• @TrickDacy
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    28 months ago

    I bought pocket casts for like $4 a very long time ago. I’m not sure what you’re talking about, and the app says I have a free account. What is the difference in buying the app and subscribing to it?

    • @Tilgare
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      48 months ago

      I only came along after Google podcasts announced that it was sunsetting, so I don’t know what the lifetime membership entailed. But I have no need for any of the paid features they offer, so I’m happy to remain a free member. I don’t really understand why I would need cloud storage… from my podcast app… and on pc, I just run the Pocket Cast app in an Android emulator since for some reason you can’t use a web browser without a subscription. Completely mystifying decision, but I’m not paying $4 a month for it.

      • @TrickDacy
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        28 months ago

        Hmm, I guess the app is free now but the “plus” features cost money

      • kratoz29
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        18 months ago

        What Android emulator are you using?

        I remember I tried one for macOS before but I wasn’t happy with the performance, I did try it for the Tivimate I think, but it was choppy and not worth to use, I was gonna go back to experiment about this it would be because of Pocket Casts for sure.

        • @Tilgare
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          28 months ago

          I just loaded up Android Studio, which has it’s own emulation layer. I’ve tried Bluestacks in the past and had trouble with it - figured that Google’s own environment would be the best option.

          • kratoz29
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            28 months ago

            Hmm, I see, I’m gonna look into this surely!

      • @[email protected]
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        18 months ago

        I use cloud storage for audiobooks. It syncs my progress across devices. That’s the reason I bought the app (and got lifetime subscription later).

        • @Tilgare
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          28 months ago

          Oh very cool - that’s a very good use case that I hadn’t considered!