Web User - UK (2019-11-13)

Workshop 4

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Manage your podcasts on Android

T

he proliferation and popularity of podcasts continues

apace – from captivating documentaries to laugh-out-

loud comedy and discussion on everynicheinterest

under the sun. AntennaPod is a brilliant, open-sourcepodcast

app that manages your podcasts on Android

with a minimum of fuss. You can set it to

downloadnewepisodes automatically and

keepyourfilesperfectly organised.

AntennaPod: bit.ly/antp488 | 10 mins | Android4.0

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Whenyoufirstlaunch

AntennaPod,it opensthe

menu.Startbytappingthe

AddPodcastoption.Here,you

cansearchfora podcastyou

knowthenameof,^1 browse

throughAntennaPod’s

recommendations,^2 typein the

URLif youknowit^3 orimport

anOPMLlistofpodcastsfrom

anotherapp.^4

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Once you’ve found the

podcastyouwant,tapit

andyou’retakentoa listof

episodes,^1 which may be long

if the podcast has been around

for a while. This is just a preview

page,toshowyouwhat’s

available.If youlikewhatyou

see,taptheSubscribebutton^2

to add the podcast to

AntennaPod, then tap the Open

Podcast button.

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You can now start

downloadingtheepisodes

youwanttolistento.Tap

thedownarrow^1 next to a

podcasttostartdownloading.

If youchangeyourmind,tap

thecross.^2 Onceanepisode

hasdownloaded,youcanplay

it bytappingthePlaybutton.^3

Tap the Ear icon.^4

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Thisopensthepageforthatparticularepisode,where

youcanPlay^1 orDeleteit. Clickthemenuformore

options,includingmanagingtheepisodein your

playbackqueue,^2 resettinghowfaryou’vegotthroughit^3

andaddingit toyourFavorites.^4

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Back on the subscription

page, you canfilterthelist

ofepisodes.TapSearchto

finda particularshowtolisten

to,^1 filteroutepisodesbased

oncertaincriteria,^2 select

morethanoneepisodeata

time(usefulformassdeletion)

(^3) and refresh the list. 4
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From the homepage,
you can access all your
subscriptions by tapping
the menu button. Here, you can
jump to the various different
optionsforaccessingyour
podcasts,suchasepisodesyou
haven’theardyet,^1 orskip
straightbacktoyour
subscriptions.^2 TapSettings^3
for more options for organising,
downloading and listening to
your podcasts.
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