Kobo is still working on Pocket support for its e-readers – Tablets and phones – News

Kobo e-readers won’t lose the flexibility to save lots of and open articles through Pocket from August 15. Kobo says it’s engaged on a technique to log in with a Firefox account.

This week it was introduced that Kobo will launch an replace to its e-readers that removes Pocket performance as a result of the units do not assist the required expertise for a Firefox account login. In a remark reverse The Verge Kobo now states that this isn’t appropriate in any case. A login choice would nonetheless be labored on. Additionally on the supportpagina van Pocket in the meantime, the modified data is displayed.

By the way, no assist launch date has but been introduced, which suggests for brand new customers that they could nonetheless be briefly unable to entry Pocket entry in sure conditions. After August 15, new customers might want to log in with a Firefox account, so solely when Kobo implements the characteristic will they be capable of use article storage through Pocket after that date.

Nothing will change for current customers; they are going to proceed to entry Pocket by their current account. If a consumer would nonetheless like to modify to a Firefox account, an replace have to be put in on the e-reader. It isn’t clear whether or not a attainable automated replace might trigger issues for current clients.

Pocket is a service that may retailer articles and different internet texts for customers to learn later. As well as, it will possibly take away the format of the web site, which ought to promote ease of studying and take away distractions. On Kobo eReaders, the “Pocket Studying Expertise” appears to be like the identical as when customers learn an eBook.

This tutorial video dates from December 2013

Replace, 1:10 p.m: Details about the functionalities of Pocket have been added to the article.