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slightly off topic: just went from ios 8.4 to 9.3. apples podcast app has become so bad ui-wise. it's now the same crap that is the music app. almost unusable -

by glasz 10y ago

slightly off topic: just went from ios 8.4 to 9.3. apples podcast app has become so bad ui-wise. it's now the same crap that is the music app. almost unusable - especially while driving. somebody at apple needs to bleed for that shit. forstall and jobs did a better job at this.

Spooky23 10y ago
It's also a storage monster. Click "play" without downloading on a big Podcast like Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (as long as 5 hours!) and you'll quickly notice that the podcasts app will permanently gobble up that storage as un-deleteable "Documents and Settings". Once that gets too big backup/restore is your only option.
- glasz 10y ago
  wtf. really? my goodness.
  - sehr 10y ago
    Yep. Same thing happens with the music app too, just reformatted yesterday and got back 6GB or so
    - glasz 10y ago
      holy. and then you have cook, that sucker, selling 16gb phones wanting buyers to sign up for apple music. this is some serious shitshow. i'm sorry but i don't have excuses anymore.
  - Spooky23 10y ago
    Yeah, it's ridiculous. I filed a bug for it like 4 years ago and it was a dupe then.
msrpotus 10y ago
Check out Overcast; much better podcast app than the default Apple one.
- vitd 10y ago
  I completely agree about Apple's app being messed up and would love to use Overcast, but the last time I looked into it: a) It required giving them my email or creating an account or some crap. That's an absolute deal breaker. I know they had some weird thing where it could generate an anonymous id or something, but it's not sufficient for me. I must be able to use the app with no further communication to the producer of the app. b) I like using iTunes for Podcast discovery, and having a separate app makes that harder. Also, looking at the website for Overcast now, it has social features like sharing podcasts on Twitter. WTF? I just want to listen to some shows I like. I don't want to give or share anything with anyone!
  - emdowling 10y ago
    Every single Apple app has a share icon which also lets you post to Twitter, Facebook, etc. Why is it such a problem for you if Overcast offers this feature? You don't need to use it. Not attacking, just confused about why the presence of the feature is so offensive to you.
  - simonbarker87 10y ago
    You can use Overcast without an email address, if you want an account you can but they don't make you - there's a really obvious button when you first open the app up

by glasz 10y ago

Spooky23 10y ago

It's also a storage monster. Click "play" without downloading on a big Podcast like Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (as long as 5 hours!) and you'll quickly notice that the podcasts app will permanently gobble up that storage as un-deleteable "Documents and Settings". Once that gets too big backup/restore is your only option.

glasz 10y ago
wtf. really? my goodness.
- sehr 10y ago
  Yep. Same thing happens with the music app too, just reformatted yesterday and got back 6GB or so
  - glasz 10y ago
    holy. and then you have cook, that sucker, selling 16gb phones wanting buyers to sign up for apple music. this is some serious shitshow. i'm sorry but i don't have excuses anymore.
- Spooky23 10y ago
  Yeah, it's ridiculous. I filed a bug for it like 4 years ago and it was a dupe then.

msrpotus 10y ago

Check out Overcast; much better podcast app than the default Apple one.

vitd 10y ago
I completely agree about Apple's app being messed up and would love to use Overcast, but the last time I looked into it: a) It required giving them my email or creating an account or some crap. That's an absolute deal breaker. I know they had some weird thing where it could generate an anonymous id or something, but it's not sufficient for me. I must be able to use the app with no further communication to the producer of the app. b) I like using iTunes for Podcast discovery, and having a separate app makes that harder. Also, looking at the website for Overcast now, it has social features like sharing podcasts on Twitter. WTF? I just want to listen to some shows I like. I don't want to give or share anything with anyone!
- emdowling 10y ago
  Every single Apple app has a share icon which also lets you post to Twitter, Facebook, etc. Why is it such a problem for you if Overcast offers this feature? You don't need to use it. Not attacking, just confused about why the presence of the feature is so offensive to you.
- simonbarker87 10y ago
  You can use Overcast without an email address, if you want an account you can but they don't make you - there's a really obvious button when you first open the app up