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Description
WebOS 1.1+ required
drPodder v0.4.8 (9/16)
- Just a quick update to add support for Authentication (username/password) of feeds
drPodder v0.4.7 (9/15)
- Error checking while loading from db, should reduce the "hanging at loading feeds" bug.
- Episode details not loaded until at player screen, should reduce application start time and memory usage
- Playback shouldn't resume after error if stream was paused.
drPodder v0.4.5 (9/10)
New Features
- Dynamic Playlists
- Episode List Filtering
- see forum thread for full update notes
Usage
- Add your feeds
- (optional) Download episodes you're interested in
- Play or stream Podcasts!
Please see the forum thread for full usage notes.
I am writing drPodder because I need a good podcatcher that does what I want it to do. Even the "mature" Windows Mobile solutions I've used in the past disappointed me, so I decided to start early and make it like I like it. drPodder is still beta, but as a developer, bugs bug me, so when my code isn't working correctly, I'll try to fix it as soon as I can.
Donations: Enough people have asked about donations that I will go ahead and put this here. I do not plan on having a donation-only version. Feel free to donate, but there is no obligation.
Donate via PayPal 
License: From v0.4.1 forward, I have changed the license. It is still Open Source, but I feel the MIT license was too open. I don't want somebody else to take drPodder, slap a new name on it, and sell it as their own work. Anyone is free to look at the source to get ideas for their own apps.
drPodder by Jamie Hatfield is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License
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License
Creative Commons, No Derivatives
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Availability
Free forever on PreCentral, possibly for minimal fee on App Catalog
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Discussion, Changelog, and Support
Discuss this app, get support, and read the changelog for drPodder (a.k.a. PrePod) in the
Official Forum thread
Comments
i love this app one of the top 3 app in precentra.net of homebrew apps
I agree. This is probably my fav app.
The Best App for the Pre. A must have
Definitely one of the most used apps on my Pre! Great work!
My favorite and most used Pre app. If you're still streaming podcasts through the web browser, you're nuts. Get this.
Awesome!
Turn off album art in prefs and it's a pretty sweet app, and I gave the 5th star for the author giving the people what they want.
Thanks for sticking with it and updating your rating! The next version will download the album art so it can be resized locally, so you won't have to sacrifice album art for performance.
My personal favorite. The app has come along nicely since its first version, and the developer has been exceptionally responsive. Easily the most frequently used app on my device right now.
The app stays in an endless LOADINGS FEEDS loop
I installed 3.5 with filecoaster and I had 3.3 installed
I have tried installed 3.3 with filecoaster and 3.5 and the same issues persists.
I do not want to delete the app since I have some podcasts bookmarked
If someone has any advice on a solution or cause please let me know
JXC, eepyikes, I would love to help you two out, but this is not really the place for that. Please come over to the official forum thread where we can try to work through the issues. Thanks.
thanks for the response and thanks for letting me know to take the discussion to the forums..
i couldnt wait for the response so i just uninstalled prepod and installed 3.5 from scratch and this fixed the issues.
thanks for the application...this is by far the best application for the PRE in my opinion and the one i use the most
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By far the most used homebrew app on my Pre. Have no stability problems. Love this app!
First app installed and best idea for an app ever. Good job!
Wats an on device that I can paste the link in
My favorite app so far! So simple and so effective.
What I LOVE:
It remembers where you left off in the middle of a track, not like the built-in mp3 player which just starts them from the beginning every time, VERY annoying. THANK YOU for saving the place.
Only improvement I can think of:
Maybe move the << >> buttons away from play/pause. Isolate that play/pause so if I'm in a car or something, I can just tap that thing with my big fat thumb and not accidently skip a track.
otherwise...
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
As the developer notes, the program needs work. But even in this early stage, it has proven useful to me as a podcatcher.
Works perfectly for my needs.
My #1 homebrew app. Has all the functions I was missing coming over from my WinMo phone. Would be nice to leave the current track continue playing in the background, so I can back-gesture and queue up some other feed episodes for downloading. Otherwise, WELL DONE, Dr Null! Much thanks and gratitude!
Awesome, wish it were a bit easier to add feeds to, but I'm sure that will improve.
Nevermind, I assumed opml was the only way to get new feeds in.
sorry i am new to this how do i get a espn podcast added on my prepod...... HELPPPPPP
This is by far the easiest to use podcatcher, mobile or otherwise, that I have used in a long time. Thank you drnull for an excellent beta product.
I have no issues at all. I have only one request for the future. I would love to be able to keep the feeds synchronized with my other reader -- Google Reader.
Rock on and keep up the great work!
This application is great and has some very good possibilities. However, I wanted to add a feed and I always get an "Error Updating Feed" message.
What am I doing wrong? I copied and pasted the address.
#1 killer app for the Pre! Puts Palm's built in music player to shame
I love this app. After a few additional updates this will be the best podcatcher application that I have used on any mobile phone. It's better than what I have used on Windows Mobile, Blackberry, or the iPod touch. Great job.
Wow! I love this app!
This is the app that convinced me to get into the homebrew area! Use it every day!
This is a great app. I drive a lot right now with work and PrePod is making all those miles seem easy! Thank you!!
I second everything that has been said about this great app. Definitely my favorite/most used homebrew app.
Great App! I have been using it for a few days now, and besides still needing a bit of polish, I don't think there is much more to add. Sure beats having to sync podcasts with the PC first.
It is a nice app but can someone educated me on how to find PodCasts?
Works great on 3g, but why are download speeds slow over wifi? I have Comcast 14mbs cable and it takes 5 mins to download a 35 min pod cast, when my ipod touch takes 20 sec. Any advice to make wifi downloading over wifi faster? Really great app though!
Sorry, I have no control over this. WebOS is limiting the download speeds for some reason. I know for a fact the downloads are going over WiFi when it is available, but it stays slow. Please come over to the official forum thread for discussion.
Just started using it, and I love it!
Great app. Works perfectly for my needs. What does the may exceed the 5GB/month limit comment in the preferences section when using EVDO. I thought the simply everthing plan would not have any limts with data??
It's in the fine print, but there is a limit. 5GB should still get you quite a few podcasts per month. Video podcasts, though, will push you closer to your limit.
CNET article about Sprint 5GB limits
EVDOForums discussion
Google search for Sprint 5gb
Official Sprint Terms
2nd best app(after filecoaster). This should definitely be in the official app catalog (I'm sure it will be). Almost flawless. Thanks for making this a free app!!(even though i will still donate)
I hope this program will eventually eliminate the manual downloading of all my podcasts via usb that I have been doing in the past. I've been catching most of my podcasts with podcatcher and playing with Palm's media player via stereo bluetooth headset. Podcatcher does not seem to accept the remote command from my bluetooth headset for forward or backward to next song. I'd like to set up podcatcher to automatically download the most recent podcast while wifi is active, but it seems like I have to manually select the podcasts to download. I haven't tried bluetooth remote commands with podcaster for streaming files. Also, it is not clear to me about the xml file use. Is one supposed to create an xml file with a list of the feed addresses for desired podcasts Podcatcher will monitor, and install this file in one of podcatcher's folders on the Pre?
Please come to the official forum thread for feature discussions. Thanks!
PrePod does both automatic downloading and BT commands.
This is probably my favorite/most used app, works well,seems to get better without getting bloated. If you aren't a podcast person you might not see the usefulness of a clean app like this.
Really like the wifi only DL option as well.
I really love this app but am I the only one that lost my feeds for the 0.4.1 update? All tracks are still found via Music, though prepod has lost all knowledge of what it was subscribed to, what has and hasn't been listened to.
I love all the new features and would upgrade again but it would have been nice to have kept the feeds or have a way to back them up before upgrade.
Thanks again Jamie for the great app.
2 or 3 other people mentioned losing feeds, but the vast majority of people updated fine without losing anything. Please come to the official forum thread if you need any help.
Sorry about losing your feeds, I know it's a pain! Currently all that can be backed up is your list of feeds, none of the listened/new/download information would be retained. You can use the Application Menu->OPML->Export via email option to backup feeds and feed settings.
Fantastic application!
This is an amazing app. I love how easy it is to use, i don't sync my podcast with iTunes any more. Breaking free from iTunes and Apple.
Support for enhanced podcast would be nice, but it's not a deal breaker.
This has rapidly become the most used app on my Pre. I too have been weening myself off the iPod. Since I listen to more podcasts than music these days, PrePod/drPodder has been a msjor a great find.
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