Global Default Playback Settings
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I’m brain damaged. I *KNOW* I was able to do this before, but now I can’t find it.
How do I set the global default playback settings? I know how to set the settings for specific individual podcasts.
How do I set the default settings when I subscribe to a NEW podcast?
I see https://support.pocketcasts.com/article/playback-effects/, which describes the effects and how to change the speed while *playing* an episode, but not how to set the default for newly subscribed podcasts.
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Hi! You actually found the right instructions :-)
When you change the speed in the player toolbar, by default this setting will be saved for all your podcasts. -
That would explain my confusion and frustration! I thought the player toolbar only effected the episode I was currently listening to.
I would change the settings for a specific episode I was listening to (For instance, because it was a music-heavy episode I wanted to listen at normal speed). I’d later be confused why my other podcasts were playing so slow, since I never changed their settings!
I wouldn’t expect (nor want) to have to playback an episode to manage global settings of any kind. Rather, I’d expect global settings to be managed where all the other global settings are managed: the account settings! Heck, there is already a “Defaults” section in the general settings, THAT is where they should be!
At the very least, the playback toolbar should be labeled “Global Playback Effects” or “Default Playback Effects” instead of just “Playback Effects”. But really, just throw the global playback effects in Settings, and only use the playback toolbar for the episode you are currently listening to.
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awgray6,
I agree with you 1000%. This setting is confusing…when it doesn’t have to be.
Sigh,
Randy -
Thanks for the feedback on this! I’ve let our team know your ideas for improvement and your words on where the settings currently are in the app.
If you do want to set specific podcast playback effects you can do that on the Podcast Page: https://support.pocketcasts.com/knowledge-base/podcast-page-android/ . The settings you put there will only affect episodes in that podcast.
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I hope that this becomes a feature one day. I just finished digging through setting looking for a global or default playback settings section.
and I found…nothing .
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While an episode is playing, open the full-screen player, tap the Playback Effects icon (the dial icon in the player toolbar), and make sure it is set to “All podcasts” rather than “This podcast.” Any changes you make there apply globally. The [Playback Effects support article](support.pocketcasts.com/knowledge-base/playback-effects) has the full steps.
That said, the feedback about surfacing this in the settings menu is noted, and the idea is on our ideas board for the team to consider.
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