# Podcast update interval could be improved + automated **URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/podcast-update-interval-could-be-improved-automated/3087 **Category:** Feature request **Created:** [May 31, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/podcast-update-interval-could-be-improved-automated/3087 "2023-05-31T01:17:33Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![Nilex](https://forum.antennapod.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Nilex](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Nilex) #### Post date: [May 31, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/podcast-update-interval-could-be-improved-automated/3087/2 "2023-05-31T02:17:35Z")
I think you are looking for something similar to this, which they are already discussing… > [@Proposal: Smart Refresh Interval](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/proposal-smart-refresh-interval/2848): > > I’m currently working on a rewrite of the automatic feed refresh feature (not automatic downloads, that’s an entirely different thing!). Currently, we have the option to set a specific time at which to refresh (eg. 8AM) and the option to set an interval (eg. every 4 hours). Android is making it harder and harder to execute background services. Especially services that should start at a specific time have been quite hacky already, and it will likely be even harder in the future. In my work on th… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/podcast-update-interval-could-be-improved-automated/3087)._