I highly recommend AntennaPod[1]. If you need/want sync, it can be achieved though gpodder[2].

[1] https://antennapod.org/

[2] https://gpodder.net/

There's hundreds of alternatives... I've used Pocket Casts and Podcast Addict and both work fine.

Been using Antenna[0] for years now, highly recommend!

[0] https://antennapod.org/

I use PocketCast. Can't say I've investigated privacy or other concerns but it is free and seems quite functional with a good UI.

I use Pocket Casts [1]. Can't say I've investigated privacy or other concerns but it is free and seems quite functional with a good UI.

[1] https://pocketcasts.com/

I wish there was an open source backend service for syncing. Since the clients are open source, should be technically possible to replicate the functionality of the cloud service. But maybe that's harder than just creating from scratch? Too bad though because pocket casts is definitely one of the best android clients around.

Pocket Casts has been reliable for me for a few years.

PocketCasts is open source and is decent. It was bought by Automattic (who also own and develop WordPress), so should be a reasonably safe bet going forward.

Podcast Addict, been using it long before Google decided to try a podcast app.

A good option for power users, probably a bit overwhelming if you just want something simple, but for someone like me that wants to do stuff like different default playback speeds for different podcasts, it's really good.

TFA explains the situation pretty well.

Google Podcasts is still around until next year, and the Youtube Music app will have that functionality added this year. It's all in the first paragraph.

Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it.

They said the same thing with Google Play Music, and never added the same functionality to YT music, which is massively inferior for everything besides discovering new music

YouTube.com/podcasts doesn't even fucking work outside the USA.

Yeah, because them adding podcast functionality is going to happen in the future. They haven't done it yet, that's what that means.

If you believe that I have some magic beans to sell you.

The functionality is being migrated into youtube music

Youtube music has no functionality.

YT music is good for discovering new music, but otherwise pretty shit compared to Google Play Music (and I doubt it will be any better for Podcasts)

PodcastAddict works fine

Which podcast app works best on Android Auto?