Pocket client Pouch 3.0 is completely rewritten for Windows Phone 8.1 users

Pocket (world wide web.getpocket.com) is a popular service used by many to salvage online manufactures for later reading. The service works through web browser plugins or by manually saving commodity links into an online repository and organizing them by category. Later, users tin can pull up those manufactures when they have a free moment. Although Windows Telephone does not have an official Pocket app, information technology does accept some great clients including Pouch.

Today, Pouch 3.0 is live in the Store, and it is worth the download, especially if you are on Windows Phone 8.1. Let'due south have a look at what is new.

Pouch three.0

New design
New backend with a much cleaner feel (much fewer bugs than the previous version)
Greatly improved offline enshroud
New app logo
Pouch can now read articles aloud even if you get out the app
Swipe left/right to get to previous/next commodity

In short, Pouch 3.0 is a whole new feel. The blueprint is all the same very make clean, and it should appeal to those who are fans of the Mod design. Users tin can now swipe left to right between articles, change the font, read the article aloud (fifty-fifty when away from the app), view images and, of course, share the article.

The new Pouch logo is also pretty adorable, every bit it changes the face depending on the status of the article in Pocket. For those who like a night groundwork, you lot can but modify between light and dark under Settings.

I have been running Pouch 3.0 for the final few days as part of the beta, and I like the performance improvement on Windows Phone 8.i devices. Everything is fast, fluid, and it makes reading my offline articles a breeze. If you are already a user of Pouch, go grab the 3.0 update that is now live. If y'all have not tried it, brand sure yous sign up for Pocket (costless) and download Pouch to give a spin.

Download Pouch iii.0 for Windows Telephone 8; $1.99 with a free trial

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