# TED Talks: Watch and Learn

> Inspiring ideas on the go

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ted.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ted.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ted.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TED Conferences LLC
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 34,635,845
- **Rating:** 4.15 / 5 (214,039 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2012-03-04
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 128 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ted.android)
- **Website:** [http://support.ted.com](http://support.ted.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/privacy-policy](https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/privacy-policy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #4,439 — Overall
- #110 — Education (Free)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AD_SERVICES_CONFIG`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.ted.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ted.android)