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Why anyone would use a proprietary podcasting app is beyond me! (Particularly one from Google with basically had a 100% chance of getting canceled....) https:

Why anyone would use a proprietary podcasting app is beyond me! (Particularly one from Google with basically had a 100% chance of getting canceled....) https://antennapod.org/ https://antennapod.org/ is incredible! 10/10, highly recommend!

azangru 3y ago
> Why anyone would use a proprietary podcasting app is beyond me! It's preinstalled on Android. Easy to get started... Defaults are a powerful thing. Thanks for the recommendation! I was just looking for another app to switch to.
- mdaniel 3y ago
  AntennaPod is good if you value FLOSS over UX, but I continue to get my money's worth from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bambuna.podcastaddict https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bambuna.po... (it's IAP, so you don't have to pay to try it) I just happen to still have my notes where I was evaluating players a while back and here's why I chose Podcast Addict over AntennaPod, with this written from the perspective of "why not AntennaPod" * auto download should be configurable per podcast, ideally with number of episodes to retain * auto skip intro, outro seconds should be configurable per podcast * delete from Queue view doesn't remove it from the queue nor even mark it as played * ui treatment makes currently playing overlap with the played marker on queue items * bamboo menu for an episode should offer delete * delete and remove from queue doesn't clear it from the now playing bar * it should stop after episode if sleep timer is active <-- this one is a solid, 100% deal breaker for any app that doesn't support it
  - mertd 3y ago
    I had moved from Podcast Addict to Google Podcasts. PA is slanted way to heavily towards the power user. I just want to see my feed chronologically, pick one and hit play.
  - azangru 3y ago
    I've just tried AntennaPod. Unless there's some setting I am missing, I think it doesn't let you search for podcast episodes and then play them without subscribing to a podcast. In that respect, Google podcasts is better.
    - arcanemachiner 3y ago
      I believe you are correct, since unsubbing from a podcast will likewise delete all episodes associated with that podcast.
NicuCalcea 3y ago
Sync between devices. I guess Pocket Casts does that too, but it was also proprietary (and paid) when I started to use Google Podcasts.

azangru 3y ago

> Why anyone would use a proprietary podcasting app is beyond me! It's preinstalled on Android. Easy to get started... Defaults are a powerful thing. Thanks for the recommendation! I was just looking for another app to switch to.

mdaniel 3y ago
AntennaPod is good if you value FLOSS over UX, but I continue to get my money's worth from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bambuna.podcastaddict https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bambuna.po... (it's IAP, so you don't have to pay to try it) I just happen to still have my notes where I was evaluating players a while back and here's why I chose Podcast Addict over AntennaPod, with this written from the perspective of "why not AntennaPod" * auto download should be configurable per podcast, ideally with number of episodes to retain * auto skip intro, outro seconds should be configurable per podcast * delete from Queue view doesn't remove it from the queue nor even mark it as played * ui treatment makes currently playing overlap with the played marker on queue items * bamboo menu for an episode should offer delete * delete and remove from queue doesn't clear it from the now playing bar * it should stop after episode if sleep timer is active <-- this one is a solid, 100% deal breaker for any app that doesn't support it
- mertd 3y ago
  I had moved from Podcast Addict to Google Podcasts. PA is slanted way to heavily towards the power user. I just want to see my feed chronologically, pick one and hit play.
- azangru 3y ago
  I've just tried AntennaPod. Unless there's some setting I am missing, I think it doesn't let you search for podcast episodes and then play them without subscribing to a podcast. In that respect, Google podcasts is better.
  - arcanemachiner 3y ago
    I believe you are correct, since unsubbing from a podcast will likewise delete all episodes associated with that podcast.

NicuCalcea 3y ago

Sync between devices. I guess Pocket Casts does that too, but it was also proprietary (and paid) when I started to use Google Podcasts.