Does this mean YouTube Podcasts is ready for prime time?

Time to get out of Google Podcasts for anyone that is still using the service.

  • dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
    581·
    11 months ago

    For anyone getting this news here. On Android, one of the best replacements is AntennaPod.

      • Kid_Thunder@kbin.social
        4·
        11 months ago

        I have used this for years now. It’s really great. I have it set to skip the first 7 minutes of only certain podcasts because they usually have 7 - 8 minutes of ads. I also have it skip silences, which speeds up listening more than I first thought it would.

        • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          11 months ago

          Podcast Addict is exactly the kind of app I wish were in vogue again. Rather than dropping features and hiding options in a race to be “streamlined”, it’s a properly designed piece of software in the classic sense: its a tool first and foremost. It prioritizes usability first, aesthetics second, and gives you all the buttons and levers to make it your own.

          Like, it’s the kind of app where if you’re using it and think “eh I don’t like this one thing”, if you look in the settings, there’s probably a way to turn it off. God damn what I wouldn’t give for this to be common place design philosophy again.

          Dev is really cool and responsive, too.

          • FrederikNJS@lemm.eeEnglish
            0·
            11 months ago

            This is exactly why I run Linux on all my computers, and run as much open-source software as I can, build my own home server, and set up my own home-automation. It does have a time cost, over convenience, but being able to tailor everything to my needs and wants is a wonderful feeling.

            But yes, it would be wonderful if this was a more common mentality in software in general. Especially on mobile devices.

            • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
              0·
              11 months ago

              That time cost is spent optimizing, learning, and growing as an engineer. I wasn’t always a full time, highly paid system engineer. It started at home, and I marketed those skills.

      • n2burns@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        I have a lifetime membership with PocketCasts, but I don’t know if I’d chose it today with the subscription. A few months ago, they shipped a buggy version and I temporarily switched to AntennaPod and was considering staying.

        • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          AntennaPod and was considering staying.

          How do you deal with multi OS support?

    • no banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      I love Pocket Casts. Sadly I have a hard time recommending it to new people since they switched to subscription model payment. The reason I love it is because of what it was, not what it is. I’m grandfathered into the "pay once, own forever"and if I wasn’t I would probably be using something else these days. I’m still gonna throw it in as a recommendation though, because it’s damn good and people should make up their own minds in whether it is worth the payment.

      • machinin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        I use the free tier and it is very good. Does everything I need. I won’t pay for a subscription for a podcast app, so it’s shame I can’t buy it to show my appreciation.

        In any case, the free tier is really good.

    • IronRain@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      I’m a big fan of Podcast Republic. Great dev, feature-rich, and a much improved UI from when I first started using it.

    • atocci@kbin.social
      3·
      11 months ago

      Also a big fan of AntennaPod, I switched to it back when Google first announced they were axing Podcasts and thought I’d have a lot less time to abandon ship than I ended up with.

    • Argongas@kbin.social
      2·
      11 months ago

      Thanks for the recommendation. I was wondering what else to try as I sure as hell don’t want to use YouTube and it doesn’t seem like you can have a separate podcast playlist in Spotify.