When we laid out our most-wanted Android improvements last month, one of the issues that we highlighted was the lack of first-party Android client applications for prominent Google services like Reader and Docs. We are one step closer to being able to check that item off of our list of pet peeves this week because the search giant has finally released an official Google Reader client for the Android mobile platform.

We tested the new Google Reader application on a Nexus One handset and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab tablet. Although it has a very simple list-based user interface, it manages to capably expose most of Google Reader’s features. In order to user the program, you have to enable Reader syncing for the Google account that you have associated with the Android device and then you have to grant the Google Reader client application permission to access the Google account. The program attempts to walk you through those steps, but the process was a little bit disjointed.

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Hands-on: Google Reader app for Android