ow to manage podcasts and audio sources with Google Listen on Android.
Google Listen is a free app that helps keep podcasts and audio sources well-organised and ready for listening. Users can find thousands of podcasts via the search facility and take a closer look at what's on offer before deciding on the next step. Listen boasts a host of features which are applied to individual podcasts. Users can start streaming with a tap of the 'Listen now' button. The alternative is to queue for listening/downloading at a later date, while selecting 'More episodes' will give users more podcasts to choose from.
Streaming is one option for listening, but podcasts can also be downloaded and stored. By default, Android allows for 20 episodes to be stored on a device. This can be changed to save space, eg only allow ten episodes, or you could choose to store up to a maximum of 80 episodes. The default download setting is 'Only on Wi-Fi', ensuring that data plans are kept intact while enjoying the delights of a favourite podcast.
My listen items
This is split into two lists, ‘Queued items’ and ‘Fresh items’. Both lists contain podcasts or audio that has been queued ready for downloading | and listening. Newer podcasts will appear in the ‘Fresh items’ list, press the refresh arrow to update
In play
When moving away from the podcast play screen the podcast player is shrunk to a mini version of itself at the bottom of the screen. Tap the play/pause button to start or stop a recording. Tap the arrow to the right to maximise the player
My subscriptions
This contains podcasts that have been subscribed to. By default, each subscription is displayed as a single instance, tap to view all episodes. The ‘Add a subscription’ button allows for the manual addition of a selected feed
Get Google Listen
To get started head to the Play Store and search for Google Listen. Download and install the free app. Once downloaded the new app will appear in Apps, so locate and tap on it. First time use will reveal a list of tips and tricks, tap ‘Continue’ and ‘Done’ to continue.
Allow access
A Google account will need to be assigned to Listen, the current account is selected by default. Select the default, or an alternative if one is available, to continue. Listen will request access to the selected account, so simply select ‘Allow access’ to finish.
Search for a podcast
To find a podcast that matches your criteria you’ll need to tap the search icon at the top of the screen, enter a search term and wait for the results to be listed. To start another search simply go back one screen or tap and hold the ‘Recent apps’ button and select ‘Search’.
Listen now
Select a podcast from the list of results to get a summary of the podcast. This includes name, url, description, file size, upload date and options. Select ‘Listen now’ to start streaming the podcast. Use the player controls to control the listening experience.
Subscribe and queue
Alongside ‘Listen now’ there is the option to add the current podcast to a queue for downloading at a later date. Tap ‘Add to queue’ to add and tap again to remove. To subscribe to the current podcast tap the ‘Subscribe’ button, or to remove from the subscribe list tap ‘Unsubscribe’.
More episodes
To view more podcasts from the same author tap the ‘More episodes’ button. Previously listened to episodes will be in grey and unlistened in white. Click ‘Mark all’ to mark as listened or unlistened episodes. Click ‘Queue’ to choose which podcasts to queue.
Download now
All the previous options either queue the podcast for download later or stream as in ‘Listen now’. To save the current podcast tap and hold the ‘Recent apps’ button and the ‘Download’ button will appear. Tap ‘Download’ to download the podcast to your android device.
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Instant access
Quick access to a podcast is available via the search list and ‘Queued items’. Tap and hold on your desired podcast. This will offer the option to ‘Play’, ‘Add to queue’, ‘Subscribe’ and ‘More episodes’. Tap and hold a podcast in ‘Queued items' to arrange the queue or download.
Fresh Items
Accompanying ‘Queued items’ is ‘Fresh items’ which by default checks subscriptions for new items manually. To check automatically, tap the refresh button and select ‘Settings’. Now choose a new increment, eg ‘Every hour’, ‘Every two hours’, ‘Every day’ to apply automatically.
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Quick Tips: Discover the different ways to manage podcasts and audio
1 Quick search
Popular searches retains a list of previously used search terms. Tap to view the current list.
2 Get back home
Tap and hold Recent apps to reveal the Listen home button. Tap to get back to the home screen.
3 Say goodbye to queues
Tap My listen items to view Queued and Fresh items. Tap and hold the Recent apps and select Clear queue.
4 Check subscriptions
Google Listen is aligned to a Google account. Use Google Reader to view and listen to subscriptions.
5 Clear Recently played list
Select Recently played, tap and hold the Recent apps button and select Clear list.
Google Listen is a free app that helps keep podcasts and audio sources well-organised and ready for listening. Users can find thousands of podcasts via the search facility and take a closer look at what's on offer before deciding on the next step. Listen boasts a host of features which are applied to individual podcasts. Users can start streaming with a tap of the 'Listen now' button. The alternative is to queue for listening/downloading at a later date, while selecting 'More episodes' will give users more podcasts to choose from.
Streaming is one option for listening, but podcasts can also be downloaded and stored. By default, Android allows for 20 episodes to be stored on a device. This can be changed to save space, eg only allow ten episodes, or you could choose to store up to a maximum of 80 episodes. The default download setting is 'Only on Wi-Fi', ensuring that data plans are kept intact while enjoying the delights of a favourite podcast.
My listen items
In play
When moving away from the podcast play screen the podcast player is shrunk to a mini version of itself at the bottom of the screen. Tap the play/pause button to start or stop a recording. Tap the arrow to the right to maximise the player
My subscriptions
This contains podcasts that have been subscribed to. By default, each subscription is displayed as a single instance, tap to view all episodes. The ‘Add a subscription’ button allows for the manual addition of a selected feed
Get Google Listen
To get started head to the Play Store and search for Google Listen. Download and install the free app. Once downloaded the new app will appear in Apps, so locate and tap on it. First time use will reveal a list of tips and tricks, tap ‘Continue’ and ‘Done’ to continue.
Allow access
A Google account will need to be assigned to Listen, the current account is selected by default. Select the default, or an alternative if one is available, to continue. Listen will request access to the selected account, so simply select ‘Allow access’ to finish.
Search for a podcast
To find a podcast that matches your criteria you’ll need to tap the search icon at the top of the screen, enter a search term and wait for the results to be listed. To start another search simply go back one screen or tap and hold the ‘Recent apps’ button and select ‘Search’.
Listen now
Select a podcast from the list of results to get a summary of the podcast. This includes name, url, description, file size, upload date and options. Select ‘Listen now’ to start streaming the podcast. Use the player controls to control the listening experience.
Subscribe and queue
Alongside ‘Listen now’ there is the option to add the current podcast to a queue for downloading at a later date. Tap ‘Add to queue’ to add and tap again to remove. To subscribe to the current podcast tap the ‘Subscribe’ button, or to remove from the subscribe list tap ‘Unsubscribe’.
More episodes
To view more podcasts from the same author tap the ‘More episodes’ button. Previously listened to episodes will be in grey and unlistened in white. Click ‘Mark all’ to mark as listened or unlistened episodes. Click ‘Queue’ to choose which podcasts to queue.
Download now
All the previous options either queue the podcast for download later or stream as in ‘Listen now’. To save the current podcast tap and hold the ‘Recent apps’ button and the ‘Download’ button will appear. Tap ‘Download’ to download the podcast to your android device.
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Instant access
Quick access to a podcast is available via the search list and ‘Queued items’. Tap and hold on your desired podcast. This will offer the option to ‘Play’, ‘Add to queue’, ‘Subscribe’ and ‘More episodes’. Tap and hold a podcast in ‘Queued items' to arrange the queue or download.
Fresh Items
Accompanying ‘Queued items’ is ‘Fresh items’ which by default checks subscriptions for new items manually. To check automatically, tap the refresh button and select ‘Settings’. Now choose a new increment, eg ‘Every hour’, ‘Every two hours’, ‘Every day’ to apply automatically.
Need help?
Got a problem with your Android phone or tablet? Get in touch with...
facebook/littlegreenrobot
Get help from Facebook community.
Quick Tips: Discover the different ways to manage podcasts and audio
1 Quick search
Popular searches retains a list of previously used search terms. Tap to view the current list.
2 Get back home
Tap and hold Recent apps to reveal the Listen home button. Tap to get back to the home screen.
3 Say goodbye to queues
Tap My listen items to view Queued and Fresh items. Tap and hold the Recent apps and select Clear queue.
4 Check subscriptions
Google Listen is aligned to a Google account. Use Google Reader to view and listen to subscriptions.
5 Clear Recently played list
Select Recently played, tap and hold the Recent apps button and select Clear list.
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