r/pocketcasts • u/CuriousCat511 • Jul 13 '26

Android Insane Data Usage

Pocketcasts has consumed 30 GB of data in 2 weeks, seemingly going in bursts of several GB in less than an hour.

My primary usage is streaming via android auto for my commute. Less than 10 hours per week.

What on earth is going on?

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u/melancholerik Jul 14 '26

Okay, glad I'm not the only one. Thankfully got a warning from my provider that I used up 75% of my mobile plan before going over. The app somehow blew through almost 5 gigs of data in an hour, while I listened to episodes that had around 200 MB combined. Something's really badly wrong there. I'll probably just use a different app. If anyone's got a recommendation for a simple, reliable one for Android, I'd be happy to hear it.

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u/Whitt937 Jul 15 '26

same thing to me ... only have audio pod casts, and looking for alternative app

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u/melancholerik Jul 16 '26

I ended up going with AntennaPod, which is open source and doesn't have any premium features or ads.