, Germany |url=https://www.androidcentral.com/paid-content-google-play-newsstand-now-available-france-germany |website=Android Central |date=May 21, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}} in India, the Netherlands, Russia and Spain in September 2014,{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Crider |title=Google Play Newsstand Paid Content Is Now Available In India And The Netherlands [Update: Russia And Spain Too] |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2014/09/15/google-play-newsstand-paid-content-is-now-available-in-india-and-the-netherlands/ |website=Android Police |date=September 15, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}}{{cite web |first=Hitesh |last=Arora |title=Google Play Newsstand Paid Content Arrives in India, Other New Countries |url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-play-newsstand-paid-content-arrives-in-india-other-new-countries-592848 |website=Gadgets360 |date=September 16, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}} in Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and South Korea in December 2014,{{cite web |first=Stephen |last=Hall |title=Google Play Newsstand comes to four new countries: Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Korea |url=https://9to5google.com/2014/12/12/google-play-newsstand-comes-to-four-new-countries-brazil-indonesia-mexico-and-south-korea/ |website=9to5Google |date=December 12, 2014 |access-date=January 15, 2017}} in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, and Turkey in March 2015,{{cite web |first=Dan |last=Thorp-Lancaster |title=Google Play Newsstand expands paid content to Austria, Belgium, Ireland, and Turkey |url=https://www.androidcentral.com/google-play-newsstand-expands-paid-content-austria-belgium-ireland-and-turkey |website=Android Central |date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2017}} and in Malaysia and Thailand in September 2015.{{cite web |first=Bertel |last=King Jr. |title=Paid Newsstand Content Launches In Malaysia And Thailand |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/09/09/paid-newsstand-content-launches-in-malaysia-and-thailand/ |website=Android Police |date=September 9, 2015 |access-date=February 20, 2017}}

• Apple Newsstand
• Google News & Weather
• Digital edition
• Electronic publishing
• Online magazine

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