App version: 3.4.1 Google Play
Problem you may be having, or feature you want:
Episodes in inbox are automatically downloaded newest-to-oldest.
Suggested solution:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but this is my understanding of how auto-downloads works as an end user:
- Episodes are added to the inbox
- When an episode is in the inbox, it will be automatically downloaded (if enabled for that podcast)
- If there are multiple episodes in the inbox because the device was low on space/the cache was full/auto-downloads are disabled over data/whatever, then the “auto-downloader” iterates over the inbox from “newest added” to “oldest added”
That last bit seems to me to be the cause of the problem brought up in Issue #1077. I understand that the ultimate goal is to have a per-podcast solution that satisfies everyone, and that the auto-download code is a mess, but how come in 9 years has no-one added a global toggle to iterate the inbox from “oldest-added” to “newest-added”, even just as a temporary solution. I imagine this would satisfactory solution for many (myself included) until a proper solution for #1077 is found.