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Listen lets you search. subscribe, download, and stream podcasts.Search thousands of audio feeds for breaking news, subscribe to favorites and manage with Google Reader on your desktop. Then listen to streaming items or download for later. Keep informed while commuting, exercising, gardening, cleaning and more...

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Category:: Media & Video
Release Date:: May 26, 2012
Homepage:: http://listen.googlela...
Publisher:: Google Inc.
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Top 5 Podcast Apps for Android

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:56:44 UTC +00:00

Mashable

Whether you’re new to podcasts or just tired of syncing the latest episodes to your MP3 player, there are plenty of “podcast catchers” for Android that can pluck those shows from the cloud. Here are five we think are worth checking out. Do you have a favorite that we missed? Tell us about it in the comments below! Read More

Google Maps, Goggles, and Listen for Android get updated

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:49:50 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

Google has updated three of its Android applications today, which include Maps, Listen, and Goggles. Both Maps and Listen bring small but it Goggles seems to have received most of the attention. In a nutshell, here is what all three updates bring to the table: Google Maps: Google Listen: Google Goggles: As you can see, most of everything added within the updates are rather incremental but that’s not to say they aren’t helpful. The new Google Maps feature that will adjust to Night Mode once you enter a tunnel is a very thoughtful addition on Google’s part, and Listen’s audio focus bug fix will surely help many who use it. As for Google Goggles, the application is pretty solid on its own, so any update is a good thing. The same goes for Google Maps. If Google were to Ice Cream-ify the Listen app a bit, I’d probably use it a Read More

Google Listen gets a small update

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:26:04 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

Google updated its podcast client for Android – Google Listen. As far as I could tell there are no visible changes except that reference to the now defunct Google Labs was removed. Other than that, it’s the same app that allows users to listen to the podcasts while on the go and that sings along Google Reader. As a big fan of Google Reader, I love Google Listen. However, just because it works for me, it doesn’t mean it will work for you as well. Quite the contrary, there are many other, much better options out there like BeyondPod and Stitcher Radio. Guess I’m an old school guy who loves having all of his RSS feeds managed from a single location – Google Reader. If you’re just new to the podcasting, you’re better off picking some other app that allows you to more easily manage your subscriptions right from the phone. Read More

Google Listen gets a mysterious update, is available by way of the Android Market

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:22:42 UTC +00:00

Appletell

Well look what we have here, Google appears to have rolled out an update for the Google Listen app. And for those who may have forgotten about Listen, this is a free app pushed out by Google that will allow you to “search, subscribe, download and stream podcasts.” That being said, it had been so long since we last heard or saw anything change with Listen that we thought it had been abandoned. Anyway, that thought aside, while Google did offer an update for Listen — it remains a mystery as to what has changed. According to the Android Market listing, the app has been update and is now at version 1.1.6 and will continue to work on devices running Android 1.5 or later. As for the changes and the “what’s new” — this is simply noted as having “no recent changes.” Bottom line, while we may not know what has Read More

30 essential Android apps

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:29:31 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

You know how it goes – you get a new phone and suddenly realize you need to install all of your favorite apps once again. I recently got myself the Samsung II and before even turning it on, I decided to prepare a list of apps I’ll install on it. Without further ado, here’s a list of 30 apps I find essential: In addition, there’s the office suite (Polaris) that comes preloaded with the Samsung II — HTC smartphones rock Quickoffice. Moreover, you may notice some other icons on the image above like GetGlue and Taskos – I’m still playing with them and so I can’t included them to my must-have list. Now I want to know which apps are essential for you. I guess Amazon’s Kindle could be on the list, but I don’t buy digital books that often (if ever)… Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and Read More

4 home screens of my Samsung Galaxy S II

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:47:25 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

Yesterday I talked about 30 essentail apps I installed on my brand new Samsung II. Today I want to share my home screens with you. As a productivity freak, I’m constantly trying to get more things done during the day and in that sense I organized my phone’s home screen, as well. The 4 home screens I’m using should reflect this… or so I think. Here are the apps and widgets I use throughout the day, hence they are promptly placed for quick access. Widgets: Apps: Apps: Widgets: Apps: Now I want to know how your home screen(s) look like. Which widgets and apps do you use? Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is Read More

My 30 essential Android apps

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:09:43 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

Official Google Apps in Android Market – A Guide | AndroidOS.in

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:48:36 UTC +00:00

AndroidOS.in - Global Android News Hub

Google as an app developer has released various applications in the Android Market and some of these come pre-installed on most Android devices – like Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Search. But others have to be downloaded from Android Market; we have compiled a list of these apps that have been developed by Google. The number comes around 40 apps, although we have tried our best, but we might have missed a few. But not all applications are available in every country and every device; some are regional apps as they support only certain languages or certain apps might support only few device types. So, the best way to check if one of these apps is available in your country is to go to the phone/tablet based Market app and try searching for that particular app – if it comes in the search results than you are good to go. Hours Read More

50 Essential Android Apps - Datamation

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:53:23 UTC +00:00

Datamation: IT Management, IT Salary, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Virtualization, Apps.

As the Android market grows it gets harder and harder to separate the golden apps from the dross. Here's a list of 50 Android apps that you don't want to pass by. 1) The Weather Channel Keep up with everything you need to know about the weather with this app. It features hourly, 36-hour and 10-day forecasts and live video from the TV channel. Free. 2) iTriage Mobile Health Use this app to help take better care of yourself. It was designed by two emergency room physicians to help users identify their systems and find a healthcare provider. Free. 3) Google Goggles Google Goggles is a visual search app. Take a picture of the object, landmark, logo, etc. you want information about and Google Goggles will return relevant search results. It will even provide information about businesses by displaying their names directly in the camera preview. Free. 4) Flixster Use this Read More

8 great apps for listening to podcasts on Android and iOS - TNW Apps

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:51:46 UTC +00:00

The Next Web

Podcasts are a great way of staying up to date with your favourite topics and expanding your mind by listening to new points of view or discovering new music. Your phone is the perfect device for listening to podcasts on the go, but a good app to keep track of, and play, your downloads is essential. Here we take a look at some of the best choices on Android and iOS. Free, Windows and OS X, syncs to iPhone (and Android, unofficially) Before we go any further, it’s well worth mentioning the best known podcast manager there is – iTunes. Apple has done a great job of making its iTunes Store the go-to directory for podcast producers, meaning that you can find just about anything you want on its store. If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod, it’s a simple case of syncing up your device to iTunes and any Read More

The Top Android Apps For Music Lovers And Avid Listeners

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:10:47 UTC +00:00

Android Authority - Android News, Phones, Tablets, Apps, Reviews

The siren’s crooning, the heavy bass, the melodies in the air. These are the things you can never get enough of. Whether you want to dance out to your music with everyone or just like to put on the earplugs for some personal auditory relaxation, music is within your reach especially if you own an Android phone. Not only music in fact, since you can also get the best books, podcasts and more. Here, I’ve collected a few of the best Android apps to get that aural experience your ears deserve. If you listen to internet radio, you definitely know about Pandora. It’s how radio should be – a personalized service that sends you only the music you like. Just train it to know which tunes you like and you’re ready to go. You can even use the widget mode to get your fix right on the homescreen. This app is free Read More

50 Must-Have Android Apps — Datamation.com

Thu, 19 May 2011 17:15:09 UTC +00:00

Datamation: IT Management, IT Salary, Cloud Computing, Virtualization... — Datamation.com

One of the ways around the issues of security and control that make some businesses wary of cloud computing is to build a private cloud -- one that remains within the corporate firewall and is wholly controlled internally. Private clouds also increase the agility of IT an organization's IT infrastructure and make it easier to roll out new technology projects. Download this eBook to get the facts behind the private cloud and learn how your organization can get started. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn about the emerging trends in business intelligence, common mistakes, and leading business intelligence vendors. Read More

Finding Google's apps in the Market | Android Central

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:57:53 UTC +00:00

Android Central | Android Central

Google is a software giant, and many of us user their proprietary applications on our Android phone. With good reason -- apps like Gmail, Androidify, and YouTube absolutely rock on an Android device. But did you know that Google, Inc. has a veritable laundry list of apps available on the Android Market? They're all free, too! Some of you more Android savvy types might already know of them all, but for the rest of us there's an easy way to have a look at them, using search while in the Market app on your phone or tablet. Just open the search dialog using the search button on your phone or the search icon in the Market, and look for Pub:"Google Inc." That's a search by publisher -- in this case, Google, Inc. So can you guess all the Google apps? We've given you seven freebies, and we've got your list after the Read More

Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:54:54 UTC +00:00

Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide

Don Wright was diagnosed with myeloma—cancer in his blood cells and bone marrow—two weeks after running his first marathon. His doctor gave him a five-year survival estimate. Eight years later he has run 60 26.2-mile races in 41 states and takes just one pill per day to keep his cancer at bay.More » Read More

Best Android apps of all time: Top 100 | Electricpig

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:03:36 UTC +00:00

ElectricPig.co.uk - Gadget news

The best Android apps of all time are a hard bunch to pick: after all, there’s now an estimated 230,000 different Android apps and games on the Android Market alone to choose from, and that’s not even the only repository for programs that’ll run on Google’s mobile OS. But pick them we did, and you can see them – and download them – right from our epic guide right here. Grab your Android phone, make a cuppa and read on for the best Android apps of all time: Top 100. There’s no statistical procedure for making the cut: these our simply the 100 best Android apps as decided by Electricpig’s staff, who live and breathe Android. These are the ones we use day in, day out, and have earned a vital place on our Android phones’ all too limited internal storage. We’ve not included core Google apps that come preloaded, like Read More

The Best Android Apps

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:24:07 UTC +00:00

Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide

Finding stellar Android apps isn't the easiest task, but that certainly doesn't mean they don't exist. Here's the cream of the crop. Twitter: The official Twitter app is good enough for almost everyone. Along with giving you a clean, easy way to keep track of your timeline and updating your status, Twitter for Android also has a snazzy swipe down to refresh feature. Free. Facebook: Facebook is finally decent on Android and now actually brings some unique features, namely the front page side-scroll of friend's recent photos and a pull up notification window. Free. Google+: It's Google's big soiree into social "sharing". The app has it all: a stream that shows what your friends are talking about (like Facebook), Huddle which is an easy to set up group chats (like GroupMe) and will even automatically upload the pictures you take on your phone to the cloud (like iCloud). Once you get Read More

The 22 Best Android Apps - CIO.com

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:27:04 UTC +00:00

CIO.com

Here are the top productivity tools, utilities, and games for smartphones based on Google's (GOOG) Android OS. If you're looking for multiplatform apps or titles exclusive to BlackBerry or iPhone, turn to the other articles in this package. Read More

The 22 Best Android Apps - PCWorld

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:24:03 UTC +00:00

Reviews and News on Tech Products, Software and Downloads - PCWorld

Illustration by Otto SteiningerHere are the top productivity tools, utilities, and games for smartphones based on Google's Android OS. If you're looking for multiplatform apps or titles exclusive to BlackBerry or iPhone, turn to the other articles in this package. Check your head: In the Thinking Space "mind-mapping" app, you can create maps to connect thoughts and ideas. It's great for organizing and for forming new concepts. Ad-supported free version, $4 premium version Manage your files: Astro File Manager makes your phone act as a miniature PC. You can copy/move/rename files, back up apps, send files as attachments, and create compressed files. Ad-supported free version, $4 premium version Handle tasks wisely: The GTasks task manager syncs with the desktop Google Tasks, which you can also access in the Web version of Gmail and Google Calendar. It's so useful, it should be included on every Android phone. Free Manage archives: The powerful Read More

Top 50 Android apps | LG Talking Technology | guardian.co.uk

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Latest news, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk

HOWCASTYou can learn anything from a video tutorial these days and Howcast covers everything from "how to hide big ears" to "how to fall asleep faster". Very useful. Free POCKET EMPIRESOne of the best Android games, Pocket Empires is a medieval multiplayer online game in which you'll need to grow crops and build a small city to succeed. Extremely addictive. FreeHOCCERHoccer allows you to share things like contacts and photos through gestures like dragging, snatching and throwing your handset. Saves fiddling around. FreeTRIPITEmail that impenetrable airline confirmation to TripIt and it plots the key details on a simple itinerary. Phone numbers and maps are a click away and it even works offline. Free KINDLEThis app makes hundreds of thousands of books, many of which are free, accessible on your phone, and you don't need to own a Kindle to use it. Free QIK VIDEO CAMERAHandy video app for recording, saving and sharing clips Read More

Listen Review | iPhone Multimedia App - PCWorld

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Reviews and News on Tech Products, Software and Downloads - PCWorld

Listen is a Google Labs app designed to help you get on top of, and stay on top of, a steady diet of podcasts. As a beginning podcast subscriber I found the app cleanly designed and easy to use. The first thing you'll see when you start using Listen is a screen with the search box at the top and four menu choices below: My Listen items, My subscriptions, Popular searches, and Recently played. To get started, you can either search for podcasts you've heard about by name, or search by subject to find podcasts that you might be interested in. You can also hit "Popular searches" to find out what other people are listening to. I started by searching for comedian Marc Maron's podcast, which I had heard about from a friend. Listen couldn't find the podcast, even when I spelled Maron's name correctly. I found it easily in iTunes. Read More

Lifehacker Pack for Android: Our List of the Best Android Apps

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done

The Android Market isn't always an easy place to get around. Our first edition of the Lifehacker Pack for Android rounds up essential Android apps—our personal favorites for productivity, multimedia, internet life, and just plain usefulness. Lots of people are picking up new Android phones these days—nearly 200,000 per day, at last count. Google's default apps are pretty handy, but the Market has many great apps, most of them free. Here's a look at our favorite free and cheap Android apps. We're using the great app search and sync service AppBrain to create a Lifehacker Pack for Android. If you install the AppBrain App Market on your Android phone and sign in through the AppBrain site (using a Google OAuth, no-password-revealed log-in), you can check off and click install multiple apps from the list, or visit the individual [AppBrain] link at the end of each app write-up to find out more Read More

10 Best Multimedia and Entertainment Android Apps

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide

by Brian Sawyer is an editor for O’Reilly Media’s Head First division and the co-author of Best Android Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders. The following is based in part on content from the book. Wherever you are, if you find yourself alone and in need of entertainment, you’ll likely reach for your Android phone. Of course your phone is already a great MP3 player, but it can be so much more. This roundup will help you turn your mobile into a portable entertainment center. You’ll find apps for syncing your media library, playing your own music and video, streaming radio and online video, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, watching TV, reading books and magazines — even controlling your desktop media remotely from your phone. In all, these 10 apps (and a few significant honorable mentions) should provide you with a much richer media entertainment experience than you might have thought Read More

New Google Listen integrates with Google Reader – Android and Me

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Android and Me

Google Listen has been out for several months and it finally received a much needed update. The latest version 1.1 has a greatly improved subscription manager which keeps the feeds fresh and it integrates directly with Google Reader. Users can now listen to and managed their podcast feeds directly from their desktop browser and everything automatically syncs with the new Android client. If you want to try out the latest version of Google Listen, subscribe to our BlogTalkRadio podcast. You might be able to find our show by searching for Android or you can manually add our podcast feed. Overall the user interface feels a little tighter and it is easier to navigate. I use Google Reader all the time, so I like being able to see my podcasts while I am in the browser. There appears to be an issue with all the podcast icons loading, but Google is aware Read More

Google updates Listen, Shopper, and Voice – Android and Me

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Android and Me

I don’t know the significance of it, but Google likes to update their Android apps in quick succession of each other. Listen, Shopper, and Voice all received updates today, but most appear to be minor. The notable update here is the new inbox synchronization in Google Voice. Messages previously took up to 15 minutes to hit the inbox, but they should now arrive within seconds. I’ve experienced the voicemail delay several times myself, so I’m glad they finally fixed it. Google Listen updates Google Shopper updates Google Voice updates Read More

6 Great Tools to Manage Podcasts on Android | Google Android Blog

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Androinica

Podcasts are a great way to listen to and keep up with the news, entertainment, and commentary floating through the world. I’ve recently been going without my MP3 player, so it’s become necessary for me to make my Android device subscribe to podcasts. There are a number of ways to subscribe to podcasts on an Android device. The easiest and most hassle-free is to use apps like BeyondPod, DoggCatcher, FeedR, Greed, Listen or even iTunes. Here are a few tutorials for beginners looking to bring podcasts on the go. Some podcasts stop playing when you navigate away from the player. There’s a simple workaround for this problem: When a downloaded podcast is playing, press the Menu button and then “Add to Playlist.” Create a new playlist called “Podcasts.” Now, open your Music app and load the “Podcasts” playlist. Voila. – PC owners who already use iTunes to download podcasts can bypass Read More

Google Listen Android podcast app now syncs with Google Reader | Google Android Blog

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC +00:00

Androinica

Google has updated its Android podcast app Listen to include several new features, namely the ability to sync and manage podcast feeds through Google Reader. The previous version of Listen required users to search for feeds every time they switched phones or performed a data wipe, which can be particularly annoying for people who frequently change ROM’s or reset their phone. Version 1.1 can now store those podcasts in Google Reader and quickly sync them whenever necessary. Take advantage of this new feature and subscribe to your favorite tech and sports podcasts. Be sure to subscribe to the Android Guys podcast, of which I’m a guest every Monday night at 10PM ET. Members of the Android blogosphere come together to talk major handset announcements, new apps, and all things Android. Other new features and fixes include: Read More

6 Free Android Apps That Will Make You Drop Your iPhone

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:21:19 UTC +00:00

Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide

by The Android Market may still lag behind the iPhone App Store in terms of variety and quality, but there is something to be said for the Android operating system’s extremely tight integration with existing Google products, and the wide choice of devices and carriers. There’s no question that the iPhone has many wonderful apps, but Android’s smart syncing with existing tools, interesting Android-only experiments coming every day from Google employees, and its open marketplace model have yielded some tools that may give the average iPhone user pause. If you’re looking for a change, or you’re in the smartphone market and still weighing the pros and cons, consider these Android-only apps and how they might fit into your work, play, and mobile lifestyle. 1 of 5 There's no denying that the iPhone OS is a gorgeous piece software. But when it comes to the home screen, "you get what you get, Read More

Reviews

Daniel

Not all-perfect, but perfect at what it does. This app flowers in connection with reader.google.com. Items marked with "Listen Subscriptions" in Reader magically show up in "My Listen Items." This app does well as sidekick to Reader, where you already manage your subscriptions. However "browsing" for new feeds is clumsy. Wish there was a "popular" or "recommended" categories browser built in. Also wish there was a "double speed" playback mode (for skimming through long conversational podcasts faster).

Higs

What a shame it's stopped working I've just upgraded to Andoid 2.3 on my phone (ZTE Blade) and this has stopped working. It's still there, still refreshes etc but won't download podcasts for listening offline. They appear to download but don't. This was really useful for me when it used to work for listening to music and comedy radio while working overseas (without a data connection). Hope it gets sorted. Is the project still supported?

BetaSve

Great app for downloading podcasts This app seems great and I am happy to use it. It's just that one thing that bothers me, there's not much to see new featured podcasts coming. Yea, there are popular searches but that is not the same. It would be great if there was some kind of categories or sections telling people "Ok, you want tech, that are the top 10 most listened podcast we have here". I think that's pretty much all of it. Keep up the good work, guys :)

Hari

I expect better from google Few Problems, 1) Keeps giving download error 2) Cannot multi select items for download 3) time and again I have to uninstall and reinstall to be able to get all my podcasts correctly refreshed as the refresh button adds items to the queue but does not download. 4) I have to individually download podcasts that show up as errors for whatever reason. Pluses > 1) integrates with Google reader 2) has a wifi only mode so it won't cost me money like the most irritating Stitcher App

BetaSve

This app seems great and I am happy to use it. It's just that one thing that bothers me, there's not much to see new featured podcasts coming. Yea, there are popular searches but that is not the same. It would be great if there was some kind of categories or sections telling people "Ok, you want tech, that are the top 10 most listened podcast we have here". I think that's pretty much all of it. Keep up the good work, guys :)

John Flinchbaugh

This was one of my first apps to load when I got the Nexus S. The options (wifi download, auto download, etc) are great. On long podcasts, the app sometimes stops short, and I have to start the app up again and get back to my current podcast -- at least it remembers where it left off. The interface for rearranging the queue is rough -- drag and drop would be much nicer. I'd love to see these fixed, but I'll be looking at other clients too.

anthrem

To watch google disassemble googlelabs is a sad state of affairs. Many of the cool projects that have come out of googlelabs have been excellent. Rather than focus on these, I will share my thoughts on Listen. It is an excellent podcast manager, in the sense that it is almost integrated enough to make podcast listening simple and effortless. The integration with Google Reader is excellent. Would love to switch from phone to listening on computer thought, would make this a home run app!

Danjones

I love the ability to sync a podcatcher with a label in Google Reader, but that's really the only thing this app does well. Sorting the queue is impossible, other than "Move to top" and "Move to bottom." That's only useful if you have less than about five items. Automatic sync doesn't work properly. I set it to download new items ever hours. Sometimes it'll go for a full day. There are many other problems, but I can't list them all in the space provided.

BetaSve

anthrem

John Flinchbaugh

Danjones

Oceanwatcher

Just what I needed I have a few pocasts that I like to listen to and have been searching to find a goo app to take care of it. Most of the apps I have seen has way too much functions. After trying another one that instantly crashed my phone, I installed Listen and had the first episode playing in 5 minutes! I actually prefer that there is no podcast directory to mess up the interface. I just want a good interface for subscribing (I'll find the links myself, thank you!) and an equally good interface for downloading and play.

Eric

The latest changelog claims to have fixed the issue where Listen steals audio focus from other apps, but I'm still having this problem constantly. Search is unusable. You'd think you could search based on the name of a podcast, but it seems to only search on the name and description for individual episodes. The notification icon constantly disappears. Only way to get it back is to pause and immediately un-pause the podcast I'm listening to. Finally, I can't figure out how to make it fully automatic. I have to go in and manually add episodes to the queue. Everything else seems to work great, why can't I make that just happen?

Cincinnerdi

Well, my review from Nov 2009 was "It just keeps getting better." But not so much. No significant features added for a looonngg time. One might think it's been abandoned, or thought to be perfect. But no, it needs at least one big improvement: Resume. I'm sure I'm not alone in that whenever I start Listen, I am wanting to resume listening to what I was before. But when you start Listen you have to go thru 3 levels of menus: Start Listen, click My Listen Items, find it in the stack (it will not be where it was last time), then click Listen now. Confusingly, you'll see a little player control at the bottom of that screen that looks like a shortcut, BUT it will almost never play the last podcast, but the last one downloaded. There's a Recently played item that's bit of an attempt, but there needs to be a "Resume last" on splash screen. I could go on, the difference between Subscription, Queued items? Confusing. Cleanup old items? Are they still on my chip? Can't figure any of this out. Still haven't gone back to an iPod, but I'd sure like a spiff up here.

dizzi90

Needs the following: - Share function. - The ability to play video content. Admittedly youtube can do this, but there are vodcasts out that that are not mirrored on youtube. If a content provider does not agree with the terms and conditions of youtube it should not affect the users who want that content. - Copy link to episode as URL (preferably as goo.gl link) directly to clipboard. - Quicker bug fixes and stability updates. I know there's a lot to do and it's not the main priority, but it needs doing. Listen related improvements for Reader: - Improve the Google Reader audio player so that it's more appealing to listen to podcasts in the browser. Either that or make a separate webapp for listen. - Listen feeds should be possible to exclude from the main feed in Google reader. As of now I cannot use the Next bookmark, because it might leave my podcasts as listened to. This needs to be fixed one way or another.

Dan

Works fine with a couple of caveats. I would like a way to exit the process. You can pause a podcast; but there is no means to completely exit/terminate the app. In my case, I paused a broadcast and switched to another audio app. When I quit that app, Listen automatically continued playing the broadcast. More disconcerting: I have it set to sync only when on WiFi. However, I happened to notice that it used 38MB of cell usage one day. Again, I couldn't exit the app so it continued to download. HTC Liberty

diwakergupta

* The UI lacks polish. Icons are low res and pixellated. * Search is still broken. Try searching for "global news" or "forum" and you'll see what I mean. For comparison, do the same searches on iTunes. * UI is confusing. Subscription, Queued items, Google Reader integration -- too many concepts with very little clarity. * Buggy: once I added subscriptions for "KQED Forum", and "NPR Fresh Air", the app didn't add the most recent podcasts to the queue. Instead, I had to manually click "more episodes" and then mark all episodes as unread and then add to queue. The overall user experience is just incredibly poor.

Matthew

Great for subscribing to podcasts found on the web and for storing content for later listening. There are a few things I'd like to see sorted out, though. There is a glitch where ongoing notification disappears while playing. The Subscribe / Unsubscribe button in a list of episodes doesn't seem to do anything - you have to be in the screen for an individual episode for it to work. A broken download just refuses to play and has to be erased with Menu->Remove Download: surely this could be automated.

James

It could definitely be better but I think this is the best free android podcasting app. It'll sync at various intervals, and it can be set to only DL over WIFI. Actual playback and queue works fine. Search works most of the time for me, but about 10-20% of my podcasts I had to go find the rss feed and import it. For some odd reason, if I run this and waze at the same time, listen will pause playback after about 30 minutes. I can go back in and start it again, but wtf. No ICS interface (i.e., long-press still brings up a popup menu), which for being from Google is another big wtf.

Den

I love this app since I am a podcast junkie however one feature I would really like to see added would be the ability to resume on a desktop where I left off on my phone. ie: listened to point 15:24 on phone would resume from this point in google reader (why cant I mark old episodes unread?) or new yet to be invented google web app specific for listen. Still I would 100% recommend this app it just has a few frustrations that have yet to be worked out. Cheers, Keep up the updates! (please) ;-)

siameye

Does a good job of downloading my podcasts but lacks a decent UI and enough options. There are options for how often to update, what to download (newer than a day, a week, two weeks) also how many (total) episodes to keep and download only when connected to WiFi or when charging. There's an option to delete podcasts that you skip but not ones you've listened to. The search function is very poor for a product from Google but it is easy to add feeds to your Google Reader account (and then check 'Listen Subscriptions' in the 'Feed Settings' drop down menu), they appear almost instantly. Playback controls are adequate but more options needed, eg the ability to play just one feed or one podcast (currently it continues to play the whole queue). There is no drag/drop function in the queue either (but you can move items to the top or bottom). It really needs a widget on the lock screen as currently you have to unlock before you can pause playback and on both my devices (Galaxy S2 & Tab 8.9) the headset button starts my media player in addition to the podcast! I will keep using it, it's free, it's simple, it does most of what I want and (hopefully) the updates will keep improving it.

James

I like the fact that this app is free and syncs to Google Reader. It also has a simple to use interface. However, syncing podcasts doesn't work very well. I've had major issues when I've started a download over 3G and lost signal, then couldn't resume it. The worst part is I couldn't even delete the download and try it again, the app just treated the partial file like it had completed. I had to delete the file from the SD card and also wipe the data for the app, completely resetting all of my listened items/queue. At least it kept the podcasts subscriptions though since that came from Google Reader. I've been looking for the source for this app to try and work on it some but haven't been able to find it. This app could be great with some work.

David

Wanted very much to like this app, but there are two major problems: 1. The app seems to be written as if you always have a data connection. While it downloads some content there doesn't seem to be a way of reliably telling it to always download certain things while under Wifi coverage for listening later (say, in car or at work). This makes it almost useless for a tablet or anyone who has a limited data plan. There are some limited controls in the Settings area but they are too vague and don't seem to have the desired result. There seems to be no way to tell what episodes are available and what episodes aren't. ** This is a show-stopper. ** 2. The search functionality is very hit-and-miss. Of the 30 or so podcasts I follow, I had to type in at least half the URLs. Finally, the interface doesn't make good use of the screen. This needs to be re-thought out: maybe the intent was to make a dumbed-down player for novice users. Still searching for a good podcast player on Android.

Nick

I really like the interface of Google listen, but the application itself is rather buggy. The worst of the bugs is having downloads fail if you go from WiFi to 3G. Second is if you start listening to a podcast before it has finished downloading, you will likely experience glitches in the playback. This means there will be short sections of audio that kit skipped. When this happens there is a quick distorted sound. Third is that Google Listen fails to always load all the avail podcasts of a show. This is really annoying when starting listening to a new podcast and wanting to listen to back-episodes. This appication needs updated. The Google team seem to be ignoring it as far as bug fixes go. I assume this is because they have some other solution planned for the future. But as it currently stands Android is the worst platform of all the current smartphones for listening to podcasts. Both Microsoft Phone 7 and iPhones have built in solutions for listening to them (with companion software for managing them on the desktop too) that far surpass the Google offerings.

Chris

Generally works when your phone is standalone, but simply gives the error "No SD Card" when your phone is plugged in, rendering it useless until you unplug your phone. Also, the Google developer originally working on this has moved on, so this app hasn't received any updates in a long time. The main reasons I use this app are 1) it's free, and 2) it syncs with Google Reader allowing me to easily import and organize my podcasts via any web browser.

Juho

I can't recommend Listen. It's buggy, including basic things like occasionally losing all buffered data and restarting from the beginning, or stopping playback when the screensaver switches on. The user-interface is incredibly cumbersome especially when it comes to downloading something for listening offline. It's also pretty annoying to have most basic functionality hidden behind the menu key. And most importantly, this seems to be mostly abandoned software. It hasn't even been updated for ICS almost half a year after that was released.

Miles

I'm not why the developers can't fix the bugs in this app, there are little things that go wrong (it rarely remembers what you were listening to unless it's top of the queue for example) that make using it vexing sometimes, but for the most part it's the best way to listen to podcasts on an Android. Would love to have controls on the lock screen, like most music apps do. As other people have pointed out, the search in the app is next to useless. It will return a hundred seemingly unrelated podcasts before one with the exact title you typed in. I manage my subscriptions through Google Reader, there's no way I could do it within the app.

Joseph O. Hughes

The great things about the app are that it's lightweight, syncs with Google Reader and works well... albeit with a major bug that stops playback every so often for no apparent reason. The interface is unintuitive and now more than ever needs some love from Google to get it to meet the current Android developer guidelines. Unfortunately it looks as if Google is not that bothered about bringing this app up to scratch.

This app works for the most part, but is not as good as apple's default podcast app - iTunes. Google should fix the following: Deal with errors on downloads Organize and categorize podcasts in different ways so that you can listen to multiple episodes of one feed and see all of the episodes you saw (also allow users to write notes about specific episodes) Let people know about popular podcasts or other podcasts they might like More control over which episodes to download / delete.

Ethaniel

Once you get it going with Google Reader this app is pretty good and really all you need for audio podcasts. Which raises the question as to why Google just doesn't roll Listen's functionality in to Reader (especially as plugins and background playback is broken in the latter). However, since this is a Labs project still, I unfortunately have the feeling that what it does will never be built on and the app will be eventually axed as a failure (which would be a shame).

Andhi

I've been searching for a while for a decent podcast manager on Android but haven't found one. My biggest beefs with this is that there is no lockscreen functionality and the search function is awful (example: searching "BBC friday night comedy" doesn't yield the Friday Night Comedy podcast). How the search can be so bad from Google I don't know. Android really needs a podcast player with lockscreen controls and some way of sharing unplayed/played info with iTunes.

Aaron

You know, I like google listen. It's a bit more complicated with having to have an rss feed rather than apple, but I hate apple. I like to listen to podcasts and I could listen to stitcher., but streaming while on the go is a pain. I'm just sick, absolutely tired, of this app constantly stopping playback because I'm running another app. Yes this app is in beta/experimental stage, but there has been no major update in ages & this needs to be resolved! 3 stars until this is addressed.

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Jeff Schnitzer

This app utterly fails to do the minimum necessary for a working podcast listener: IT WON'T DOWNLOAD PODCASTS AUTOMATICALLY. When new podcasts become available, I want the software to download them to my phone and have them available for me to listen when I have time. This doesn't do that - it seems like it's supposed to, but it's either too buggy or too poorly designed. Even if you tell it to download podcasts explicitly individually, it's *very* flakey about actually doing so - upon any error (say, you went out of wifi/service range temporarily) it just gives up rather than retrying. This is the single most frustrating piece of software on my android. It's an embarrassment.

Aaron

You know, I like google listen. I'm just sick, absolutely tired, of this app constantly stopping playback because I'm running another app. Yes this app is in beta/experimental stage, but there has been no major update in ages & this needs to be resolved! 3 stars until this is addressed. UPDATE: 1 STAR! In the past 2 minutes this app has stopped 5 TIMES while I was using the browser. Lord forbid I would want to multitask with my smartphone!

Rook

First I love that its free but I've tried it against other apps like BeyondPod and that is when the warts become apparent. It does not have to be pretty but it should be functional. 1) no categories, everything is in the same list. 2) frustrating button placement. When trying to configure/copy my existing subscriptions over it takes a lot of menu navigation. Way too many. 3) dodgy subscriptions. For inexplicable reasons I cannot get certain feeds to register. It works and then suddenly it doesn't. Items in my-subscriptions don't refresh. 4) no indicator. Would be nice to be able to have an OS-wide indicator of the current downloads and even a space management tools. 5) built in search doesn't find feeds I know to exist I really want this to work because podcasting is internet 101 and I'm pretty sure Google has the chops to make this work (like their Reader product).

Tony

For the most part this app works pretty well. There are some minor issues pausing for long periods of time (over night/at work for the day) where it doesn't resume where I pause it, but that's easy to work with for now. Needs better search and organization of queued items and more features. Long time w/o updates... If Google doesn't intend to maintain this app they should open source it to allow improvements to be released...

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