Pocket (service)
Original author(s) | Read it Later, Inc. |
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Developer(s) | Mozilla Corporation |
Initial release | 2007 |
Repository | |
Windows, and Windows Phones[1] | |
Type | Social bookmarking |
License | Freemium |
Website | Official website |
Pocket, previously known as Read It Later, is a
History
Pocket was introduced in August 2007 as a
Read It Later obtained
Initially the Read It Later app was available in a free version and a paid version that included additional features. After the rebranding to Pocket, all paid features were made available in a free and
In June 2015, Pocket was
On February 27, 2017, Pocket announced that it had been acquired by Mozilla Corporation, the commercial arm of Firefox's non-profit development group. Mozilla staff stated that Pocket would continue to operate as an independent subsidiary but that it would be leveraged as part of an ongoing "Context Graph" project.[6] There are plans to open-source the server-side code of Pocket,[11][12][13] though only parts of the project[14] have been open-sourced as of 2023.[15][16]
Functions
The application allows the user to save an article or web page to remote servers for later reading. The article is sent to the user's Pocket list (synced to all of their devices) for offline reading. Pocket makes the article more readable by removing clutter and enabling the user to add tags and adjust text settings.
Userbase
The application had 17 million users[17] and 1 billion saves, as of September 2015.[18] Some applications, such as Flipboard, Google Currents, and X, use Pocket's application programming interface (API).[3] Pocket was listed among Time magazine's 50 Best Android Applications for 2013.[19]
Reception
Kent German of
In 2015, Pocket was awarded a Material Design Award for Adaptive Layout by Google for their Android application.[23][24] It is today considered one of the best Smartphone Apps available on Android and iPhone.[25]
See also
References
- ^ "Pocket Applications". getpocket.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Nagappan, Ramu (June 11, 2010). "Read It Later app now available for iPad". Macworld. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "Pocket Operating System Compatibility". getpocket.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ^ Weiner, Nate, Read it Later—Firefox Extension, archived from the original on 2012-02-16, retrieved 2015-07-17
- ^ a b c Kincaid, Jason (July 26, 2011). "Read It Later Raises $2.5 Million, Wants To Become The Dropbox Of Content". Techcrunch. Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ a b Newton, Casey (27 February 2017). "Mozilla acquires Pocket to gain a foothold on mobile devices". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ Introducing Pocket Premium, Read It Later Inc., May 28, 2014, archived from the original on February 14, 2015, retrieved January 19, 2015
- ^ "Hacker News". ycombinator.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Protalinski, Emil (June 9, 2015). "Mozilla responds to Firefox user backlash over Pocket integration". venturebeat. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ "Mozilla has 'no plans' to offer Firefox without Pocket". VentureBeat. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Mozilla acquires read-it-later app Pocket, will open-source the code". VentureBeat. 2017-02-27. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ Downer, Tyler (2017-10-21). "Mozilla, Pocket and open-source". Reddit. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
we have plans to make it entirely open source
- ^ "Mozilla Acquires Pocket – The Mozilla Blog". The Mozilla Blog. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ "open-pocket/open-pocket: Building a 'clean room' open-source implementation of Pocket". GitHub. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Pocket Source Code". Mozilla Discourse. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Pocket". GitHub. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Pocket built a save button for the internet — what's next?". The Verge. September 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "1 Billion Saves to Pocket!". Read It Later Inc. May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ Newman, Jared (July 1, 2013). "50 Best Android Apps for 2013". TIME. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ German, Kent (July 11, 2011). "Kent's 10 favorite Android apps (CNET 100)". CNET. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ Zukerman, Erez. "Read It Later Pro". PC World. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ Barol, Bill (December 16, 2010). "Instapaper vs. Read It Later: The power of pretty". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ Fulcher, Rich (2015). "Material Design Awards". Google Design. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Raphael, J. R. (May 29, 2015). "Material Design, 1 year later: How Pocket and Pocket Casts conquered Google's vision". Computerworld. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "Best Smartphone Apps on Android and iPhone". Battery Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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