I tested several video podcasts and noticed that it will stream (without downloading) on cellular but it will not download (3G and LTE) without wifi if your podcast is over 50megs.
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Apple Offers New Dedicated Podcast App for iOS
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Of all Apple skeuomorphs could be the most misleading UIs. I'd like to see no skeuomorphs at all at one point.
A couple FYI's:
1. When accessing Settings -> General -> Usage, downloaded podcasts are listed under the "Music" app, not the "Podcasts" app.
2. After deleting Podcasts.app, downloaded podcasts remain in Music.app and will need to be deleted there (if you want to free up additional space).
1. When accessing Settings -> General -> Usage, downloaded podcasts are listed under the "Music" app, not the "Podcasts" app.
2. After deleting Podcasts.app, downloaded podcasts remain in Music.app and will need to be deleted there (if you want to free up additional space).
Anyone got syncing across devices working yet? Can't figure out how to configure it on across my Mac, iPhone and iPad...
Strange that it's the 3rd party app that's making better use of Apple's services. May as well uninstall this now as it's basically useless without iCloud syncing, and Downcast is rather nice anyway.
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It only syncs between iOS devices (not Macs), and it's only for playback info, not subscriptions. It also does it via your Apple ID rather than iCloud. Bizarre choices by Apple.
I just want to be able to read the entire podcast title when browsing. Is that really too much to ask for?
cool.
Cause it sounded too unbelievable even for current apple dev standards to put out a podcast app and not be able to rate podcasts or see show notes.
According to the app description it is supposed to sync between Mac and PCs also
Which saddens me, cause I watched a bunch of podcasts and not only does it not auto delete them, but it doesn't even update in iTunes.
So, when I specify to keep only the "Most Recent Episode," it just ignores that? What do you mean?
another quirky thing imo:
if you are subscribed to a podcast and just click on the show you want to listen it will stream right in the app right. with the analog tape deck background and all.
but if you arent subscribed to a podcast and you click on an episode to stream it, it brings up just the empty quick time background. kind of weird, why not just stream that with the same analog tape background and all like the ones you're subscribed too.
not a big deal, but just found that odd.
if you are subscribed to a podcast and just click on the show you want to listen it will stream right in the app right. with the analog tape deck background and all.
but if you arent subscribed to a podcast and you click on an episode to stream it, it brings up just the empty quick time background. kind of weird, why not just stream that with the same analog tape background and all like the ones you're subscribed too.
not a big deal, but just found that odd.
That's in iTunes. That will work. But if you want to exist outside of iTunes you don't get that choice.
Don't like it ...
I really don't like this app ... it seems that Apple is releasing stuff and not testing it / using it enough.
I don't know if it's just me, but try this:
- start playing an episode (i have a lot, so i never remember which number i'm on).
- stop
- quit app (home screen)
- do something else
- double click for the app manager
- quit podcast app from the app manager (press & wait, etc.)
- launch again
- OK, now, where the hell is the "now playing" button?!?!
- I can't find a way to get back to the currently playing podcast without manually selecting it. LAME!
C'mon Apple ... this is not what quality means.
And i can point out that it is SLOW AS HELL in my 3GS ... but i can understand that ...
I really don't like this app ... it seems that Apple is releasing stuff and not testing it / using it enough.
I don't know if it's just me, but try this:
- start playing an episode (i have a lot, so i never remember which number i'm on).
- stop
- quit app (home screen)
- do something else
- double click for the app manager
- quit podcast app from the app manager (press & wait, etc.)
- launch again
- OK, now, where the hell is the "now playing" button?!?!
- I can't find a way to get back to the currently playing podcast without manually selecting it. LAME!
C'mon Apple ... this is not what quality means.
And i can point out that it is SLOW AS HELL in my 3GS ... but i can understand that ...
The only mention of Mac & PC in the App description are syncing "favorite episodes". This is referring to iTunes syncing. Episode playback is only between iOS devices as mentioned on the Apple support pages.
I just saw this in something else I read. I never saw that in the iPhone version. I have no idea what is happening with this app anymore.
Wow, they do not make this setting obvious do they?
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They definitely do not. Was going to go complain about it not having 2x and 1/2x speed until I saw someone on here mention how to get to it. Just happened to accidentally come across the preferences for keeping podcasts, which is nice to have but not obvious to get to.
I'm all for things looking cool, but it is sometimes getting in the way of usability for this and other iOS and OS X apps. Based on the keynote, Address Book (soon to be Contacts) looks like it will be again more usable in Mountain Lion.
Maybe by the time iOS 6 comes out, they will tweak some things for us in the new Podcasts app. It's promising but doesn't seem polished right now. I like the little touches they're adding to things, as long as they do get in the way of the "big touches".
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If only your intentions were not so transparent. Yes, it appears that I was wrong. But the initial question remains. Why would you have suspected that it wouldn't use iCloud? It's a very strange and unprecedented decision by Apple.