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Zino for Android ?

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Zino for Android ?
Posted by Soo Line fan on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 6:57 PM

I am wondering how the Zino reader for digital MR works with a Samsung smart phone? Not looking to replace my laptop as the primary way I view MR. but would like to be able to read it when we are slow at work.

Any feed back would be appreciated

Jim

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Posted by shanny10 on Thursday, September 25, 2014 7:07 AM

My dad had a Samsung phone prior to getting his LG2 and it worked perfectly fine with Zino, as does his LG2 he currently uses. Don't believe it makes a difference of the carrier either but we use Sprint.

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Posted by CTValleyRR on Thursday, September 25, 2014 8:32 PM

I presume you mean Zinio, the electronic delivery service that I get MR through.

It works extremely well on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, which is a tablet, not a smart phone (but with the same OS).  I would imagine that there would be a minor issue with the size of the screen, but since you have unlimited zoom, that's only a problem when viewing photos.

A subscription is a subscription.  It doesn't cost you anything to use multiple devices.

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Posted by shanny10 on Saturday, September 27, 2014 8:20 PM

Yes I did mean Zinio, didn't ask dad about name as I copied the name from question as asked. Sorry.

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Posted by Soo Line fan on Sunday, September 28, 2014 11:14 AM

Thanks for the responses and information.

I went and downloaded the Zino app via google playstore. Once Zino installed and I logged in, I could see the 3 years of MR I had purchased.  I downloaded the latest issue and it works well. Reading the articles is best done by selecting the text only view.

If your looking for a way to read MR at work or while in a waiting room, this is pretty good. While at home, I will stick to the laptop because of the large screen.

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Posted by Maurice on Monday, September 29, 2014 10:09 AM

I view MR through Zenio on my 10" Android Thinkpad. I would NOT want to view it on anything smaller. 

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Posted by CTValleyRR on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 8:51 PM

Maurice

I view MR through Zenio on my 10" Android Thinkpad. I would NOT want to view it on anything smaller. 

 

I agree completely.  That's my chief problem with mobile devices: if they'rebig enough to see clearly, then they're not really mobile.

That said, my 10" tablet is perfect.  Smaller and lighter than carrying a stack of magazines is a huge plus.  And, once downloaded, they stick around for a couple of months without internet access.  Perfect for reading on a plane.

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