Yes, DownCast plays both audio and video podcasts. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone
On 03/09/2013, at 17:33, Shane clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Does Downcast let you watch video podcasts like the Apple app does? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 2, 2013, at 11:47 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Shane, >> >> The Podcast app of choice for most people on this list as well as many >> sighted people is Downcast. It is a very feature rich Podcast app and >> whether you download or stream your Podcasts is completely customizable. You >> can even set it to download certain Podcasts while you not do so for others >> and you can tell it whether to allow streaming via 3G or restrict it to >> Wi-Fi only. >> The same goes for what to do with the Podcasts after you stream or download >> them. You can tell it globally to keep no Podcasts, to only keep unplayed >> Podcasts, to keep a certain number of unplayed or a certain number of all >> Podcasts. Then once again you can overwrite the global setting by defining a >> different setting for a certain Podcast, individual settings always have >> priority over the global setting. >> Downcast is fully Voiceover friendly and I believe there is a Podcast about >> it on Applevis. >> It is very easy to search for Podcasts by name, by URL or to import them. >> You can even make Playlists, for example, if you have 3 different tech >> Podcasts, you could make a playlist for them. >> If Apple was smart they'd buy out Downcast. OK, so maybe that was a poor >> choice of words, I am not implying they are not smart *smile*, but there are >> definitely apps which do what some of their stock apps do which are way >> better. Given Apple's resources compared to say those of the developer of >> Downcast I find this rather interesting. >> >> Just for completeness sake, the app iCatcher which is another Podcast app is >> also fully Voiceover accessible and quite good, but I think if it came down >> to a vote more people would vote for Downcast. When I just looked up the >> links I noticed iCatcher said at the top of the app description that it was >> on sale. However, the price of $2.99 I wrote down below is what was listed >> and I thought that was the regular price. I did buy the app a long time ago >> so if I look it up on my iPhone or in iTunes when I am signed in it only >> asks me to download it since I once bought it and I can't see if the price >> there shows up differently. Anyhow, here are the links: >> >> Downcast: $1.99 >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/downcast/id393858566?mt=8 >> >> iCatcher: $2.99 >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icatcher!-podcast-app/id414419105?mt=8 >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Shane clark >> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 5:32 PM >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> Subject: Podcast app question and overall general podcast question >> >> Hi, >> So I downloaded the Apple Podcast app again yesterday, after not using it >> for awhile, and noticed that you now have to download the podcast versese >> just streaming it to the phone. I thought at one time, you could stream them >> instead of downloading them, was U wrong here? >> Is there an app like Podcast that gives you the option to stream them, but >> has the same amount of content? Also, when you subscribe to a certain >> podcast, does it put the podcast in your phone, then you download it, or is >> it already downloaded for youV >> And finally, what's the best way to delete them from the Podcast app? I see >> the podcast, then recently played, and a few other places where the podcast >> is at within the app. >> Thanks for all help, Shane. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> 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 [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> [email protected]. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> 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 [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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