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Pocket: Save. Read. Grow. for Android

By Read It Later Free Editors' Rating

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Aug 4, 2014

Pocket is a great way to save the cool and interesting stuff you find, so you can view, read, or play it later with Pocket's Android app or on the Web. Pocket's free Android app lets you save and share stuff directly from the apps you're already using by tapping the Pocket icon.

Pros

Easy to use: Right away, we were able to browse to an article, tapped Share, selected Add to Pocket, and added Tags or sent stuff via email.

Multiple platforms: Pocket's multiplatform compatibility lets you save and view stuff on Android, Windows, and iOS devices. You can even save stuff via email.

Options: Link or unlink Google+, dark theme, Wi-Fi-only, background or startup sync, manage site log-in data, SD card cache, and LED Flash notifications, to name a few. Need another feature? Request it: Many are implemented.

Prevent data usage: Saving stuff to read later on might save on data charges, too, especially if you enable Pocket's Wi-Fi-only option.

Cons

Finding articles: We'd like a quicker way to recall recently added articles from inside our browser for tagging or sharing.

No full-text search: Pocket Premium's Full-Text Search tool would help attract (and retain) more Pocket users if it came with the free app.

Bottom Line

Pocket is a useful, easy-to-use tool that anyone can use. We're definitely glad to see Pocket in our Android.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 7.11.0.0

Introducing 2 new updates:

Translate in Pocket

If you have Google Translate installed, you can now translate any word or phrase in your saved articles. Just head to an article, select any text, and tap Translate.

Dark theme made easy

If you have Android 10, Pockets theme will automatically change to follow your devices theme, whether thats light or darkand this includes Pockets welcome screen. Set this up by visiting the settings menu within Pocket.

General

Release October 28, 2019
Date Added October 28, 2019
Version 7.11.0.0

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Android
Additional Requirements Requires Android

Popularity

Total Downloads 3,951
Downloads Last Week 0
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Developer's Description

THE PLACE TO ABSORB GREAT CONTENT.

Use Pocket to capture the content that comes at you all day long, and curate your own space filled with only the topics you care about. Save the latest stories, articles, news, sports and videos from any device, and any publisher or app. Then fuel your mind with a reading, watching, and listening experience designed for calm eyes, free hands, and fresh focus.

SAVE FROM ANYWHERE.

Save the latest news, magazine articles, stories, videos, recipes, web pages, how-to information anything you discover online or subscribe to, from any publisher. User favorites include: New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, Flipboard, The Atlantic, New Yorker, Lifehacker, Business Insider, The Verge, BBC News, Google News, Buzzfeed, Vox, engadget, Medium, Newsweek, Twitter, Youtube.

REST YOUR EYES. FIND YOUR FOCUS.

Pockets clean layout and customizable display make for a relaxing reading experience that clears out the visual clutter, gives your eyes a rest, and lets your mind focus on the information at hand. Love long reads? Pockets typography and layout keep reading comfortable for longer stretches. Love to read before bed? Try our new dark and sepia themes to reduce visual stimulation before you sleep.

LISTEN TO ARTICLES.

Pockets listen feature turns any news story, article, or blog post into a hands-free, eyes-free learning experience. Now you can turn content into knowledge while you cook, commute, work out, walk, or just relax and listen.

READ EVERYWHERE.

If its in your Pocket, its on your phone, tablet and computer even when youre offline. Whether youre taking a news break, reading from bed, or breezing through articles on your commute, Pocket makes the most of your time by getting you straight to the news feeds, magazine articles, stories, information, news, and sports that are compelling to you. And estimated reading times help you turn any time into quality time.

DISCOVER MORE OF WHAT YOU LOVE.

Find more of what you love but might otherwise have missed. Pocket surfaces best of web content discovered by our users, verified by our curators, and approved by our editors. Find all kinds of topics from all kinds of publishers, including quality magazines and news sources like Fast Company, The Verge, Medium, Quartz, Harvard Business Review and more.

MAKE IT PREMIUM. AND PERMANENT.

Power users can upgrade anytime to Pocket Premium for features like advanced search, unlimited highlights and automatic article backups.

You can also save to Pocket with our browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari

Learn more at https://getpocket.com/.

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