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5.1 Screws Up Podcasts!

So, after the 5.1 update I'm experiencing a few issues with video podcasts:

1. When I go to Favorites many do not display the badges showing how many new episodes there are. Sometimes if I select a show & go back the badge will appear but not always. So I have to go into each one to see if new episodes are available.

2. Podcasts don't remember playback position any more. So if I stop it and go back later it starts over from the beginning. This did not happen before.

3. Partially playing a podcast now completely removes the "new episode" blue dot instead of changing it to the half blue dot.

Posted on Sep 25, 2012 4:09 PM

26 replies

Dec 3, 2012 7:25 AM in response to marlmanxxx

Also, periodically my icons get arranged back to factory defaults. I move the ones I use most close together and sometimes I turn it on to find they have been moved back.

Dec 3, 2012 11:00 PM in response to dunlop73

Tonight I restored version 5.0.2 of the firmware. The podcast functionality lost in the latest updates is more useful to me than the newly introduced features. I'll wait for Apple to fix the podcast issues before upgrading to the latest version.

Dec 4, 2012 3:11 AM in response to Michael Napier

Just restored back to 5.0.2 like the the previous post. Got all my podcast functionality back to how it should be.

Apple are getting a reputation lately for messing up perfectly good software.

I hope that the latest sackings and job changes will sort it all out.

Jan 28, 2013 5:31 PM in response to Michael Napier

Can someone with the new 5.2 firmware let us know if the podcast issues have been fixed? Thanks!

MMeraz

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Jan 28, 2013 6:41 PM in response to kellymackey

Still broken! I know this isn't an issue that impacts most users but for me... it's infuriating. Basic functionality should not go unfixed and unacknowledged for months across TWO version updates. Android is looking REALLY good right now.

baxyp

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Jan 28, 2013 11:16 PM in response to MMeraz

Resume is working in this version, at least for me.

Jan 28, 2013 11:32 PM in response to MMeraz

Thanks for sharing the bad news that the podcast bugs haven't been fixed with the 5.2 update. I'm also frustrated that such basic podcast functionality has been broken in the last three firmware versions and for over 4 months. It's baffling that these bugs aren't caught in testing--it's basic functionality, not an edge case that users are unlikely to encounter. I'll be sticking with the 5.0.2 firmware until Apple gets its act together and fixes these problems.

Mar 19, 2013 5:13 PM in response to Michael Napier

Has anyone tried playing and pausing a podcast after updating to release 5.2.1? If so, then is the playback position remembered? This functionality was broken with release 5.1, and I'm hoping that the latest firmware finally fixes this bug.

rgersmrk

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Mar 21, 2013 8:02 PM in response to kellymackey

Upgraded my Apple TV to the latest version (5.2) and it does look like resume has been fixed (at least for me). Going to give it a few more days just to be sure.

Mar 22, 2013 7:44 AM in response to rgersmrk

I think it's been resuming for me since the last update. What's not working is the podcasts don't always show a badge to indicate new episodes. I have to go into each podcast and check for new content.

Also, I swear that a couple of updates ago, I was able to just hit the play button on the remote from the list of podcasts episodes to start playing. This works on YouTube and Netflix but now it doesn't work in Podcasts. I have to click into the podcast feed, select an eposide and hit enter and then hit the onscreen Play button to start it.

Mar 23, 2013 12:05 PM in response to Michael Napier

Thanks rgersmrk and Michael for sharing the good news that the podcast resume functionality has been fixed. I installed the 5.2.1 firmware on my Apple TV 3 and it's working for me also. For podcasts, firmware version 5.2.1 is still a step backwards from 5.0.2, because a half filled unplayed indicator is no longer displayed for partially played episodes, and the badges for new episodes doesn't display until drilling down into the podcast. For me, the resume functionality was the only showstopper though, so I'll stick with the new firmware.

5.1 Screws Up Podcasts!