It was great to see new episode notifications introduced in 2.2.0!
Once I got the new version, I wanted to set all my existing feeds to notify me on new episodes, which I managed to do by running SQL against a backup of the database (update feeds set episode_notification=1;) then reimporting.
A nice feature would be the ability to do this in the GUI for all feeds with a single action, without editing every feed individually. (Sorry if I’ve missed an existing way of doing this!) And also to be able to set the default for new feeds.
Hi @pg_tips
Welcome to the AntennaPod forum! Entirely sensible request. So much so that I’ve created an issue for it in GitHub, where AntennaPod’s development happens:
opened 09:00AM - 10 Nov 20 UTC
feature request
# Checklist
- [x] I have used the search function to see if someone else has … already submitted the same feature request.
- [x] I will only create one feature request per issue.
- [x] I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
# System info
**App version**: 2.0.3
**App source**: Google Play
# Feature description
**Problem you may be having, or feature you want**: I would like to change the speed or volume reduction of a couple of podcasts. Right now it's necessary to open the podcasts one by one, each time opening the settings screen. I would like to be able to batch-edit podcasts like you can with episodes, and apply settings to all selected podcasts in one go.
**Suggested solution**:
Add 'select' menu entry to contextual menu; once selected show FAB (like in episode batch-edit) and allow adding more podcasts to the selection with a single tap. The FAB options would be:
* remove 'new flags
* mark as played
* remove
* set 'keep updated'
* set 'playback speed'
* set 'auto delete episode'
* set 'volume reduction'
* set 'include in auto downloads'
Each 'setting' would open a dialog with a 'neutral' switch, where users can switch it to left (setting off) or right (setting on). The dialog should have a 'cancel' and a 'save' button.
Alternatively, add a single FAB button entry 'Change podcast-specific settings', which opens an altered 'Podcast settings' screen that
* leaves out illogical options (like 'auto skip' and 'episode filter' - which are very specific to each individual podcast)
* has the three-option-switch (off/leave-as-is/on) as proposed above for the individual settings
* clearly indicates (e.g. via the screen title) that these settings would be applied to multiple podcasts.
Discarded alternative solutions:
* add a 'batch-edit' option in the overflow menu of the top bar (as currently implemented for the 'episode selection'). 'Select' is clearer than 'batch-edit'/'multi-select'. Long-press is commonly used to select (multiple) items, so making selection accessible via long-press will enhance discoverability.
* remove current contextual menu and use long-press to select; move contextual menu items to top bar (like in Gmail). Most of our current podcast options (remove 'new' flag; mark as played; rename; remove) are too complicated to capture in an icon - only 'remove' could be replaced with a trash icon. Plus I like that the podcast title is displayed in the contextual menu, which wouldn't be possible when moving these menu options to the top bar.
**Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details**:
[Material design specs for selected items](https://material.io/design/interaction/states.html#selected), especially "Overlay opacity values" towards the end of the section:
> Surface: Image
Overlay: 24% #000000
It’s come up in multiple forum threads, actually. Would be a great addition.
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