Released 2.3.2 - material design upgrade

I have finally published a staged rollout (staring with the beta app) of the material design upgrades for MyPOD.

The main upgrades are:

• Episode viewer and podcast pages have been rebuilt.
• Enabling page transitions everywhere
• Made card layout (see the ... > view > card) option this is the default type for the inbox
• Simplified search
• Youtube has been temporarily removed as google disable v2 feeds a while ago. Youtube videos will still work - just not the feeds
• Relayout of the nave drawer to use the standard one.
• Filter is on a FAB button at the bottom right of each screen

It's looking much better and the feedback has been great so far. There are no major new pieces of functionality - as i am just trying to make sure the release is stable. There are bound to be some niggles so please do report them to bugs at my-pod.org.

Remember you can send a log report using the functions in settings > about they will bundle up the local log files and attach them to an email.


Here are some cute kittens

Some MyPOD FAQs for new users

Q: The auto downloads have stopped working?
A: Here is a checklist:

• Check the settings > storage there is a slider there to allocate space. Probably the default should be higher.
• The download queue is on the bottom left of the nav menu (swipe out from left)
• You can see if power/wifi is connected in the animation at the top of the screen. The Storage icon (shaped like an SD card) is red if storage is limited. so again you may need to add storage.
• You can manually download using the ... icon on the episode

Q: I can't add downloads
A: You can download using the ... menu on the episode or by going to the podcast page and and you the download button on the row.

Q. I cant empty the trash
A. Empty the trash using the trashcan at the top of the downloaded episodes screen.

Q. I want to remove items from the listened menu
A. You can use the ... menu on the episode to toggle the listened flag for the episode.

Q. My feeds don't update.
A. Checklist:

• You can see the time the podcast was updated by opening the podcast and going to info. If you think the feed hasn't been updated within the set update interval then let me know. 
• You can also sort by update time using the filter on the favourites screen.
• There are power/wifi options for the updater in settings > Updates/downloads the default is to update on power and wifi.

Q. How do i change what i see on the overlay (coloured boxes)?
A.

• Long press the overlay to see what the items mean. 
• There is a modify button at the bottom. This shows the modify dialog. Check items to enable them. and drag to re-order them.
• There is a known issue that just change the order doesn't update the overlay, the workaround is to remove items temporarily. or exit/return to the screen

Q. Which app should i install beta (purple icon) or V2 (blue icon)
A. The beta app will generally be a bit ahead of the v2 main app and more frequently. So it depends what you need - cutting edge or cruise control. 
It's best to just install one of the apps though as they may interfere with each other. e.g. the cleaner might delete files for the other app. 

Q. When are material design changes coming?
A. Very Soon. I am working on the heavily now. Here are some screen shots but the is still more to do

Q. Where can i get more help?

A. I am always eager to help so drop us a line - here are the social networking addresses:

• Email me : bugs at my-pod.org
• G+ community : https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/103523072478284443102
• Twitter : _mypod
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/mypodapp

Here is a kitten video if you still haven't found what you need ...

2.2.38.2 released.

This release has bugfixes and improvements:
* Stop playlists re-adding items after update
make download folder if it doesn't exist
* Need to fix the terminology in the space settings screen
* Add flag for added to playlist.
* Fix update button on fly out
* No longer it marks the show "FIN" when switch between podcasts
Thanks: Yuri, Rodney, Jonathon
* Exception fixes

There are some more UI changes for Material design coming in a couple of weeks. I will publish some videos here over the next couple of weeks.

source: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/30-the-best-quotes-ever.html 

Is VCR that old?

8 tips for download manager maximisation.

Thought I'd post a few tips on how to use the download manager. As of 2.2.34 MyPOD has support for multiple file downloads at the same time.


* Use pause downloads (it's at the top to the downloads screen & the notification). This is useful if you need to get bandwidth back quickly to do something else or if you are worried about the app downloading on a paid network (by default MyPOD only downloads over WiFi).
* Note "Download now" will work while downloads are paused. For a quick one off download. it may change the power/wifi options to suit the devices current conditions.
* Use the podcast rating - this is used to determine the order in which items go in the download queue (higher = better). So your highest rated podcasts get downloaded first.
* The top graphic shows overall data (cumulative bandwidth, # download/queued).
When the top progress bar is visible, the cumulative progress is shown total bytes downloaded/ total size.
* An error message is displayed when a download fails and an "!" shows in downloaded progress. (red box) Opening the episode and going to info (bottom) shows the download status and the download location.
* There is also a check for a WiFi logon page - this is still a bit experimental but it simply checks for returned HTML when a multimedia file is expected. Get in contact if you have problems (bugs at my-pod.org)
* Check you storage (settings > storage), MyPOD will aim to fill up to the storage allocation - it may go slightly over in some circumstances. and it doesn't include temp files..
* You can do power/wifi setting for bulk selection from the ... (top right) menu when in bulk mode. As well as dequeue & move to top/bottom.

2.2.34 released

This version has the new download manager that supports multiple file downloading.

Here is some of the release info for the last few releases as it appears there has been some slackness going on:

2.2.34: bugfixes for multi-download
2.2.32: multi-downloads, bugfixes galore, trash messages fixed
2.2.30: bugfixes and more playlist improvements
2.2.28: playlist streamlining and backup fixes

Welcome to MyPOD V2

Welcome to MyPOD V2 - I hope you like it ... there are getting started videos below.

The ramble - scroll to features for meat....
While it is still possibly a little early - I have been working on MyPOD V2 for well over a year. My aim was to make the best internet player - MyPOD V1 went a good way but it was not possible to make it go 'all the way'. I think podcasting is the best model for free and open media but many 'podcasts' are blogs with embedded YouTube or SoundCloud feeds. The aim with V2 is to get the best value out of free media wherever it resides - be it on the open internet, blogs, or one of the content silos. The user is the only one who can harvest the message they are looking for and find the knowledge they need.

So your feedback is key. Tell me what irks you the most. Nothing is too stupid or obvious. email us on feedback at my-pod.org.

Features

All of the core features V1 are in:

• Podcast playing/updating/downloading w. auto download, power/wifi
  
• Remote service - it's much better now...
  
• UI Upgraded - it's ongoing work.
  
• Filtering & bulk function everywhere.
  
• More powerful Search - including YouTube and iTunes search.
  
• Better reading functionality and support for embedded video in blogs. The web player allows you to play anything that can be played in a web browser .

Whats still missing from V1 (coming next month)

• Website browsing & download.
• Local file listening.

MyPOD V1 is available in a new slot on the play store. it will be maintained

Upcoming features:

• ChromeCast support (1 mth).
• Bluetooth (1 mth).
• Player speed control (2 mths).
• Remote play via remote service (2mths).
• More online options (3 mths).

Some random tips

• Most functionality is included in the overflow menus (the 3 dots on the side of a tile or the top of the screen) - so don't waste time jumping between screen - check the overflow menus first.
• You cam import OPML in the tour or in settings > import > import OPML files.
• You can paste a link in the search box to add a RSS or ATOM URL (or use share from the browser).
• Settings is in the bottom bar of the Nav pullout.
• Long press to engage multi-select. Select all is on the actionbar.
• Long press the overlay to see a description - press modify to change it.
• Star the podcast (the star on the actionbar) to add it to favourites and auto-download, etc

Getting help

There are lots of ways to get help:

• Use the Help option in the top bar overflow menu (the 3 dots) - these detail each screen
• Take a look at the tour option in the Nav menu (esp. setup)
• Ask on the G+ communty or Facebook page
• Post on the discussion forums
• Email us on feedback at my-pod.org

Reporting bugs

• You can use the settings>about>send report function. Use "send memory" if things are getting really sluggish.
• Use the help channels above.
• Check the bugtracker : sometime workarounds are posted there.
• Email us on bugs at my-pod.org

Demo videos

There are some quick getting started videos in this feed - take a look by swiping left & right

• Episodes : Downloading and playing using overflow menu. YouTube

2.2.24 released

Released 2.2.24 today to beta. Fixes for the bugs sent in yesterday.

Seem to be a bit of a problem with the downloader controls - I am looking at this this week. And implement parallel downloading finally. 

This has been released to the beta channel only i will test it for a couple of days. before pushing further


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