Formerly known as 'Read it Later', Pocket is an essential app for me to save articles and videos for reading and viewing later. My daily intake of articles on the web is pretty big and commuting time is not enough to read them all, making Pocket a must-have app on my supported devices.
Besides saving content for later, Pocket also strips the articles of ads and presents them in a read-friendly format similar to reading view in Edge, the Microsoft browser for Android. As such, the article looks nicer. Pocket is also very easy to use. You come across an article and want to save it for later, simply tap the share icon and tap the Pocket icon in the Share menu.
The app was released in 2012 and has since been updated several times. Among one of its features, is the ability to highlight things you find interesting in the articles you read. Here again, this is a simple enough feature, but very useful. Pocket improved it by grouping the highlights in the order they appear in the articles; which makes sense.
In version 6.7.9.0, Pocket is getting support for multi-window on Android 7.0 or higher. Pocket developer says, "with split-screen mode, you can multi-task like a pro and use Pocket along with other apps on the same screen, at the same time." I very rarely use split screen on my devices. At least, I know it's there in case I need it.
Download the update in Google Play Store.
Formerly known as 'Read it Later', Pocket has become an essential app for me as it saves the articles and videos for reading and viewing later. My daily intake of articles on the web is pretty big and commuting time is not enough to read them all, making Pocket a must-have app on my supported devices.
Besides saving content for later, Pocket also strips the articles of ads and presents them in a read-friendly format similar to reading view in Edge, the Microsoft browser for Android. As such, the article looks nicer. Pocket is also very easy to use. You come across an article and want to save it for later, simply tap the share icon and tap the Pocket icon in the Share menu.
The app was released in 2012 and has since been updated several times. Among one of its features, is the ability to highlight things you find interesting in the articles you read. Here again, this is a simple enough feature, but very useful. Pocket improved it by grouping the highlights in the order they appear in the articles; which makes sense.
That's it in this update that raises the version number 6.7.7.8. Download the update in Google Play Store.
Pocket is "read it later" app. You find an interesting article on the web but cannot read it, Pocket will save it for you so you can read later at your leisure. It works even without an internet connection. A year already since the app exists and to celebrate the developers have added a slew of features that makes the app a must have. Still not convinced? Consider that one: Articles or websites you send to Pocket are synchronized to your tablet and computer for access anytime. Pretty neat.
Check out the full list of added features:
- Send to Friend makes it even easier to share content with friends
- Receive shared items directly in Pocket
- Completely new share menu that highlights your recent apps and friends
- Instant Sync now works with multiple devices
- Auto fullscreen in Article and Web View
- Bug fixes and improvements
Download here.
