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You can do this kind-of on the iPhone. Some apps support the geo fence wake-up thing that lets them update subscriptions. For example, you can set your home ad
by jmreid 14y ago
You can do this kind-of on the iPhone. Some apps support the geo fence wake-up thing that lets them update subscriptions.
For example, you can set your home address in Downcast or Instapaper so that when you leave or arrive, those apps will fetch new content without you having to open the app. Downcast will even download the podcasts in the background.
Now, this requires you to move outside the fence, so it's not time based. But I had a decent system where I had my work and home address in Downcast and I set it to fetch whenever I leave or arrive. My regular commute meant that I was always triggering the geo fence.
- ulyssesgrant 14y agowouldn't this be the same as initiating the download as you prepare to leave the house? you'll still have to wait the 2-6 minutes for the podcast
- jmreid 14y agoSure, but my way means that I get in my car and my podcasts are refreshed, or at least they are when I hit the first set of lights.
- Domenic_S 14y agoI'm a very casual podcast listener. I pull up the stock iOS podcast app, hit the podcast I want to listen to, and it streams (plays) while downloading. On non-wifi it takes maybe 4 seconds to start. Is this unusual? Do other apps make you wait for the whole 'cast to download? Is it a per-podcast thing?
- nicolethenerd 14y agoThis assumes that you're somewhere with wifi (or 3/4G, I suppose). I do a good chunk of my iPhone media consumption during my commute via the subway - there's no internet underground, so everything needs to be pre-downloaded.