Pocket Casts goes open source

Re:Pocket Casts goes open source by lucasfcosta on Sunday October 23, 2022 @04:53AM (#33305548)

I quite like Pocket Casts, and I think that's the right move for them.

I really hope folks don't entirely move to Spotify and their proprietary app and protocols.

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Re:Pocket Casts goes open source by nxte on Sunday October 23, 2022 @10:32AM (#33307315)

Unless Spotify adds support for adding podcasts via RSS Feed URL, I don't think there will be major risk of a large scale move.

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Re:Pocket Casts goes open source by hombre_fatal on Sunday October 23, 2022 @12:25PM (#33308113)

I imagine very few people care about that.

I can’t remember the last time I had to paste in a podcast url anywhere. I just search for a podcast in-app and click “Subscribe”.

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Re:Pocket Casts goes open source by nxte on Sunday October 23, 2022 @01:32PM (#33308627)

Most of my subscriptions are like that too. But there are a few creators who I support on Patreon, and they provide special feeds with extra content, etc. These paid subscriptions are a small % of my overall lineup, but not coincidentally, they're my "essentials". I don't think I'm alone!

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Re:Pocket Casts goes open source by doublepg23 on Sunday October 23, 2022 @04:28PM (#33309976)

Paid subscription podcasts are very popular nowadays. It’s essential to add your paid RSS feed to an app.

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Re:Pocket Casts goes open source by hombre_fatal on Saturday November 05, 2022 @11:47AM (#33482580)

Good point.

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