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Discover how to efficiently manage Pocket items using sorting, reading time, and Viewed/Not Viewed features.

=Introduction= Pocket has many ways to sort and categorize the items in your account: keeping item in either the List or Archive, Favoriting your most important items, categorizing with Tags, and our latest two features: searching and sorting by reading time estimates and marking items as Viewed or Not Viewed. Continue reading to learn more about using reading time estimates and marking items as viewed or not viewed. =Viewed Item Status= ==Identifying items as Viewed or Not Viewed== In Pocket for Android 7.53 and later, you'll notice that items in your account will show as Not Viewed (with '''bold''' text in the item's title) or Viewed (with a normal font weight in the title). Here's what this looks like: ;[[Image:Using Reading Time Estimates in Pocket for Android 1|width=400]] ==Marking items as Viewed or Not Viewed== When you tap to open an item, it will be marked as '''Viewed'''. To change an item's view status, long press on the item in your List and tap the '''Viewed/Not Viewed''' icon, which looks like an eye: ;[[Image:Using Reading Time Estimates in Pocket for Android 2|width=300]] Long press on an item to enable '''Bulk Edit''' and change the status of multiple items at once: ;[[Image:Using Reading Time Estimates in Pocket for Android 3|width=400]] When you've opened an item, tap the overflow button (with three dots) in the top-right corner to change the view status: ;[[Image:Using Reading Time Estimates in Pocket for Android 4|width=400]] ==Sorting your items by Viewed or Not Viewed Status== You can sort and filter your list in the filter menu. Tap the filter button to the right of the search bar as seen below: ;[[Image:Using Reading Time Estimates in Pocket for Android 5|width=400]] From here, you can filter by '''Viewed''' or '''Not Viewed'''. Tap the filter button once again to deselect the filter when you're done. =Using Reading Time Estimates= ==Searching by Reading Time Estimate== When you tap the search bar to search your Pocket, you'll see a ''Time to Read'' section. Choose one of the reading times to suit your mood: ;[[Image:Using Reading Time Estimates in Pocket for Android 6|width=400]] You'll see your chosen reading length in your search bar: ;[[Image:Using Reading Time Estimates in Pocket for Android 7|width=400]] Finally, when you filter by reading time you can also search by keyword. Tap the search bar to add keywords to your search. ==Sorting Your List by Reading Time Estimate== Tap the filter button next to the search bar to access sorting options: '''Newest''' or '''Oldest first''', and '''Shortest''' and '''Longest to read''': ;[[Image:Using Reading Time Estimates in Pocket for Android 8|width=400]] You can also filter your list by '''Viewed'''and '''Not Viewed''' items to further narrow down what you've saved.