Hey everyone! 👋 Like many of you, I got increasingly frustrated with modern news apps, RSS readers, and media aggregators constantly shoving algorithmic recommendations down my throat, tracking my reading habits, and locking basic features behind bloated subscriptions. So, over the past few months, I decided to build my own solution: **Medius**. Medius is designed to be a fast, clean, and local-first personal dashboard that brings together everything you actually want to follow without the noise, trackers, or algorithms. 📺 Quick Video Overview: If you want to see the app in action right away, check out the 1-minute intro video here: 👉 https://youtu.be/pG-2JiitFKQ ✨ WHAT MEDIUS DOES: • 📰 RSS & News Aggregator: Follow your favorite blogs and news sites with smart URL auto-discovery and a clean, distraction-free reader mode. • 🎧 Podcast Player: Search and subscribe to shows via the Apple Podcasts directory with a floating mini-player and variable playback speeds. • 📺 Ad-Free Video Feeds: Follow your favorite YouTube creators directly without recommendation traps. • 📂 Document & Photo Viewers: Import local PDFs (with automatic first-page cover generation) and high-res images. • 📝 Personal Notes & Secure Vault: Jot down quick thoughts/checklists and lock sensitive categories behind a 4-digit PIN code. • 🎨 Deep Personalization: Choose between 3 adaptive layouts (3-column grid, single column, detailed cards), custom RGB colors, and smooth 3D Rollerdex animations. 🌐 Website & Details: Check out the full feature breakdown on the official landing page: 👉 https://hamsmediaservices.github.io/index.html 🔒 PRIVACY: It is 100% private and local no tracking, no third-party analytics, no ad SDKs, and no mandatory cloud accounts. Everything stays on your device. 👉 Google Play Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hamsmediaservices.medius Thanks for checking it out! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments.   submitted by   /u/HMS_HamsMediaService   to   r/rss [link]   [comments]