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1. #Popular podcasts go wrong pocket casts for android#
2. #Popular podcasts go wrong pocket casts android#
3. #Popular podcasts go wrong pocket casts Pc#
4. #Popular podcasts go wrong pocket casts plus#

#Popular podcasts go wrong pocket casts plus#

Here, I get a slider, plus the option to set the same speed for all podcasts or just the current one – and it does remember it across episodes. The speeds available are freely selectable, unlike the iPod settings of 0.5x, 1.0x, and 2.0x. The playback speed for a podcast can be varies to compensate for slow or fast speakers. The pull-down controls also work inside the app itself, making it a simple way to control playback as I am going through my downloaded and available podcasts. Playback control is also available by pulling down from the top of the screen, as well as from the lock screen. If you double-tap on a podcast, it jumps to the top and starts playing – a nice little shortcut for the case that you want a quick change of topic. This is the queue of episodes you have setup, and it can be rearranged by dragging episodes up and down. Swiping right you get to the Up Next list. Very convenient, and better than what iTunes offers on the desktop. Swiping left you get access to the show description for the currently playing episode, and in case it contains links to webpages they can be clicked on to open them in Chrome. Unlike my iPod, the skip forward or back is configurable, and I decided to increase the back jump from the default of 10s to 20s as that fits my habits better. The default screen shows the current podcast, position, and offers the option to jump back or forth a short amount. The main player interface when controlling playback has three screens.

The price for the application is totally reasonable at less than 10 USD, and I do not mind paying the developers at all. It is still easy to get started with the application, and it grows on you over time. There are lots of shortcuts and making the same feature available in many ways, that really show a dedication to thinking through workflows with no attempt at “minimalism” in terms of interaction.

I really like the interface of the application and the many smart details that show that the creators are really trying to build an excellent tool to help people listen effectively to podcasts. In particular, I have noticed that I now get Security Now downloaded before the links to the show notes pages are up – but the links from Steve Gibsons twitter account thankfully arrive before the podcast. I get new episodes faster this way compared to how things worked before, and I also get notified as soon as a new episode is available. Plus, getting podcasts delivered directly to the device with no sync-with-PC step needed is really great. Once I started using it, I realized just how feature-poor the player on the iPod was. And I am happy to have found a really nice specialized app to do the work: Pocket Casts.

#Popular podcasts go wrong pocket casts android#

I guess this is another case of random geographical restriction of features that make no sense (like the fact that even 18 months after I bought a car that supported Android Auto, it is still not available in Sweden…). Some sources online apparently seem to claim that Google has it, but they are nowhere to be found in the app on my phone.

#Popular podcasts go wrong pocket casts for android#

I had expected Google to provide something for Android by default, but that does not seem to be the case. The question was just which program to use to listen to podcasts on the phone. Instead of finding a new separate device, I gave up and joined the majority that puts everything into the phone. I did run out and panic-buy an iPod Nano before the stores ran out of them, but that last iPod I will ever buy is still unopened in its box… and it will likely stay that way.

But nothing lasts, and now that Apple killed off the iPods I had to find a replacement solution before my last iPod broke. This worked well enough, and I kind of liked separating out the battery used for listening from the battery my phone used for calls and data traffic.

#Popular podcasts go wrong pocket casts Pc#

In the past, I have used a long line of iPod nano devices to serve my listening needs ( see my review of the 7 th and final generation iPod Nano), downloading podcasts to a Windows PC and then syncing them over to the device. I am an avid podcast listener, using podcasts as the main source of entertainment on my commute, when I go to gym, go shopping, cook at home, et cetera.