The new interface is going to take some getting used to, but Iām pretty happy with the new features!!! Podcast History and finally full sync between web and iOS!
Iām not sure what they mean by āarchiveā - and thereās no ādeleteā command any more!
Hmmā¦
Impressive update. There are several new features, including sync across multiple platforms, Apple Watch improvements and a list of recently-played episodes (in the profiles tab). This last feature allows you to quickly find show notes for episodes you recently played. Here is a link to a good review of the update:
https://www.macstories.net/reviews/pocket-casts-7-a-host-of-improvements-make-the-app-feel-brand-new/
Iām not do sure, theyāve hidden the up nd tvplaylist. I canāt find it anywhere
Had some trouble finding it myself. Seems itās only visible on the main screen of the playing podcast episode now.
Start here:
Scroll to the bottom:
Iām getting used to the app, but Iām very disappointed with the cavalier way they decided to drop the revamp without any instructions on changes, or a how-to guide, or anything. Lots of people rightfully annoyed about the resulting confusion on the appās subreddit:
Well, I really donāt like the new features. The new interface is great, but now I have a badge of 3540 unplayed episodesā¦
Iām really disappointed about the way theyāre taking feedbacks: āArchiving is the best you and youāre wrongā. Shouldnāt they be listening to their users?
Many people are unhappy, including myself. Iām ready to ditch pocketcasts
A week afte they updated pocketcasts, this comes out.
https://blog.pocketcasts.com/exploring-version-7-changes-archiving/
The only thing that keeps me from switching to Overcast Is PocketCastās web interface.
I just found out about that. Pocketcasts also has an app for Windows, which I want to use during the day, when Iām at work.
Does Overcast still forswear video?
A 100+ annoyed Tweets (and hundreds of Reddit comments) finally lit a fire under Russell. Itās a shame no one bothered to suggest an annotated guide for new (and old) users. A little late, and a little lame.
FYI v.7.0.2 is propagating through the iTunes update mechanism right now. A lot of tweaks and fixes, according to the developer:
We just hit go on iOS v7.0.2. The main highlights:
- changed the āUnplayedā badge on the podcast grid page to be āUnfinishedā instead, since a lot of you said youād still like to see a badge if youāre half way through something
- fixed some issues with the network images in the Discover section
- fixed an issue where your tab bar could go walkabout and not come back (thanks to those of you that helped us track this one down!)
- added an āUnarchive Allā option that appears when all the episodes in a podcast have been archived
- added an āArchive all playedā option to give you a quick way to move all your old played episodes in a podcast straight to the archive
- added an indicator to rows to show if an episode is in your Up Next list
- fixed some issues with our Siri Shortcuts
- fixed an issue where re-ordering the filters didnāt always stick
- improve cross device/platform syncing
- improved performance throughout the app and fixed some crashes reported to us
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Weāre also working on version 7.1. On of the big features in there will be per-podcast auto-archive settings. Appreciate everyoneās feedback on this one and Iām excited to address one of the core things I think we missed with the v7.0 iOS launch. I might post another comment with the detailed change logs for those that are interested.
Are you a developer for Pocketcasts?
Same here . I donāt know how to delete episodes that Iāve listened to, I have no idea if they are taking up space or not
They did a terrible job of explaining their changes. When you archive you also say how long you want downloaded_and_archived podcasts to remain on your device, and then the app takes care of deletions for you, while also letting you see which podcasts among the historical ones had actually been previously downloaded.
Ultimately it makes for a simpler experience, and I came to trust itā¦ a few days after experiencing nerdrage at the lack of explication of the updateās changes. They did subsequently go more into the changes on their blog:
Another update came out yesterday, dare I look?