![]() Due to how Android is set up on a technical level, Instapaper for Android works with every app that can share things with no extra work needed from the developers. With all those options, reading past bedtime should be no issue.įor completeness’ sake, the developers also threw in folders for your articles, a rotation lock, and the ability to share articles with any app that has the capability to “share” things. You can manually enable night mode (white text on a black background) or set it to change automatically based on the time of day. There are also features intended for those reading at night time. Reading saved webpages looks nice and is super easy. Using pieces chosen by The Feature, we didn’t see any weird formatting issues or strange links. The articles looked very nice after their transition from the web to Instapaper. The default font and font size look so nice that we didn’t feel the need to change anything. We didn’t really feel the need to adjust the any of these, though. There are options for the font, font size, spacing between lines, and margins. Just open any article you’ve downloaded and tap the Menu key on your phone. Speaking of configuration options, Instapaper for Android impresses with a whole mess of options to optimize your reading experience. We had no issue finding and using all of the configuration options. Far from being a copy-and-paste job from iOS, Instapaper for Android is made according to traditional Android design styles. The first thing to catch our eye is the user interface. The developers rebuilt Instapaper from the ground up for Android into a genuinely impressive app. ![]() From top to bottom, the app is thoroughly well designed. We came away from our time in Instapaper for Android feeling relieved and impressed. Thankfully, the Instapaper Android app is nothing like that. It all sounded like a recipe for a poorly coded bone thrown to appease Android fanboys. We were a little afraid to try the Android version when we heard that an outside company and not the original creator ported the app from iOS. Seriously, we cannot recommend this site highly enough. The articles tend to be long, highly intellectual, and utterly fascinating. They collect material from some of the best English-language publications out there like The New Yorker, Diablo, New York Magazine, The Awl, Slate, The Atlantic, Wiredand Vanity Fair. We recommend regular visits to The Feature for reading materials, as its articles are absolutely superb. Our go-to site for awesome and very long articles is, a service that collects the best pieces of long-form journalism. You can save whatever articles you’d like to Instapaper, although most people opt for saving longer pieces. If you’re traveling by plane, then you wouldn’t even have data. This app is beautiful and perfect for traveling when you might not have internet access. Granted, offline reading isn’t as impressive on our Android phone that has a constant data connection, but Instapaper is an absolute godsend on our WiFi-only iPad. It’s really a neat system, especially since you can save articles from just about any device with a web browser. The core idea is that you can select web pages and save them for offline browsing. What is Instapaper?įor our readers who might not have heard of Instapaper before (both of you), we’ll summarize. Here’s why Instapaper is worth buying on Android. It was a decent app, but far from the real thing. Before now, we’ve had to deal with off-brand version like Read It Later (now known as Pocket). Creator Marcos Arment licensed out the port to another developer to finally create an official port of Instapaper for Android users. It’s been around for a while… but only on iOS until recently. Most of our readers have probably heard of the award-winning, massively successful, and TechNorms favorite app that has been so successful over on iOS. One of the most helpful apps for reading on iPad was Instapaper. However, once we got them, it was like a reading extravaganza, especially with the iPad. In our defense, it’s not like tech advertisements say “Try the all new iPad. To be honest, we never really thought about using a smart device for reading. When we bought both devices, they looked great for a whole mess of other reasons. Probably the best and most unexpected benefit which we at TechNorms have enjoyed from owning a smartphone and a tablet is the ability to read more.
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