Can't figure out how to use the app the way I want

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Long time AP user but have never been able to use the app how I would like

I want to

  1. Be subscribed to many podcasts
  2. Have some podcast episodes downloaded
  3. Be able to add several podcasts to a playlist where I can listed to 10 podcasts in a row without touching my phone

Can anyone help me figure out how to do with with AP?

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  1. I assume you are already subscribed to many podcasts so I’ll leave that one alone
  2. On the Inbox page it’s straightforward to just click the download buttons next to episodes you want to listen to, which downloads them and moves them to the queue.
  3. Listening to 10 podcasts in a row is just a matter of having at least 10 episodes in your queue. They will play sequentially unless a setting was changed to prevent that.

Please let us know if there’s something else you had in mind that wasn’t obvious to me in your workflow.

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Thanks Listener

What you wrote makes sense

I used to do that but got away from it because I would forget to download before getting in the backcountry and then have nothing to listen to

Please also remind me how to have AP remove played episodes from the queue

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Glad that was helpful. I completely get your point about downloading when you’ll have poor (or no) connectivity. It really helps to keep several episodes downloaded in advance.

Played episodes are automatically removed from the queue (unless one of the default settings has been changed or the episodes have been tagged as favorites).

If your concern is about downloads not being deleted after listening, enable “Delete after playing.”

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You can also check that “Delete after playing” is enabled in the settings to ensure downloaded episodes are automatically removed after listening. This should help keep your queue tidy without extra manual steps.

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Thanks to everyone that replied

I’m slowly learning a new work flow

Something I have not figured out how to do yet is how to automatically download all episodes of some of the podcasts I’m subscribed to but not automatically download episodes from others

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Such is possible. It’s the difference of and combination of:

  • Download settings, New Episodes Action
  • Download settings, Automatic download
  • (individual subscriptions) New Episodes Action
    • This defaults to the Global Default app setting, but can be inbox or one of the other settings.
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Please not that until auto download is not reworked it needs to have episodes in inbox for podcasts with auto download on.

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I’m noticing played podcast episodes are not being deleted from the queue despite global and podcast specific option to do so is on

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What are the three buttons set under Settings | Downloads | Automatic Deletion ?

I’m assuming a subscription’s Delete After Playing is either Global Default (and inherits the above setting) or Always.