![]() It’s great, but there are a few notable issues that stand out when you use it. Like we said, Pocket Casts isn’t perfect. It’s worth a look even if you use the app the way it’s configured out of the box. Plus, we have to admit - their patch notes are hilarious, and their user guide is incredibly succinct, helpful, and well put together. I imagine if I were using an Android Wear device, it’d be even better-I’ve seen how the podcast art and playback controls look on a Moto 360, and it’s enough to make me consider one. We should also mention that the way Pocket Casts handles notifications is near masterful, and in many cases I had no reason to actually open the app-I could do everything via Bluetooth or the notifications shade. ![]() Removing silence from podcasts is another great feature, and while in some cases it’ll only shave a few seconds off of a show, for others, it can be just the ticket you need to finish a podcast on a flight or during your commute instead of having to pause it and come back later. Variable playback is an essential feature for a lot of die hard podcast fans, and the fact that Pocket Casts gives you so much control over it is wonderful. Similarly, because of that cloud-based backup, you can also use Pocket Casts on other devices, like iOS devices, Windows Phone devices, and even a webapp that’s perfect for listening at your computer if you prefer. You don’t have to worry that uninstalling the app and reinstalling it, an update gone awry, or getting a new Android phone means you have to set everything up again from scratch. Perhaps its best features are its cloud syncing and backup of things like your playback location, downloaded episodes, and podcast subscriptions. It is, however, the one with the most features people would probably use most frequently, bundled up in great-looking Material Design that just works really well all around. Let’s get this out of the way - Pocket Casts probably isn’t the most feature-packed podcast app available. Supports Tasker integration and custom actions.Can be configured to play custom media, if you drop it in its “custom episodes” folder.Can be configured to auto-delete played episodes after listening, or set a specific number of episodes to be stored and saved before automatically cleaning up.Supports offline playback, does not need an internet connection.Suggests new podcasts based on the ones you’re currently subscribed to, floats trending, popular, and other featured podcasts in case you’d be interested.Has day/night themes, and a sleep timer so you can fall asleep to a podcast or set auto-cutoff after a given time.Has quick-skip buttons to go back 10 seconds or forward 30 seconds with a single tap.Remembers playback position so you can return to where you left off after exiting the app.Can play episodes while you download them, or be set to only stream podcasts directly, without downloading anything.Supports casting podcasts to the Google Chromecast.Can toggle video podcasts to audio-only if you just want to listen.Features a per-podcast or app-wide volume boost to improve quiet podcasts or podcasts with poor audio.Can remove silence from podcasts, so you can save time and listen to the meat without pauses.Offers variable speed playback (0.5x to 3x).Supports custom categories and filters, so you can filter by custom categories, or just by traits like “all unplayed,” “all unplayed video,” “all video podcasts,” and so on.Supports manual playlists, so you can build custom playlists of various podcasts (or even episodes of those podcasts) to listen to.Add your own feeds manually (and privately), import from OPML (or export to OPML), or browse Pocket Casts’ massive directory of over 200,000 shows and podcasts to find new ones to subscribe to.Allows you to control playback from the app, but also from the notifications shade, home screen widget, or even through external devices like headphones with control buttons, Android Wear devices, Pebble smart watches, Bluetooth devices like car head units or headphones, and more.Supports custom, actionable notifications on multiple devices, including Android Wear, when new episodes are available or have been downloaded and are ready to play. ![]()
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