Changing the view to 'titles' will change the view to better mimic Google Reader's text-only layout. Though the Feedly 'magazine' and 'mosaic' views are pretty to look at, they get in the way of quickly scanning article headlines in bulk. Once Google shuts down Google Reader, Feedly plans to use its own back end.Ĭhange to 'titles' view. This will bring in your subscriptions and your 'starred' posts. Since Feedly syncs with Google Reader, go ahead and authorize Feedly to use your Google Reader account. If you're interested in trying it out as your Google Reader alternative, we've got some tips to help you get the most out of Feedly on the desktop. Feedly adds 500K new users on Google's move to kill Readerįeedly may be receiving a lot of interest because it's one of the few alternatives with clients on multiple platforms ( iOS, Android, Kindle, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari).Google Reader is dying, but we have five worthy alternatives.Google closes the book on Reader, announces July 1 sunset.