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Open source podcast app for iOS, Android, F-Droid, and web. Proud supporter of Podcasting 2.0 and Podcast Index. #FOSS #V4V http://newpodcastapps.com

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2024-04-27 00:27:47

⚠️ Maintenance Tonight ⚠️
We will be performing server maintenance around 8pm US Pacific time. The mobile app will only work in offline mode during this time. Expected downtime is ~30 minutes.
We've choosen Friday night as it is one of our lowest traffic times.
The goal of this work is to further optimize our database, by dropping unnecessary, bulky indexes and columns, and adding more efficiently designed tables.

2024-04-22 21:19:30

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Have any devs resolved this problem on Android before? I'm not seeing a way to increase the number of redirects allowed by Android OS, so the only fix seems to be to follow each redirect separately then load the final url in the downloader directly.

2024-04-22 21:17:44

Some podcasts use up to 6 tracking related redirects before their server finally delivers the file to you.
If you're noticing some podcasts failing to download on Podverse for Android (but playback by streaming works), we are running into a "too many redirects" error with our downloader library.
We're investigating a way to fix it in 4.16.2.

2024-04-20 06:26:49

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@npub1y6j…fn6l is the podcast still missing for you? Sorry, I made a mistake in a code deploy last night, and our api stopped working for about an hour 🤦‍♂️

2024-04-19 03:30:54

🛠️ Podverse Beta Update 🛠️
AirPlay should be fixed on iOS in 4.16.1-beta.
If anyone could help test we'd really appreciate it!
Join iOS Beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/VpxVTOsT

2024-04-16 20:03:21

⚠️ Podverse is down for maintenance ⚠️
Sorry for the interruption. The app may be offline all day today :(
Our database has grown excessively over the past 3 weeks. We are investigating why, and also going forward with deploying an upgrade to our database, and changes that will shrink the size of our database going forward.

2024-04-08 20:29:19

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The new version has also been submitted to F-Droid, but it usually takes a week before F-Droid finishes processing it.
If you'd like to get the new version of F-Droid sooner, you could join our Beta tester program.
More info here: https://podcastindex.social/@podverse/110529063127583397

2024-04-07 02:21:43

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@npub1anf…2trg I just added 100 more slots to our TestFlight Beta program. Can you retry joining it?

2024-04-06 23:17:17

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Podverse is back online.
There are still some maintenance jobs running, so we don't expect the app to be running full speed until those are finished. That may take several hours.

2024-04-06 22:20:18

Podverse will be offline for 5-15 minutes while I do some server maintenance. I think I've identified the source of our server performance issues, and should have a fix ready to go after maintenance.

2024-04-06 20:15:42

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Restarting our Docker API container seems to have brought performance back to normal...we'll be monitoring to make sure it stays that way.

2024-04-06 19:05:06

🛠️ NEW PODVERSE BETA v4.16.0 🛠️
This release has a MAJOR fix for Android storage issues. Offline listening has been broken for a long time, but should finally work now.
Any help testing would be greatly appreciated!
- Fix file storage issues and offline playback mode.
- Fix for livestreams not resuming playback.
- Add support for GIFs in chapter art.
- Fix "delete all episodes" button to remove incomplete downloads.
- Fix value splits percentage display.
Join beta: https://podcastindex.social/@podverse/110529063127583397

2024-03-25 01:48:06

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@npub175e…fk4c it’s up to you, but we can always exclude the cacheBust query param for you. If you could let us know if you migrate other feeds we can do that for you. Or I could just preemptively exclude cacheBust on them now if you want to provide a list of show names.

2024-03-18 20:03:40

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@npub175e…fk4c just set `excludeCacheBust=true` on the Podcast table for your feed, re-parsed, and it seems to work now. Sorry for the trouble!
A long time ago I asked if a cacheBust url param was common for podcast apps, and a couple devs said yes. It's clearly not an ideal practice though as you shouldn't have to worry about disallowing url params.

2024-03-18 19:59:20

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@npub175e…fk4c I think I know what is going wrong. We add a cacheBust url parameter by default to the end of each request, as we had issues with getting cached versions of RSS feeds in the past. It looks like your feed (feeds?) are strict about not allowing URL params. There is a flag in our db I can set to fix this I think. Any idea how many of your feeds this might affect?

2024-03-18 19:56:32

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hey @npub175e…fk4c, I just tried manually parsing the feed, but see this error...do you have any ideas what could cause it? Seems like cloudflare returning an html error page?
podcast.title LINUX Unplugged
podcast.id g40Um-HP1
feedUrl.id YGQhN9XhW
feedUrl.url https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/lup
Error: <!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<link rel="icon" href="https://www.cloudflare.com/favicon.ico" />
<title>Not Found</title>

2024-03-10 20:47:59

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@npub1vfl…nqkg I also just restarted the Umbrel node, so hopefully that fixed it.
In any case, if you're on the old address and want to switch to the newer one, here is an example of the value tag for our Alby wallet (replace the split value with whatever you want for the split):
<podcast:valueRecipient name="Podverse" type="node" split="1" address="030a58b8653d32b99200a2334cfe913e51dc7d155aa0116c176657a4f1722677a3" customKey="696969" customValue="e6k8k0Co9bC0pWPc2N7H"></podcast:valueRecipient>

2024-03-10 20:46:15

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hey @npub1vfl…nqkg sorry I missed this. Do you know if you are using our old Umbrel node address, or our newer Alby address?
I have been trying to retire the old Umbrel node as keeping up with balancing has been extra work and I'm trying to reduce the number of things we have to maintain...instead we're letting Alby handle it, and we move our sats from Alby into our cold storage wallet every couple weeks.

2024-03-10 20:12:58

Attention Android Auto listeners:
Can anyone confirm if this issue happens for you? I do not have a vehicle with AA to test on, and with my local computer tests I'm not able to reproduce the issue:
> In Android Auto, all podcasts start playback 5 mins before the end (instead of the beginning).

2024-02-22 03:02:09

🛠️ Podverse will be down for maintenance one hour from now. Expected downtime is 1.5 hours. 🛠️
Our goal is to update our database to improve performance. Sorry for the inconvenience!

2024-02-01 01:24:49

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@npub1y6j…fn6l sorry for the trouble. We definitely want CarPlay support to be stable.
I'm not sure I am 100% following the steps that lead to this crash. Which steps are happening by pressing the phone, and which steps are happening by pressing the CarPlay display? Could you maybe restate them as an ordered list of steps? like 1) ... 2) ... 3) ... crash? If we can reproduce the bug it greatly improves our chances of fixing it.
Also, does it happen with every podcast, or a specific one?

2024-02-01 01:15:19

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@npub1wtc…9dmc love to see the "quick-save favorite music" feature is working for you 💙

2024-01-20 02:24:31

Hey everyone! I want to apologize for being less available for Podverse for ~3 weeks now. At first I was preoccupied with the holidays, then I picked up a side-project to help pay the bills.
I quit my day-job back in October to focus on Podverse full-time, and my budget was running low, so I needed to pick up some work on the side. I am trying to get back into Podverse now and should be able to be more active with support and development again.
Thank you all for your patience and support ❤️

2024-01-10 02:56:49

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@npub1xv3…k75q @npub1egv…yn6g it’s difficult for us to say…could be an Alby problem, or could be a Fountain problem. Maybe a Podverse problem but if it’s specifically Fountain addresses that seems less likely, unless the addresses we are using for those episodes are out of date.

2024-01-09 08:58:26

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@npub1frv…jujg thanks for pointing this out! I just updated the documentation and explained that in step 1.
https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/blob/develop/docs/how-to-join-podverse-for-fdroid-beta-track.md

2024-01-05 23:53:05

Podverse v4.15.4 Beta is now live 🛠️
- Fix video playback issues while app is in the background.
- Fix bug where video would pause after using boost screen.
- Fix excessive loading time occurring for some podcasts.
- Fix date on the boost screen for livestreams.
- Fix episode description not loading for some podcasts.
- Fix OPML import issue where the podcasts screen did not refresh after importing.
Any help testing would be greatly appreciated!
Join beta: https://podcastindex.social/@podverse/110529063127583397

2024-01-03 23:56:19

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@npub1u3c…sqme @npub1gfd…7gg6 thank you ❤️
I’d just like to point out that Podverse uses an AGPLv3 license for everything, so anyone can modify and deploy our code. PocketCasts is a great product but they don’t open source their whole tech stack, so in practice you can contribute to their code base, but not deploy it yourself.

2024-01-02 04:47:07

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 @npub1hnu…frtl @npub1n9j…nza0 sorry I’m not totally following what is happening here. If there’s something I can help with please lmk

2023-12-30 22:32:42

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@npub1ta3…9zk5 hey sorry for the delay. I don’t actually know the answer…I would just have to do trial and error and see what happens. I should be able to do this tonight.

2023-12-20 15:08:03

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@npub1vpk…092y @npub12y5…6e36 @npub1909…myta @npub1ln5…xyw6 @npub1pa0…pfyr we'd love to add XMPP integration into Podverse...and also read/write fediverse integration.
Alas, all our core maintainers have a full plate of work to do, so I don't think we will get to it soon, unless more open source developers contribute to the project.

2023-12-20 15:04:31

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@npub1k08…6xvn @npub1lf3…8pta @npub1cdl…gn34
Glad it's working for you! 😊 We're super excited for PeerTube in podcast apps. It even works with livestreams and push notifications!
Special thanks to @npub12y5…6e36 for writing the PeerTube to Podcasting 2.0 RSS integration.
We should have another round of video UX improvements in Podverse released around New Year's.

2023-12-09 03:59:23

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The boostagram message fix should now be available in 4.15.2 on the Google Play Store.
It's also available in Beta for iOS and F-Droid:
https://podcastindex.social/@podverse/110529063127583397

2023-12-08 19:53:59

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cc @npub1df6…ns3a @npub1ln5…xyw6 @npub1jtm…rxtn

2023-12-08 19:52:39

🚨 ATTN PODVERSE LISTENERS 🚨
There is a serious bug in v4.15.1 where your boost message will not be sent with your boost.
The transaction will still be sent successfully, but the message you type will be missing.
This will be fixed in v4.15.2. I'm shipping the update to prod this afternoon, but it takes 2-3 days for App Store and Google Play to publish a new version, and ~7 days for F-Droid to publish a new version.
Sorry everyone for the trouble 😕
Github issue: https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/issues/2100

2023-12-07 23:50:37

Just updated the Livestreams page on the website to clean up the outdated broadcasts.
Also added a new selector so you can filter by "currently live" and "scheduled" livestreams.
https://podverse.fm/livestreams
cc @npub1n7c…qf7l
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2023-12-07 01:11:12

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@npub1dft…ta3d yeah…rarely does anyone think of tracking as a “good thing.” Very few people enable tracking in podverse. That said, those who do make a bigger impact on our popularity rankings because of it.

2023-12-07 00:42:43

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@npub1dft…ta3d hmmm strange I’m not sure why either…this is what I see on my phone 🤔
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2023-12-06 13:30:02

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 we already had “sort by popularity” for podcasts, but we just extended it to include (and separate) music albums and tracks.

2023-12-06 11:11:24

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@npub1823…zdth @npub1z07…yuc0
Had the app opened and happened to catch our new "in-app notifications" feature after Bowl After Bowl went live :)
These in-app notifications should appear when a new episode is released or a livestream goes live for a podcast you are subscribed to for notifications.
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2023-12-06 11:06:48

Popularity tracking for music is now enabled on Podverse 📈
If you have "popularity tracking" enabled, your listens will be counted by our system and will boost the ranking of music that appears in Podverse.
If you do not have tracking enabled, but would like to, you can do so by going to More > Settings > Popularity Tracking > Enable popularity tracking
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2023-12-03 20:14:45

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@npub1dft…ta3d searching for music is *definitely* tricky, and something we need to solve. I think we need Publisher RSS feeds so we can group multiple RSS feeds under 1 artist (or under multiple artists). That is a new concept though and would require RSS host adoption.

2023-12-03 07:57:33

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@npub1zvp…6k7h there is something else we need to fix. If I could reproduce the bug it would increase the chances of finding a solution for it, but until then, sorry I may not have a great answer.

2023-12-03 07:55:49

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@npub1zvp…6k7h ah ok, got it. well hmm...I just tried reproducing the bug on that version with Android 13, but it seems to be working properly.
However, if I have an "Add by RSS" episode loaded in the player, and then close and reopen the app, I get the prompt to play the last non-"Add by RSS" episode I played before that.
We have feature limitations with Add by RSS feeds, that we're hoping to fix by mid-January, but in the meantime, if this isn't just an Add by RSS feed issue, then...

2023-12-03 07:35:15

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@npub1zvp…6k7h also, if your Premium membership has expired, and you'd like to renew it for free, we're a value-for-value company and will renew memberships for free if you email us your Premium account's email address.

2023-12-03 07:34:08

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@npub1zvp…6k7h sorry for the trouble. That sounds very annoying :[
Is this issue happening for podcasts that you searched for on Podverse, or podcasts you added using "Add by RSS"?
Do you have a Podverse Premium membership? If yes, and it has expired, then that can lead to a variety of problems, this possibly being one. (We need to add more graceful handling of membership expiration...)
> build number AP11.231020.016.A1
This is surprising to me. Our build numbers are just integers afaik.

2023-12-03 07:26:13

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@npub1dft…ta3d @npub1mvd…pqg5 great idea 👍 i just created a Github issue for the feature request:
https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/issues/2087
"shuffle tracks" is actually a good example of why the <podcast:medium> "music" tag is so helpful in music feeds. When you're playing podcasts, a "shuffle episodes" button is not usually needed, but "shuffle tracks" is standard for music playback, so apps need to know if a track is "music" or "podcast"
kudos to @npub12y5…6e36 for creating the <podcast:medium> namespace:
https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/issues/263

2023-12-01 23:34:36

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@npub179t…ejc0 this is awesome! Thanks for adding us! Any chance you could use our newer logo, with the black background? 😬
https://podverse.fm/images/podverse-square-logo.png

2023-12-01 23:29:55

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@npub1dft…ta3d 4.15.1 Beta should have a couple major fixes for "episodes not being automatically marked as completed after they end." If you notice any issues still happening with that please let us know.

2023-12-01 23:28:53

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Any help Beta testing would be greatly appreciated! This release contains pretty significant changes to our player, queue, and history, so we do want to test it extra thoroughly to make sure new issues are not introduced.
To join our Beta program please see:
https://podcastindex.social/@podverse/110529063127583397

2023-12-01 23:27:16

Podverse 4.15.1 Beta is now available on iOS, Android, and F-Droid 🛠️
- Fixes for queue, history, and mark as played behavior.
- Add bluetooth controls for video playback.
- Fix broken transcripts.
- Fix videos not appearing on Podcasts screen.
- Prevent music tracks from being auto deleted.
- Fix extra dividers from appearing with Hide Completed.
- Add Hide Completed to EpisodesScreen.
- Fix "search bar missing on Podcasts screen" bug.
- Show "livestream has ended" message on livestream screen.

2023-11-20 10:24:13

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@npub1zla…samq @npub1aee…gy3u @npub1dft…ta3d splitting the queues will be a significant amount of work, so we probably won't have it in the next release, but we'll at least have a setting to disable the Queue when playing music, so you can play albums and playlists without podcasts in the queue jumping in the way.
I'm open to ideas for handling the queue/s differently, but would also like to get some more feedback before the next round of work.

2023-11-20 01:53:08

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@npub1aee…gy3u @npub1zla…samq @npub1dft…ta3d like if I’m listening to an album, but I want to hear a song from a different album next, then resume listening to the original album. Queue functions as the “Up Next” override to play whatever you want next.
This is also one of those situations where any one answer may not work best for everyone…configurable settings may be beneficial.

2023-11-19 21:32:18

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@npub197l…pyc3 for our initial Music release at least we're going to keep Music in the "My Library" tab. If things go well we'll be looking into how to add it as a primary tab on the bottom.

2023-11-19 21:30:58

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@npub197l…pyc3 glad you love the update! 😄
We have been talking about a Music tab, and it's an interesting challenge. The core of Podverse is a podcast app, and deeper still Podverse is a podcast clip-sharing app. We're hesitant to remove Clips from the bottom, and people have said they like Episodes for a quick list of the latest episodes.
An option would be letting people set which tabs are on the bottom, which is doable but a fairly big programming task due to how navigation stacks work.

2023-11-19 21:27:49

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@npub1zla…samq @npub1dft…ta3d we could do that easily, just disable the Queue while music is playing...but what if you want to manually add a song "up next"? That's a feature I use in other apps.

2023-11-19 21:25:23

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@npub1xv3…k75q @npub18ej…7x7w I broke our feed parser for about 12 hours 16-17th of this month 🤦‍♂️ I just manually corrected the feed in PV. If you notice other feeds lacking updates please let us know.
@npub1s0l…zquj i guess our “reparse feeds X seconds ago” job didn’t work? I wonder if the fix I added in our parsers wasn’t deployed yet when the parsers were rerunning? Or not all the parsers were updated?

2023-11-19 04:13:47

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@npub1xsl…ku66 it looks like the "voice pitch algorithm" we are using is only on iOS, so Android should have a flat EQ by default afaik.
https://rntp.dev/docs/api/constants/pitch-algorithm
I'm changing the algo to Music for iOS when music is loaded. I really have no idea what impact this has on the sound though...
https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/commit/2ea9ac47a8770994c2bf809d30f5408d6df8d835

2023-11-18 21:58:05

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@npub1dft…ta3d yeah that’s correct…I’m not sure how else to handle it, other than setting up separate music and podcast queues, but I think that might get convoluted too…
Basically, with the new setup Queue is “Up Next”, and the auto play tracks fill the queue after that in the background.
I know a lot of people have been using Queue as more like a “save for later” list, but we might need to steer people to use playlists for that purpose instead of Queue going forward.

2023-11-18 21:50:05

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There are still a bunch of small changes for Music we'll be making this weekend. One of them is changing the audio algorithm, as we think the "podcast/voice" setting may be making the music tracks too loud and not EQ'd properly...also have some more UI improvements planned.

2023-11-18 21:42:31

Podverse Music is now available on all platforms in v4.15.0 Beta 🛠️
There are MANY changes to the player in this release. One of the biggest was adding "auto-play next episode from podcast", "auto-play next track from album", and "auto-play next item in playlist".
There are hopefully some bug fixes too. Any help testing would be greatly appreciated!
#FDroid Beta: https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/blob/develop/docs/how-to-join-podverse-for-fdroid-beta-track.md
Apple Beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/VpxVTOsT
Google Play Beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.podverse
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2023-11-15 00:55:40

With an ever increasing number of mobile users, IPv6 is becoming an essential standard.
To support this growing demand, we have enabled IPv6 on our API and web server! 🥳

2023-11-11 00:18:20

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hey @npub1gup…q5pf I'm sorry for the trouble. Are you using the Apple, Google Play, or F-Droid version?
This seems to happen randomly unfortunately for a small % of listeners whenever we update the app 🤦‍♂️ I haven't identified a root cause yet.
Some ppl report the issue goes away after restarting their phone, or if that doesn't work, deleting and reinstalling the app. Do you have Podverse Premium? If you do it should auto-restore your subscriptions after reinstall. We can give you a free membership

2023-11-09 17:58:50

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@npub1pml…a3t4 hey! Sorry for the trouble. When your membership expires, the app doesnt work right until you either extend it or log out. We’re a value for value company though so we extend memberships for free by request. I think you emailed us about this so we’ll go ahead and extend it for you.

2023-11-06 01:24:13

Podverse has a new and improved F-Droid beta tester track 🎉
This new track should let you automatically install our latest F-Droid Beta releases when they become available.
To join, you will need to add our new beta repo to F-Droid. I just created a setup guide for new testers. Could someone please try the steps in this guide, and let us know if you have any issues?
https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/blob/develop/docs/how-to-join-podverse-for-fdroid-beta-track.md
Thanks to @npub1s0l…zquj for setting up our new F-Droid beta repo!
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2023-11-05 02:02:07

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Podverse is back online ✅
Learned some valuable lessons during this maintenance period. We should be able to shorten the process by a lot next time it's needed.
Thank you @npub1s0l…zquj for all your help!

2023-11-04 22:06:06

Podverse is now down for maintenance. We expect to be down for 2-3 hours.
We're updating our database for better chapters and value time split handling.
Sorry for the short notice :[ we need to add an in-app and website popup to notify people in advance when our maintenance will be.

2023-10-27 08:59:52

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@npub1y7j…3uvj aw thanks that's a great review 😊
Tbh I personally never use Siri (I don't even have CarPlay), and the only AirPods functions I use are play/pause. Could you explain the features you're looking for more?
We actually just added handling for Google Play commands recently ("play <podcast name> in Podverse"), as it was required by Google to release Android Auto. We could probably reuse much of that logic for a Siri implementation...
https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/blob/develop/src/services/playerAudioEvents.ts#L374-L430

2023-10-25 10:47:01

Podverse Beta update 🛠️
v4.12.2-beta.3 is now available. We spent a lot of time trying to make the Player screen load faster, especially for Podcasting 2.0 podcasts with a lot of chapters.
Release also includes:
- Fix bluetooth forward and backward time skip buttons.
- Fix boost buttons not appearing issue.
- Automatically turn autoscroll on when the chapters or transcripts appear on screen.
Any help testing would be greatly appreciated!
To join our Beta tracks: https://podcastindex.social/@podverse/110529063127583397

2023-10-20 18:50:37

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@npub1msv…4hr4 hello, yes we just released Android Auto support! There is however a special permission ("draw over apps") you'll need to enable for it to work.
I just created an FAQ page for how to enable the setting. Please let me know if you have any questions:
https://github.com/orgs/podverse/discussions/17

2023-10-20 00:23:56

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Special thanks to lovegaoshi for his work on Android Auto! Our maintainers could not have done it without him. He completed the feature as part of our bounty program.
For more info on our bounty program please visit:
https://github.com/podverse/podverse-ops/tree/master/bounties

2023-10-20 00:22:42

NEW in Podverse 4.14.1:
Android Auto 🥳
Now available on the Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.podverse&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1
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2023-10-18 20:03:07

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@npub13m7…q6m4 haha well i'm glad they're at least working for ya

2023-10-16 22:52:04

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Google Play accepted our appeal! 🎉
Our latest Android Auto beta (4.14.0 5222) is now available. If anyone could help give the app a try we'd really appreciate it. Just going to do one more quick round of testing then ship this to prod.
Beta signup: https://podcastindex.social/@podverse/110529063127583397

2023-10-15 21:13:45

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@npub16yk…gh74 it's definitely a concern...but I'm assuming for now it's some kind of automated bureaucracy issue, rather than us being targeted in some way. Maybe their process really has identified a bug we need to fix, but we need more info than "something went wrong."

2023-10-15 21:09:03

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Attempting to send another appeal. Last time we appealed, Google just sent back the identical "something went wrong" error report without any more info. They do at least specify the issue is with Android Auto, but we're not seeing a crash or failed behavior in our tests.
Screenshot of the new appeal. Hopefully it reaches a human being 🤞
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2023-10-15 21:05:53

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@npub16yk…gh74 yeah...painful. Last time I sent an appeal, they just returned the identical generic "something went wrong" error message email.

2023-10-15 20:47:11

We are totally confused by why Google Play is rejecting our app. "Update rejected" ok...why????????????
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2023-10-14 00:58:06

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@npub1lql…2xmg @npub1pv3…vs8q
for which feature? the queue?
There is some linguistic overlap that I think may not make changing that possible. For example, the "My Library" tab uses the word "Library" but is basically a catch all for all the different types of items (Queue, Playlists, History, etc) a listener can save.
Also, Queue and Playlist are two separate features in Podverse. There is only 1 queue, but you can have many playlists, AND playlists are sharable.

2023-10-14 00:55:20

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@npub1lql…2xmg @npub1pv3…vs8q we use a self-hosted Matomo instance for tracking pageviews/plays. We have Matomo set to anonymize IP addresses by 2 bytes / decimal places. A more detailed description of our analytics tracking can be found here.
https://podverse.fm/terms

2023-10-14 00:53:12

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@npub13m7…q6m4 a config export/import option is definitely possible. We could also sync your settings with your logged in profile across devices. I see you basically created this issue on Github already.
https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/issues/1890
It really should not be that massive of a task, but I'm not sure when I (Mitch) will have the bandwidth to work on it. Schedule is full through end of month.
If someone offers to help as a FOSS contributor and needs a task, I may bring this up as an option.

2023-10-14 00:41:54

Our Android Auto release is delayed due to another rejection by Google Play 😩 none of us can reproduce the "Something went wrong" error they claim to be receiving.
Maybe it's due to a temporary networking error, but the error message they gave us "Something went wrong" does not match an exact error message in our code. It'd be nice if they gave us the exact message so we have a clearer idea what they're talking about.
Just sent them an appeal. It says it may take 7 business days to review 😒
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2023-10-12 08:09:36

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@npub13m7…q6m4 haha same 😂
Btw Android Auto will only work on Google Play. It's proprietary unfortunately so it's not compatible with F-Droid.

2023-10-12 06:47:50

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@npub13m7…q6m4 yeah, it turns out Google has guidelines documented online that require voice command implementation for Android Auto. I heard some people managed to get approved without it, but possibly as an oversight…in any case it was easier than I expected to add voice commands so we should be better off for it.

2023-10-12 06:16:12

Our Android Auto build of Podverse has been sent to Google for review.
They rejected our previous build because we didn't have voice commands, but I added "Play <podcast title> in Podverse" support last night and this morning.
https://github.com/podverse/podverse-rn/pull/1969
Hopefully they approve this one 🤞

2023-10-12 06:11:31

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@npub1n9j…nza0 @npub1yqw…wajx @npub1ln5…xyw6 @npub1df6…ns3a thanks so much! admin page ftw!!!

2023-10-12 05:13:06

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@npub1yqw…wajx it appears Podcast Index has not detected an update in the feed since June 2022:
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/4370509
As a result, Podverse has not detected an update either (since we sync with Podcast Index).
@npub1ln5…xyw6 (or @npub1df6…ns3a @npub1n9j…nza0?) could you increase the frequency this feed is checked for updates?

2023-10-12 04:15:53

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NOTE: in order for Seasons to work properly in Podverse, our servers will need to re-parse the RSS feed. This is because our parsers previously were not saving the data needed to display Seasons, but now they should be going forward.
If there is a podcast that you know has seasons, but Podverse doesn't display them, please let us know and we'll reparse it.

2023-10-12 04:09:47

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4.14.0 beta is also available for iOS 🛠️
If you'd like to join our iOS Beta testing track please visit here:
https://testflight.apple.com/join/VpxVTOsT

2023-10-12 04:08:15

Podverse for F-Droid 4.14.0-beta.5 is ready for testing 🛠️
New in this release:
- Add seasons, bonus content, and trailer handling to the Podcast screen.
- Improve the speed of skip / previous track and chapter buttons.
- Prevent jumping progress indicator when changing time position.
- Add playback speed option of 0.9x.
- Other player improvements.
You can download the APK from here:
https://files.podverse.fm/
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2023-10-11 06:23:27

Does anyone have experience getting Google Play to approve an Android Auto app?
Google Play has rejected our release (and Beta), saying we need to support voice commands to meet their standards :( we were hoping to add full voice command support in a future release.
I really don't know the first thing about voice commands and Google Play...anyone have advice? Could we do something simple for now like "Play Podverse" or "Pause Podverse"?
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2023-10-07 02:40:52

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@npub1ua0…5vye @npub167h…0399 @npub1gxv…hh99 thanks for the details. What Android OS version does your phone use? 13?

2023-10-03 05:29:01

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@npub1ass…uvnd
Premium features include:
- Sync your subscriptions and listening history across all devices
- Receive new episode and livestream notifications
- Create and share clips
- Create and share playlists
For a full list of features, please visit:
https://podverse.fm/membership

2023-09-13 01:46:10

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@npub1vd9…emtt thanks for the kind feedback and ITM!
It does sound like lack of consistent internet connection could be related to the issue...No Agenda has some of the biggest episode files since shows can be 3 hours long. If possible my recommendation (if you haven't already) would be to try to download shows while you're connected to WiFi, and leave the app open until they finish downloading.
In the mobile app you can go to My Library (bottom tab) then Active Downloads to view download progress

2023-09-02 05:16:53

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@npub1yau…rf0u hope you enjoy it! There are pros and cons to each imo...if you have any feedback please let us know.

2023-08-29 01:00:16

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@npub1vd9…emtt sorry man. Basically, we need steps to reproduce the bug in order to fix it. I tried playing podcasts on iOS, Android, and F-Droid, and all of them played, so I’m not sure how to reproduce the issue and fix it. Are there specific podcasts that result in this error for you? Or does every podcast result in this error?

2023-08-22 12:26:42

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@npub1gqk…sq6h correct. F-Droid does actually offer a "beta" track process, but it would take about 5-7 days for betas to be released...then we'd have to wait for feedback, then when we publish we'd have to wait 5-7 for the new version to go live. So we offer the apk as a download, but the downside is you have to manually download each new beta release :/

2023-08-22 12:06:09

Uploaded Podverse for F-Droid beta 4.13.6
https://files.podverse.fm
- Remember the last selected filter on the Podcast screen for each podcast. #1419
- Add search for "add by RSS" feeds on the Podcast screen. #1879
- Show alert if attempt to import invalid OPML file type. #1881
- Fix broken episode Transcript screen. #1889
- Fix downloads for episodes with Chartable URL redirects. #1898
- Translation updates: Russian

2023-08-20 19:24:42

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@npub1r89…s5dt @npub18z9…c3uf @npub12s2…ryh6 hellooo, are you subscribed to notifications for the Rock ‘N’ Roll Preshow in Podverse? That should result in getting a “going live” notification as soon as Darren sends out “the bat signal.” I received the notification 2 hrs ago today. Does that help?
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2023-08-20 07:56:56

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@npub1ys5…n756 thank you! 😄 just to clarify since you mentioned finding a donor...we are offering $1200 to whoever wants to do the work, not waiting for $1200 to complete it.

2023-08-20 06:51:18

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@npub1ys5…n756 sorry, I wish I could tell you...none of our core maintainers are Android devs really (a JavaScript library called React Native does the heavy lifting for us), and with our other day jobs, it's unlikely we'll have time to learn how to write Android Auto support anytime soon.
BUT Android Auto is one of our highest needs, and we currently are offering a bounty of $1200 to anyone who can deliver a completed version of it.