OvercastFeb 5, 2023

Just did a server-side update. See any weird sync issues?

(Briefly last night, there was a bad version that caused large numbers of episodes to show up as unplayed for a small number of customers. That was fixed ~90 seconds later — I'm sorry about that. I actually ran tests first!… but, as I learned, not enough of them.)

And the web interface's list screen is now all podcasts separated by unplayed/played status, not the huge list of all episodes. Simpler to navigate, lighter on the servers.

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Over the coming weeks, I'm hoping to finalize the server-side groundwork to fix two annoying sync bugs that've plagued the app for a long time:

- Deleted episodes sometimes come back immediately afterward

- When using episode limits ("keep X unplayed episodes” of a podcast), skipped episodes sometimes show up after playing enough newer ones

It's a HUGE undertaking, but I really want to get it done soon.

Feb 5, 2023 at 10:05pmIvory for Mac
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Feb 5, 2023

@overcastfm Thank you for trying to fix this:

"- Deleted episodes sometimes come back immediately afterward"

It SO irritates me... 😂

Show threadTim HolmesFeb 5, 2023

@overcastfm The amount of work you put into Overcast is both astounding and appreciated.

While you fix bugs, don’t forget that the vast majority of us have used Overcast, to our delight, for years and years and thousands and thousands of house and continue to never run into or be affected by a bug.

Thank you.

Show threadsuuuuconkFeb 6, 2023
@TPOHolmes @overcastfm you said this perfectly - and it’s so true for me as well
Show threadDavid SakerFeb 5, 2023
@overcastfm Thanks, it’s always worked fine for me. It’s smooth & it’s Orange.
Show threadDavid Cantrell 🏏Feb 5, 2023
@overcastfm Oh! I see that first one quite often, but only on podcasts that I create myself as a convenient way of listening to stuff I record off the radio. I just assumed it was a bug in my shonky perl script 🙂
Show threadJRFeb 5, 2023
@overcastfm thank you so much for fixing number 2! I have been on the verge of sending a support email for so long (but held back because I wasn’t sure how much of a corner case I was)!
Show threadJoshFeb 5, 2023
@overcastfm this is fantastic, Marco. I really appreciate this update, and I figured it wasn’t an easy one.
Show threadYannFeb 5, 2023
@overcastfm I always thought the second issue was a design choice because it always happens. Glad to see it will be fixed, I never liked that « feature » 😆Thank you Marco!
Show threadFrancis 🏴‍☠️ GulottaFeb 6, 2023
@overcastfm thanks!
Show threadTrifster Feb 6, 2023
@overcastfm omg thanks you!!! These are two bugs I’ve seen with the latter one nearly daily.
Show threadFossilizedCarlosFeb 6, 2023
@overcastfm this is literally the only thing I have ever seen as an issue, everything else is perfect 🙌🏽
Show threadMikael LundgrenFeb 6, 2023
@overcastfm thanks. Deleted episodes coming back was really annoying even though it only affected few podcasts.
Show threadNeo2415 (Eric)Feb 6, 2023
@overcastfm Just a suggestion: how about an option to change the icon colors? I’d love the option to change the look of the icon on my phone a bit-but just my own thoughts. Great App-love it, better than Apple Podcasts, I think.
Show threadMamala Bay Life  🛶Mar 22, 2023
@overcastfm Still waiting on a sync issue to be fixed for one of the podcasts I regularly listen to. I've tried tagging the #Overcast mastodon account and Marco's individual account. Not sure what else to do, except go back to using Apple Podcasts, which does not exhibit this problem.
Show threadFossilizedCarlosMay 4, 2023
@overcastfm I’m still seeing these things on latest phone and OS, anything I can do to help reset or something?
Show threadKenJan 26, 2024
@overcastfm will the skipped episode bug be fixed in your rewrite? Still getting it.