Yes, I agree. I've tried other podcasting apps and keep coming ack to Downcast. I can't say I've had this particular behavior, so I’m inclined to believe it's just a setting fix. That's the great thing about Downcast. Feed settings are highly customizable. VoiceOver is also able to read a lot of information. The only other podcasting app I use sometimes is Overcast. The one plus it is in my opinion is the sound quality with the included voice boost. It does clean thing sup and offers a more enjoyable listening experience. I'll use it for longer form podcasts like a history series etc. The other plus Overcast has is that you can view your feeds online at: www.overcast.fm and listen to your podcasts there. Overcast's really a more simplified podcasting app so a lot of the information you're used to reviewing with VoiceOver in Downcast just isn't available in Overcast. As much as I prefer the overcast sound, the level of customization offered by Downcast and the information you're provided with keeps me going back to it. I've reached out to the Downcast dev on Twitter and they've mentioned that some sort of sound enhancement is in their plans, but they can't say exactly when. If others reach out requesting the same, maybe it'll become a greater priority. A note about Overcast, I got it originally when it was a one time purchase. I believe it's a subscription based model now. For those of us who bought it back then, it looks like we're grandfathered in. So there's that to consider if you didn't buy Overcast back in the day. Castro seems nice, but honesty, I can't say even with the unlocked features, it's got much more than what Downcast already offers. Again, the only difference could possibly be the voice boost/enhanced audio. Cristóbal
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Matthew Bullis Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 11:47 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Downcast and Alternatives Downcast is very customizable both globally and by each podcast. You can adjust how often it refreshes, when it deletes episodes, and decide if you want a default behavior or something different for each podcast feed. I tried Castro but didn't like the structure of it. I really like that Downcast lets you see each feed, and you can decide if you want to open that one and see all the episodes. Matthew On Aug 9, 2020, at 11:22 AM, Joe Orozco <jsoro...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, I’ve been using Downcast and generally enjoy it. The two features I enjoy most are the ability to use chapter support as well as the ability to export episodes to Dropbox, but one thing that drives me absolutely nutty about Downcast are missing episodes. This morning I was listening to an episode, took the dog out, and lost Internet connection. When I came back in, the episode I was listening to had vanished. It seems to get rid of episodes it thinks I have finished listening. I’m glad it thinks it’s being helpful, but I’d like to keep the complete list of episodes available regardless of play time. First, is there a way to fix this issue on Downcast? Second, are you using an alternative podcast player you know will give me the two features I love and avoid the feature I despise? I keep hearing Jonathan Mosen talk about Castro, and my only hesitation to check it out is the subscription model. I don’t mind subscription plans, but for this sort of thing, I would rather pay a large lump sum up front. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Joe -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAJNA4bnWWKbC_4P4EJUQbij%3DRKVmmXvmQNfFGToGwG9obWprvw%40mail.gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/2FDE1D69-9BCE-4DD7-9125-A6D8ABB3726B%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/048801d66ece%2432a26470%2497e72d50%24%40gmail.com.
