Well, I'll try it then and if I like it, take the other one off after all what's the point having two podcast apps? On 23 Sep 2012, at 19:25, Allison Mervis <alliso...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I especially like how easy it is to stream with Apple's podcast app, but > still wish there was a way to tell it not to automatically go to the next > episode. > On Sep 23, 2012, at 9:25 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > >> Hello Kawal, >> >> I agree the the Apple Podcast app still needs some work, but it is slowly >> getting better and you can download Podcasts very easily with this app. I >> just searched for the Today in iOS podcast and subscribed to it. After that >> all episodes are listed, in fact, they are listed already when you find the >> Podcast even without subscribing. Anyhow, if you flick right there is a >> download button after each episode, double tap it and it will download and >> correctly announce both the amount of data that has downloaded as well as >> the total size of the download and the download button itself indicates the >> download percentage. After the episode has downloaded there is a "More Info" >> button which has the show notes and you can mark the episode as played in >> there, you can change the settings for the entire Podcast if you double tap >> on the Podcast name or the More Info button next to the name. You can turn >> subscription off for the Podcast here, a feature which I think actually does >> not exist in Downcast, you can set your auto download options, e.g. keep all >> unplayed, keep the 2 most recent etc. You can also indicate the sort order, >> newest first or oldest first and the play order, oldest to newest or newest >> to oldest. Also you can mark all as played or all as unplayed. >> >> I was hoping that you can delete Podcasts with the new single finger flick >> down gesture and then double tap to confirm, i.e. that the Action rotor >> option works, but they have not yet added this although I would dare to say >> that I can't see this being far away. For the time being you can delete in >> the old way, do a double tap and hold (pass through gesture), then swipe >> left to right across the Podcast you want to delete and a "Confirm Deletion" >> button pops up. This is like you would delete music before the new Action >> rotor setting was added. >> >> In short, it's not so bad any more and I could see that this app after >> another 2 or 3 updates will definitely be interesting especially if SIRI >> integration is improved which still seems to be a bit sporatic. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Kawal Gucukoglu >> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:39 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Apple Podcast gone. >> >> Well, I got rid of the podcast thing from Apple as I don't like that you >> can't delete with ease. The other thing about Downcast is that you can >> download podcasts without connecting to Itunes. >> >> Kawal. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
