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I paid for Pocket Casts and also for the web player. But after the recent UI updates they went through, as well as the developers' underwhelming response to cri

by amanzi 7y ago

I paid for Pocket Casts and also for the web player. But after the recent UI updates they went through, as well as the developers' underwhelming response to criticism, I switched to using AntennaPod (https://antennapod.org/ https://antennapod.org/). AntennaPod has its own UI problems but it's FOSS and with frequent updates it's constantly getting better.

rstuart4133 7y ago
You are a life saver. I've been searching for a decent podcast program for years. That's not to say I haven't found them - I used Pocket Casts a years ago, but for reasons I don't understand every few years the paid ones (which I have happily paid for), seem to be struck by an irresistible urge to change the UI. Sometimes it is better, sometimes worse but mostly it's just different for no good reason. Maybe it's just me getting old, but I'm tiring of things changing because the old design was getting "stale", and completely over pretty interfaces driven by gestures that aren't immediately obvious. Include them if you want, but always give me a menus that make everything the app can do easily discoverable. If I have to look up a manual or google how to do something your UI design is a failure as far as I am concerned. AntennaPod seems to have the perfect UI - old fashionably obvious. It looks like it harks from years ago and it works so well they never changed it - perfect.
unicornporn 7y ago
I swear by AntennaPod. Been using it for years and years and the only thing I'm missing is an EQ.
xmprt 7y ago
What with FOSS Android apps looking like they're from the KitKat days?
- iamthirsty 7y ago
  Because most of them are, or haven't received updates visually since.
hrnnnnnn 7y ago
Thanks for the recommendation, I installed it this morning and it looks like all the things I miss from pocket casts after the UI redesign.
FeloniousHam 7y ago
> developers' underwhelming response to criticism I sent feature requests occasionally over the past few years, viz. search within podcast, navigate to podcast from episode, swipe to add to default playlist, and a couple more I can't remember. I always got personal replies and with the new version, they've all been fixed. For me, the new Pocket Casts is the best Android application I've ever used. I can't think of any rough edges in the app.
- mordant 7y ago
  It doesn't properly support authenticated feeds.

by amanzi 7y ago

rstuart4133 7y ago

You are a life saver. I've been searching for a decent podcast program for years. That's not to say I haven't found them - I used Pocket Casts a years ago, but for reasons I don't understand every few years the paid ones (which I have happily paid for), seem to be struck by an irresistible urge to change the UI. Sometimes it is better, sometimes worse but mostly it's just different for no good reason. Maybe it's just me getting old, but I'm tiring of things changing because the old design was getting "stale", and completely over pretty interfaces driven by gestures that aren't immediately obvious. Include them if you want, but always give me a menus that make everything the app can do easily discoverable. If I have to look up a manual or google how to do something your UI design is a failure as far as I am concerned. AntennaPod seems to have the perfect UI - old fashionably obvious. It looks like it harks from years ago and it works so well they never changed it - perfect.

unicornporn 7y ago

I swear by AntennaPod. Been using it for years and years and the only thing I'm missing is an EQ.

xmprt 7y ago

What with FOSS Android apps looking like they're from the KitKat days?

iamthirsty 7y ago
Because most of them are, or haven't received updates visually since.

hrnnnnnn 7y ago

Thanks for the recommendation, I installed it this morning and it looks like all the things I miss from pocket casts after the UI redesign.

FeloniousHam 7y ago

> developers' underwhelming response to criticism I sent feature requests occasionally over the past few years, viz. search within podcast, navigate to podcast from episode, swipe to add to default playlist, and a couple more I can't remember. I always got personal replies and with the new version, they've all been fixed. For me, the new Pocket Casts is the best Android application I've ever used. I can't think of any rough edges in the app.

mordant 7y ago
It doesn't properly support authenticated feeds.