You can expect a smartphone to come with camera and gallery apps of its own. The manufacturer may also make the time to produce something for taking notes or doodling. Then there are news apps. These aren't guaranteed to appear, and those that come pre-installed take various forms. In Sony's case, there's Socialife, which now has the more straightforward name News Suite. This change comes as part of a big overhaul that made its way into the Play Store.

The updated app pushes everything into two tabs. There's News containing topics and events from across the world. Then there's My Feeds, which groups together content that interests you specifically. It's not a particularly thorough news aggregator, but you can search for and add keywords that home in on the stuff that makes you passionate. Since you're reading this post, I'm thinking "Android" might be a good place to start.

Left: Old; Center, Right: New

The app remains free to use, and you don't need a Sony device to start a download using the link below.

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