Listen Up
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Podcast player inspired by Google Listen. Maintained and follows most recent Android user interface guidelines.
Highlights:
- gpodder.net integration
- Automatic background downloads
- Drag & Drop support in queue user interface for easy re-ordering of episodes
- Application widget for easy control of the audio queue
- Remember position in audio on any number of episodes
- Streaming playback if file hasn't yet been downloaded
- Restrict downloads to only on WI-FI, plugged in, or both
- Support headset controls
- Very battery conscious, strives to use the least amount of battery power
- Quick controls for 30 second skip forward and back
- Tablet Support
An existing gpodder (https://gpodder.net/) account can be used to synchronize your account.
The following permissions are used:
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: To enable optional WI-FI only downloads
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: To write audio files to the SD card
- INTERNET: To download audio files and feeds. Nothing is ever uploaded except for actually making requests for your feeds.
- WAKE_LOCK: So the device doesn't start go to sleep in the middle of playback or download.
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: So the application can start the timer to periodically check for new episodes
A free version of this application is available. Times are hard, if you have spare change, I would love to have it, otherwise please use the free version. The free and paid versions of this application are identical.
Tags: how to use listen up free, listen up android app.
Highlights:
- gpodder.net integration
- Automatic background downloads
- Drag & Drop support in queue user interface for easy re-ordering of episodes
- Application widget for easy control of the audio queue
- Remember position in audio on any number of episodes
- Streaming playback if file hasn't yet been downloaded
- Restrict downloads to only on WI-FI, plugged in, or both
- Support headset controls
- Very battery conscious, strives to use the least amount of battery power
- Quick controls for 30 second skip forward and back
- Tablet Support
An existing gpodder (https://gpodder.net/) account can be used to synchronize your account.
The following permissions are used:
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: To enable optional WI-FI only downloads
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: To write audio files to the SD card
- INTERNET: To download audio files and feeds. Nothing is ever uploaded except for actually making requests for your feeds.
- WAKE_LOCK: So the device doesn't start go to sleep in the middle of playback or download.
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: So the application can start the timer to periodically check for new episodes
A free version of this application is available. Times are hard, if you have spare change, I would love to have it, otherwise please use the free version. The free and paid versions of this application are identical.
Tags: how to use listen up free, listen up android app.
Recently changed in this version:
Version 2.0.1
* Fix IllegalArgumentException reported from store
* Left debug logging on
* Fix NullPointerException reported from store
* Set request timeout on gpodder request to 5 minutes
* Make navigation drawer smaller on really small screens
* Don't make navigation drawer transparent
Comments and ratings for Listen Up Free
(66 stars)
by Eli Szus on 13/06/2013
This app is organized really well just like the google one. Its simple without too many bells and whistles and gets the job done. One major shortcoming...The queue can get very long and unmanageable. The google Listen app did a great job of always keeping
(66 stars)
by Andrew Carpenter on 10/06/2013
Does exactly what it needs to do without any fluff.
(66 stars)
by Jeramy Phillips on 10/04/2013
What more can I say, it just plain works. Hopefully Codepimps will port the back end from Google Reader, which is being shut down in July, to other back ends, such as the Normandy back end that has been announced from Feedly. The other option is to just
(66 stars)
by Brent Ferguson on 09/04/2013
I didn't like it bc I couldnt search for podcasts. It wouldn't download pcasts for me either. I paid but should have tried the free first.
(66 stars)
by Thomas Kilde Krath on 23/03/2013
This app is plain vanilla and easy to work with so far. It automatically refreshes and downloads new content. It downloads in the background but doesn't give any indication which makes it hard to figure out which app is keeping your data connection alive.
(66 stars)
by Chris Parr on 21/03/2013
Fingers crossed that Reader going away isn't going cause too much trouble.
(66 stars)
by Chrissy Field on 16/03/2013
Finally, now that reader is going away. So far, this is a perfect replacement. I'm just wondering what will happen to our feeds once reader is gone. Until then, I'm happy.