So, when looking for podcasts, all I've seen so far is audio content. Is there a video section/tab as there is in Apples Podcasts app?
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2013, at 2:46 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Yes, Downcast handles both audio and video Podcasts. You can even listen to > just the audio of a video podcast. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Shane clark > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 10:34 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Podcast app question and overall general podcast question > > Does Downcast let you watch video podcasts like the Apple app does? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 2, 2013, at 11:47 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Shane, >> >> The Podcast app of choice for most people on this list as well as many >> sighted people is Downcast. It is a very feature rich Podcast app and >> whether you download or stream your Podcasts is completely >> customizable. You can even set it to download certain Podcasts while >> you not do so for others and you can tell it whether to allow >> streaming via 3G or restrict it to Wi-Fi only. >> The same goes for what to do with the Podcasts after you stream or >> download them. You can tell it globally to keep no Podcasts, to only >> keep unplayed Podcasts, to keep a certain number of unplayed or a >> certain number of all Podcasts. Then once again you can overwrite the >> global setting by defining a different setting for a certain Podcast, >> individual settings always have priority over the global setting. >> Downcast is fully Voiceover friendly and I believe there is a Podcast >> about it on Applevis. >> It is very easy to search for Podcasts by name, by URL or to import them. >> You can even make Playlists, for example, if you have 3 different tech >> Podcasts, you could make a playlist for them. >> If Apple was smart they'd buy out Downcast. OK, so maybe that was a >> poor choice of words, I am not implying they are not smart *smile*, >> but there are definitely apps which do what some of their stock apps >> do which are way better. Given Apple's resources compared to say those >> of the developer of Downcast I find this rather interesting. >> >> Just for completeness sake, the app iCatcher which is another Podcast >> app is also fully Voiceover accessible and quite good, but I think if >> it came down to a vote more people would vote for Downcast. When I >> just looked up the links I noticed iCatcher said at the top of the app >> description that it was on sale. However, the price of $2.99 I wrote >> down below is what was listed and I thought that was the regular >> price. I did buy the app a long time ago so if I look it up on my >> iPhone or in iTunes when I am signed in it only asks me to download it >> since I once bought it and I can't see if the price there shows up > differently. Anyhow, here are the links: >> >> Downcast: $1.99 >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/downcast/id393858566?mt=8 >> >> iCatcher: $2.99 >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icatcher!-podcast-app/id414419105?mt=8 >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Shane clark >> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 5:32 PM >> To: accessible-...@freelists.org; viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Podcast app question and overall general podcast question >> >> Hi, >> So I downloaded the Apple Podcast app again yesterday, after not using >> it for awhile, and noticed that you now have to download the podcast >> versese just streaming it to the phone. I thought at one time, you >> could stream them instead of downloading them, was U wrong here? >> Is there an app like Podcast that gives you the option to stream them, >> but has the same amount of content? Also, when you subscribe to a >> certain podcast, does it put the podcast in your phone, then you >> download it, or is it already downloaded for youV And finally, what's >> the best way to delete them from the Podcast app? I see the podcast, >> then recently played, and a few other places where the podcast is at >> within the app. >> Thanks for all help, Shane. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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