Flipboard officially launches on Android, in multiple app stores and for more countries

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Popular newsreader [Flipboard][3] is finally officially available on Android, coming out of [beta][4] and [Galaxy S III][5] exclusivity. As seen in the latest test version, it now supports integration of shared articles from your Google+ feed (with sorting by circle, etc.) alongside Twitter and Facebook feeds, and has also added support for YouTube video feeds. Beyond the Google Play app market, it's also available in the Amazon Appstore, Nook Store and Samsung Apps, so slinging the APK to your Android device of choice should be too difficult.

We gave the final release edition a quick run through ourselves and found it just as smooth on a Samsung Galaxy S II as it has been on any iPhone or iPad, and being ICS-ready out of the gate is a nice touch, although we couldn't force it to switch to landscape viewing. Another handy toggle is the option to go full screen with no menu bar up top, if you need a few extra pixels, while article sharing is here and like other Android apps, shares to any services you have installed, not just Twitter or Facebook. The final update is news that Flipboard is launching fully localized editions for Germany, Korea, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands, in addition to the existing localizations for Japan, France, China, United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. All of the details are in the press release after the break, or you can check out pretty much any app store to give it a try yourself.

[Flipboard officially launches on Android, in multiple app stores and for more countries][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][6] on Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][7].

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