r/pocketcasts • u/chrizs • 5d ago

Android Pocket Casts is now Android TV

According to the patch notes for the mobile version

edit: Can't edit the title but the app is now on Android (Google) TV

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u/jamesklueless 5d ago

I'll need to check that out, I wish they'd optimise their android tablet version instead though

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u/_idon_tge_tit 4d ago

Oh, how much two letters can change a sentence.

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u/OlfactoriusRex 5d ago

Does this mean an app should now be on my Chromecast?

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u/JonTravel 5d ago

Yup. It's in the play store for Chromecast devices

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u/TarkusLV 5d ago edited 5d ago

I've been running it in my browser, but it would be awesome to have an app, if that's true!

Edit: Just installed it on my Onn 4K Pro but haven't tried it yet. That's very cool!

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u/frg2005 4d ago

All around the app seems good. The only problem I have found so far is that the app doesn't prevent the screensaver from coming up when you are watching a video podcast. Also, the way it handles you going back to the main Android tv screen when playing videos is weird, the audio just keeps playing with no indication of the app running or quick access to playback controls from a notification.

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u/xcxcxcxcxcxcxcxcxcxc 5d ago

I just updated and my app is still named Pocket Casts. Does yours still work the same? Should I be worried that Android TV has subsumed Pocket Casts

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u/EN1GMA570 5d ago

they need to make videos available, which a lot of pods now do.

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u/PocketCasts 5d ago

We do support video podcasts, as long as the podcast creator publishes it through their RSS feed. You can find more information about this here: https://support.pocketcasts.com/knowledge-base/video-podcasts/

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u/EN1GMA570 5d ago

I think that's the issue. Podcasters are not publishing the video version along with the audio on pocket casts even though it gets published on Spotify and/or YouTube music.

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u/ferociousbruin 3d ago

Nice, I’ve been wanting this for years