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1. #Overcast app for mac update#
2. #Overcast app for mac upgrade#

As you can see above, there’s the One-Tap Play feature which is fairly self-explanatory. With Overcast, you have a few options to limit or even remove this burden. All in all, it was probably about five clicks (presses?) to jump to the new podcast and play an episode. With Apple Podcasts, as the podcast winded down to the closing credits and/or ads, I would skip to the next podcast which usually was a whole different podcast, not just the next one. In either case, you don’t want to spend much time on your phone for personal safety reasons. Mine now happens to be in a car, however, I used to walk through the busy streets of San Francisco. Like I assume many of you, I listen to podcasts during my everyday commute. However, like nearly everything in this app, it’s thought through this and has a Nitpicky Details section if you want extra customization. The sheer fact that Overcast has a Settings page separates it from Apple Podcasts. Some people choose to organize their podcasts by priority, some want the newer ones first, some want the older, etc. As I wrote in the aforementioned Apple Podcasts app review, basically everyone’s habits are different and what they want/need from their app will differ. Overcast has an abundance of features that can tailor nearly every podcast habit. Admittedly, I hadn’t done a Spring Cleaning of my podcast subscriptions in awhile, so I figured I’d manually migrate only the podcasts I listen to every week and then add new ones in my typical manner.

I, however, took this as an opportunity to scrub my subscriptions. For the superfans with tons (even hundreds) of podcast subscriptions, you’ll likely need to go this route to save you some time. The Podcasts iOS app doesn’t have an export OPML feature, so you’ll have to log in to iTunes from your computer, export it, send the file to your iPhone, then import into Overcast. Overcast does have a way to import previous subscriptions using an Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) file, but unfortunately, Apple wants to make this difficult for you. Migrating Your Podcast Subscriptionsįor an Apple user, importing all your podcast subscriptions is likely the most tedious part of switching. Though change is never easy, after I migrated everything over, I’ll never go back. Ok, so I finally willed up the courage to make the switch.

It’s lacking in a lot of significant features, user experience, and play’ability (don’t know if that’s a word, but you get it). “The tiles used in Listen Now and Library are more aesthetically pleasing than the listed UI.” Exiting or restarting the app will make it much easier to resume already-played podcasts or simply check out what’s new.”

#Overcast app for mac upgrade#

“ The Listen Now is a much-needed feature and a large upgrade over the existing Unplayed tab. I even kinda sorta reviewed the app redesign and if you squint hard enough I almost defend some of the changes. However, all the new features to the Apple Podcasts app are ones literally nobody was asking for. In April, Apple rebranded iTunes to Apple Podcasts and then in September overhauled the app.

#Overcast app for mac update#

They seem to have an abundance of resources, yet despite basically owning the podcast market, never decided to add features or update the user experience.

The Shortcomings Apple Podcast AppĪpple has notoriously been slow moving about updating the iTunes Apple Podcast app for reasons beyond my comprehension. But, I finally decided to make the switch to Overcast for my podcast habit, and I don’t think I’ll ever look back. I’ve always used the Apple Podcast app (nee iTunes). I’m so resistant to change that despite much much better alternatives I’ll stick with the same crappy process I’ve always done.