Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)Jan 26, 2023

Read my lips:

An audio show that can only be played in an Apple player on an Apple device is not a podcast.

An audio show that can only be played in Spotify is not a podcast.

Repeat ad nauseam for any other proprietary audio show platforms.

A #podcast is an #RSS feed with enclosures of audio files which are playable across the whole ecosystem of podcast players.

Any reporter who reports on exclusive audio shows and calls them “podcasts” are doing a grave disservice to their audience.

Show threadCamiel Hirschberg
@jaredwhite What i still don't get is that Apple goes "hey, please use our podcast app" but then it can't even sync listening progress between devices, that's so dumb
Jan 26, 2023 at 10:28amWeb
Show threadJerry GoldbaumJan 26, 2023
@iwamoto @jaredwhite Been using Apple Podcasts app for years and with my HomePod devices. No issues with sync.
Show threadCamiel HirschbergJan 26, 2023
@JNGold @jaredwhite maybe it's a policy on my phone (company phone) but when i play something on my phone and open the app on my mac, it has no clue where i left off. so this isn't expected behaviour?
Show threadJerry GoldbaumJan 26, 2023
@iwamoto i can’t speak to the macOS app but I can say I have no issues with iPhone and iPads, Apple TV, and HomePods.
Show threadJerry GoldbaumJan 26, 2023
@iwamoto @jaredwhite If your iPhone is a work phone, are you using your personal iCloud and iTunes accounts on that device. All OS require to be on the same accounts in order for sync to work across devices.
Show threadCamiel HirschbergJan 26, 2023
@JNGold @jaredwhite yeah a lot of stuff works fine with keychain sharing etc, but i know one of our policies also blocks icloud photo backup, so i wouldn't be surprised if it gets blocked by some policy, just good to know it wasn't an Apple oversight :)