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Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot

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1222 points phantomathkg | 4 comments | 22 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.424s | source
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podgietaru ◴[22 May 25 18:59 UTC] No.44065481[source]▶
I loved Pocket. I used it nearly daily. I was often in their top n% of users. I paid for it. Then one day they changed the way their rendering worked on iOS. And it destroyed my workflow.

I also bought a Kobo E-Reader specifically to use Pocket with it. In short order I found an open-source alternative - Omnivore - and spent my time hacking away at my Kobo to get it to pull from there instead. https://github.com/Podginator/KoboOmnivoreConverter

I think Pocket was amazing. I think the idea worked amazingly for someone like me, who is an enjoyer of reading, but had a hard time finding a moment to sit down and do it.

I am upset that Pocket is going. I am upset that Omnivore shut down. I am upset that my Kobo will probably remove that integration and thus ruin my Self-Hosted Omnivore's integration with it.

I think it could have been a lot, lot more.

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1. kimberli ◴[23 May 25 01:28 UTC] No.44068953[source]▶
That's so unfortunate--I've also used Pocket for a decade+. I had the Omnivore app installed on my phone as a replacement for the other infinite feed scrolling apps.

I'm actually working on an open-source alternative at https://curi.ooo if you're interested in checking it out. It's a work in progress, but I'm building it primarily for my own use because I'm frustrated with all these services shutting down.

The Kobo integration you have is interesting too, wonder how I could support that use case...

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2. pm3003 ◴[23 May 25 07:08 UTC] No.44070604[source]▶
That's great! I've been looking for something for a while. Great features from my point of view:

- email newsletters, especially with offline mails (no remote images) since theya can go easily through workplace gateyways for those of us who work in secure areas. Didn't see yet if yours were.

- sync and integrate with everything, e-readers, nextcloud, browsers...

- PWA

Good luck!

3. patch_collector ◴[23 May 25 12:32 UTC] No.44072241[source]▶
I love how clean it is!

One personal use case that I'd love to see supported (when you get your mobile apps implemented) is the ability to add articles via the 'share' shortcuts. I get mailing lists with links, and I don't want to stop to read an article while clearing out my inbox. So if a link looks interesting, I use the 'share' feature to add it to Pocket, and then I'll go back to it later -- without opening my browser.

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4. kimberli ◴[23 May 25 15:16 UTC] No.44073639[source]▶
Yes, great suggestion. It's currently implemented in the beta Android app, just need to get registered with the Apple Developer Program and get iOS working.

Because Curio saves client-side, it opens the app and renders the page briefly though. Not sure yet if there's a better way to do it.