Emma’s review
I love this app it makes me calm 😊
Update made now playing too small
Update 7/28 now the past couple days things are worse. I can no longer resume playing from the lock screen or using controls on my headphones. If these issues aren’t fixed I’m done with pocket casts. I’ve been using it since 2015 across windows phone, android, and iOS.
The currently playing controls are way too small in the app after the recent update. It’s now shrink in a floating bubble at the bottom of the screen.
The currently playing controls are way too small in the app after the recent update. It’s now shrink in a floating bubble at the bottom of the screen.
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Sleep timer behaviour changed
Sleep timer now appears to clear automatically. Which is confusing and not what you want when you’re using it to fall asleep. The behaviour changing has led to lots of disturbed nights waking to podcasts still playing.
Buttons still too small and so much wasted space elsewhere
UPDATE: There have been multiple updates since I wrote this review. The buttons on the mini-player remain far too small to reliably press correctly, and the new location on the right is infuriating when you have the phone in your left hand. Meanwhile, the artwork collage at the top of playlists is such a waste of space and there's no way to turn those off. The developers know these elements are extremely unpopular, but they have so far refused to properly fix them. Why?!?
Some of the recent updates for the app miss the mark for me. The latest version of the minimized audio control bar within the app has shrunk the play/pause/skip buttons so much that it's difficult to hit the button you want every time. This seems to have been done to create space on that bar to show the episode name and progress indicator, but I'd rather just be able to reliably hit the buttons correctly as on previous versions. Conversely, the playlists now include a giant episode art collage at the top that takes up SOOOOOOO much space at the top for no actual benefit. Give us more space at the top of playlists and bigger buttons on the control bar!
Some of the recent updates for the app miss the mark for me. The latest version of the minimized audio control bar within the app has shrunk the play/pause/skip buttons so much that it's difficult to hit the button you want every time. This seems to have been done to create space on that bar to show the episode name and progress indicator, but I'd rather just be able to reliably hit the buttons correctly as on previous versions. Conversely, the playlists now include a giant episode art collage at the top that takes up SOOOOOOO much space at the top for no actual benefit. Give us more space at the top of playlists and bigger buttons on the control bar!
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Response from developer
Hi there, We appreciate you sharing your experience regarding the small button sizes and the layout of the playlists. It’s clear how these changes can affect your enjoyment of the app. We invite you to share more details with our team so we can help — please reach out via in-app support or at https://support.pocketcasts.com/contact-us/.
Was great. New update is bad.
Why on earth would anyone want the episode to be minimized to a tiny bar on the bottom of the app as soon as you press play on an episode? The pause / play and other buttons are so tinny they are hard to click. It’s so irritating I stopped using the app. I’ve also had issues with episodes just stopping playback after a few minutes only to have them play correctly on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. This app was my absolute favorite for years but the new layout is infuriating. Please fix and I’ll be happy to use again.
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