Next Steps

Here is a quick list of steps to get started

  1. Subscribe to podcasts or news feeds. Feeds can be imported from the included podcast/feed directories or Google Reader account. Feeds can be also added manually by tapping on "Add Feed" button located at the bottom right of the Feeds Screen. You can find some additional tips on how to search for podcasts here. When adding feeds they can be assigned to different categories based on their content (for example News, Sports, Favorites etc.)
  2. Once your feed subscriptions are added (you see them in the list of feeds), select Menu > Update... > Update All. This will update all feeds in the current category and also, if the feed has podcast episodes, will download the last 3 new episodes (downloading may take some time based on the size of the episode and the speed of your connection).
  3. After the update and download finishes, feeds that have episodes will have an audio/video button on the right side (with the number of downloaded episodes). Short tap on that button, will show a list of downloaded episodes, long press will immediately start playing the first episode.
  4. You can see a list of all downloaded episodes across all feeds by selecting the "EPISODES" tab.

You can schedule the update and download to occur automatically (for example at night). Each feed category can have its own update schedule (it will update all feeds and download new episodes in a given category). If you just want to update all your feeds on a single schedule, setting an update schedule for "All Feeds" category will update all feeds regardless of what category they are in.

You can also manually download any episode from any feed. To do that, tap on the feed itself. It will open in the Feed Content View. Find the episode you want to listen to and tap on the "Download" button.

If you have a good internet connection (WiFi or 3G) you can also try to “stream” the episode – this will start playing directly from the internet (without downloading it first). Streaming is especially convenient for videos as they are quite big and, even when using a fast connection, can take some time to download. BeyondPod relies on the default Android Media Player for streaming, and unfortunately, the results appear to be very dependent on the internet connection, the format of the podcast and how the server that serves the podcast is set up. Some podcasts work very well some don't.