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Over-the-Air Podcast Downloading in Firmware 2.2

Tuesday October 28, 2008 12:39 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
TUAW posts another screenshot from the iPhone 2.2 Firmware Beta 2 that has been provided to developers.

This new screenshot seems to reveal that Apple will be delivering over-the-air Podcast downloads on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

TUAW speculates that this may be why Apple rejected the Podcaster application. The "Get More Episodes" button in the latest beta firmware does not appear to be functional at this time.

Apple seeded iPhone 2.2 beta 2 to developers last week, but has not yet announced when end users can expect it to become available.
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Telp
Posted: 47 months ago
If this is true, this is gonna be very great, Ashame for the developer who wanted to do this, but would rather it done through Apple anyways. I imagine this would be a wifi only thing, but who would want to download huge podcasts over EDGE or 3G. Next up, Movie downloads? TV shows? I can't believe this is a higher priority than C+P.
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Rybold
Posted: 47 months ago
Over the air podcasts will be awesome!
I never know when I'm going to have free time, and being able to download a
podcast and listen to it while I'm waiting for someone or just "killing time" will be excellent.

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Drumjim85
Posted: 47 months ago

If this is true, this is gonna be very great, Ashame for the developer who wanted to do this, but would rather it done through Apple anyways. I imagine this would be a wifi only thing, but who would want to download huge podcasts over EDGE or 3G. Next up, Movie downloads? TV shows? I can't believe this is a higher priority than C+P.


ya, id imaging i would be tied into the music store some how ... (which is only wifi)
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Rybold
Posted: 47 months ago

I can't believe this is a higher priority than C+P.


Maybe copy & paste is TEN TIMES more difficult to make than this add-on to iTunes. Maybe and maybe not.
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Drumjim85
Posted: 47 months ago

This was not made by Apple. This was made by a third-party developer, just like all the other Apps on your phone.


so you're telling me that "notes" and "safari" and "ipod" are all 3rd party apps not made by apple ? :rolleyes:

that screen shot is part of the "ipod" app
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mkrishnan
Posted: 47 months ago

This was not made by Apple. This was made by a third-party developer, just like all the other Apps on your phone.


Yes, I too am totally confused by what you mean by this.
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broncopde
Posted: 47 months ago
This is certainly a very useful feature that will be appreciated by many ipod touch and iphone users!
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kmcrawford
Posted: 47 months ago
Ok, so I'm assuming 2 things.

1st, you'd already have to be subscribed to a podcast to "get more".

2nd, I'm sure they are going to make you have to be on WiFi to download podcasts.

It would be cool if you could browse podcasts, like on the Apple TV.
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fishmoose
Posted: 47 months ago
This is great!! Finally i can just download my podcast from anywhere in the house without booting the macbook and then sync!!
I usually lissen to my podcast in bed at weekends so i dont wanna get up and boot the computer to download the latest episode of Mark Kermodes rants!
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hfletcher
Posted: 47 months ago

ya, id imaging i would be tied into the music store some how ... (which is only wifi)


I don't understand why you can download apps up to 10mb over the air, but not a 3mb song off iTunes? OK, maybe not a full length podcast, but I don't understand why the iTMS still has to use wifi? It would be really nice if you could download the occasional song in a 3G area for example
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