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PocketCasts has the same feature without an account. The app can auto-generate a server account using the device's uuid.

• robmcm 12y ago
  You can't get a device UUID anymore I don't think. There is also a web view/player I think.
  • dsuriano 12y ago
    There is now `[UIDevice identifierForVendor]`. https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/uikit/reference/UIDevice_Class/Reference/UIDevice.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/UIDevice/identifierForVendor https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/uikit/...
• ZitchDog 12y ago
  Take it from someone who has gone down that path, it's a support nightmare, especially when you want to allow cross-device sync. Much easier to just require the account up-front.
  • geuis 12y ago
    It may be easier from the engineering perspective, but its a major turn off for the user. Building good user experiences is often harder than the engineering part.
• guywithabike 12y ago
  Overcast has a web client, too. If Overcast used the UUID, it wouldn't be able to give you the web client side of things easily.