Features & Capabilities

Feed your curiosity and expand your world with the official TED app. Discover over 3,000 inspiring talks from leaders in tech, science, psychology, business, and the arts—watch videos, listen to TED Audio Collective podcasts, and save ideas to revisit.

Features include subtitle support in 100+ languages, offline downloads for video or audio, cross-device sync with your TED profile, bookmarks and curated playlists, and a "Surprise Me" discovery tool to find talks that will amaze and inspire.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
TED Conferences LLC
Downloads:
34,524,544 8.95K
Rating:
4.14
(214,223)
45 ratings
Version:
8.0.0 Last updated: 2026-06-10
Version code:
5581
Creation date:
2012-03-04
Publisher country:
US US
Permissions:
  • android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
  • android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
  • android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW High risk
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
  • android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION Moderate risk
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
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Size:
123.93MB
Email:
co*****@ted.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-05
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Ranking

Other platforms

Apple
TED Talks: Watch and Learn (v8000)
4.60 (10,312)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
TED Conferences LLC
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ted.android
Email:
co*****@ted.com
Website:
http://support.ted.com

User Reviews

Users praise the TED Talks app for strong educational content, language-learning value, and helpful discovery features. However, repeated complaints focus on reliability: videos often won’t play or load, frequently interrupting playback; the app also becomes unresponsive or freezes after a short time; performance is laggy and not well optimized. Some users also want basic UI improvements and updated features (e.g., navigation controls and Shorts). Overall, the content is excellent, but reliability issues substantially degrade the experience.
Pros
  • High-quality, diverse TED Talk content with strong educational value.
  • Valuable for learning English and general knowledge.
  • Good discovery features: random talks and related recommendations help explore topics.
  • Overall positive reception and free access, delivering quality content.
Cons
  • Videos frequently fail to play or interrupt, with loading stalls and black screens.
  • App freezes or becomes unresponsive after a few minutes, hindering playback.
  • Performance issues: laggy, slow loading, and not well optimized.
  • Requests for navigation controls and feature updates (back/forward/volume/brightness) and outdated Shorts features.
Recent reviews
Dear the developer, can you add download option for podcasts section? because I would like to listen to the podcasts via offline when I am on bus or studying at library. I wish you could add that option in next update
by Mr*****, 2026-06-30

What happened to this application. I used to remember that it used to be my favourite app during my school days. Now it's so bugged, hanged and stuck that it really destroys the smoothness. The reason I downloaded this app is to come out of toxicity in YouTube comments and get the flow but sadly it failed. I want to uninstall but don't want to. Please for god's sake improve the UX and add some interactive contents. It seems that its still stucked to past decade.
by Ma*****, 2026-06-29

good
by Sa*****, 2026-06-03
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