[sealionact]

I love podcasts. I don't like the way my Lumia 800 handles downloading them. Ideally, the integrated podcast app should have the ability to download podcasts straight to the phone over the air via 3G or wifi. Currently it only works when I connect via USB through Zune.

I've enabled wireless sync, and it works (Don't ask me how I got it working, it didn't for 2 weeks and then.. bingo!), and used the settings in music/podcasts/settings to download the first 3 episodes via wifi. When I check in Marketplace, it says "10 downloads" above the "2 updates" message, but refuses to download. When I click on "10 downloads", it does show me which episodes should be downloaded, which means that it is connecting somehow to see which podcasts are new, but I just have the "pending" message next to the episode info.

Help?

[aspergerguy]

@sealionact

Don't know whether this post helps at all:/t5/Nokia-with-Windows-Phone/Nokia-Lumia-800-Podcast-help/m-p/1273369/highlight/true#M4480

[rich]

THe posts / links refer to downloading via Zune.

I've noticed, but haven't fully tried it but once a podcast is on the phone, and selecting it on the phone there is an option to subscribe to auto downloading direct to phone. I've not fully explored it yet, but I think read somewhere that the phone needs to be charging. (Not much different to being connected to a pc/laptop whatever, but hey!)

[sealionact]

"@sealionact

Don't know whether this post helps at all:/t5/Nokia-with-Windows-Phone/Nokia-Lumia-800-Podcast-help/m-p/1273369/highlight/true#M4480"

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Thanks, but I am looking for someone to tell me how the podcast "app" built into the device syncs when downloading podcasts. Without connecting to Zune via USB. I understand that you need to find the podcasts first through Zune, but when I am subscribed, I thought that the Lumia would download new episodes as they appeared when connected to the mains, and connected to Wifi.

I assumed the following would happen; I find a podcast I like, and subscribe to it using the method you described above. On my device, I click on "Music and Videos" then "Podcasts", where I see a list of the podcasts on my device. I click on the text describing the podcast (Not the picture - that starts the podcast) and I see "In collection" that I have two episodes "pending". I have no option to download (I understand that), but I thought that when I connect to the charger, the "pending" episodes would begin to download if I am connected to Wifi.

They don't. I can click on "Series Settings" under "Episodes" where I can then specify how many episodes to keep. Then on that screen there is another(!) "Settings" where I can specify whether I "Connect with Zune" or not. Whatever I choose, the podcasts aren't downloaded. On the "Series Settings" page, it says ;

"New episodes will automatically download while your phone is charging. We'll only use WiFi unless you change this in settings"

Except they don't.

Does anybody else download podcasts when NOT connected to a computer?

[ehisochicha]

THANK