• LifeBandit666
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    2 years ago

    Hahahaha I got a pixel7a TODAY and when i was setting it up it tried to install Google Podcasts, but I noped out for Antennapod. I did momentarily wonder if I should give GP a go since I’ve only just this week started using antennapod.

    Anyway I’m glad I made the right decision.

      • @glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org
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        62 years ago

        I only have an iPhone but PocketCasts replaced the pay-once with a subscription and that’s why I can’t recommend it.

        • Gamma
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          72 years ago

          I use pocketcasts but the subscription doesn’t have anything necessary so have no issues not paying

          • @janguv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            32 years ago

            Well the sync across devices would be the main thing that people would deem worth having, just not at that price.

      • LifeBandit666
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        32 years ago

        It’s a good replacement tbh. Pocketcasts kept crashing on me so I uninstalled it in a rage. The only thing that’s annoying me about Antennapod is that I only want one episode of the BBC news podcast but when I open it up there’s 3 there waiting for me, not a massive issue and I’m sure there’s a way around it somewhere in the settings, way better than a crashed app.

      • @rbits@lemm.ee
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        32 years ago

        It’s very good. I wish there was a way to sync podcasts without hosting a gpodder server. There is supposed ot be a free site, but it doesn’t seem to work anymore.

        Still not worth paying the insanely expensive subscription to sync on pocket casts though. I might try to selfhost gpodder soon, I just need to fix my internet so I can port forward.

        • @janguv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          2 years ago

          Yup that’s my one issue, otherwise I’d swap in a heartbeat. You can do it through nextcloud servers but not any free one so far as I can see. Wouldn’t know where to start with a paid alternative.

          Edit: Podverse, also FOSS, has a sync feature as part of their subscription. It’s $18/year. Haven’t used it to know how well it works, but much cheaper than Pocket Casts anyway (and a 3 month free trial it seems). It’s on F-Droid.