Next Steps

Here is a quick list of steps to get started

  1. Find audio or video podcast you like. Best place to start is by selecting + Add Feed located at the bottom right of the Feeds Screen. You will have access to a large collection of popular podcasts from various sources, categories or regions, including a large selection of free audio books. When adding feeds they can be assigned to different categories based on what makes sense to you (for example News, Sports, Favorites etc.)
  2. Once your feed subscriptions are added (you see them in the list of feeds), tap on the button (or 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 a large number on the right side, showing the number of downloaded episodes.
  4. To see all downloaded episodes in one place select the "EPISODES" tab. Tap on any episode to play it. BeyondPod will automatically create a playlist starting from selected episode and including all episodes that follow it. You can always fine tune what episodes are included in the playlist and how episodes are sorted.

You can schedule the update and downloads to occur automatically (for example at night).You can configure a single update schedule for all your feeds or fine tune the update schedule independently for each category.

In addition to scheduled updates, you can also manually download any episode from any feed. To do that, select the feed from the list of feeds, and tap on the "Download" button for the episode you want to download.

If you have a good (and free) internet connection (WiFi or unlimited plan) you can also try to “stream” the episode – this will start playing directly from the internet (without having to download 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 device, internet connection, and the format of the podcast. Some podcasts work very well, some don't.