The mobile app allows you to:
​Submit a request at the PressReader Help Center if you are having any problems with the app.
Please note that desktop and laptop apps are no longer supported by PressReader. Also, the background in the app has recently been changed to black.
After the download of the app is completed, you need to authorise the app with your PressReader account. If you do not have a PressReader account, review the instructions on the Getting started page.
Open the PressReader app and click on the Sign in button located on the bottom of the black sidebar.
Important: Select Email at the next window.
Sign in using your PressReader account login details.
Your app is authorised when the green dot appears next to the coffee cup located on the black sidebar.
The general settings option allows you to set up your preferences e.g. how often you want to remove issues from your device, decide on your default view and more.
As PressReader magazines take up a lot of your storage space, you may consider removing issues automatically on a regular basis.
The reading settings give access to SmartZoom, full screen options, article highlights and more.
You can also turn on your device's text to speech and set the speed at which the text is spoken.
Click Browse on the left sidebar to access the publication search box and the filter options. You can filter your search by selecting countries, languages and magazines or newspapers.
After you made your first selection, you can also filter by categories. Some categories are health & fitness, computers & technology, crafts & hobbies, fashion, food & drinks, home & garden, music, news, photography, sports, travel & culture and more.
You will find your downloaded titles under Downloaded on the left sidebar.
When you find a publication that you want to download for offline reading, just click on the down arrow in the circle and the publication download will start. This can take up to a couple of minutes.
To view titles that you have downloaded, click on the Downloaded button located on the left sidebar.
Click the cover of the publication and a new window with additional options will open.
If you click the picture of the cover of a downloaded issue in your Downloaded folder, this will open up the issue and you can start reading. If you click the title or date of the issue, you will get access to the auto-download and back issues that are available.
In the Downloaded folder, press and hold the cover of the magazine issue that you want to delete or lock. This will bring up a selection of options.
You will see the 3 dots throughout PressReader. Depending on their location, the 3 dots provide different options.
In the app at an article or page, they provide the following options.
Please note that features appearing in grey are not available.