gPodder 2.20.3 "The Odd Pod" released

As the YouTube fix in version 2.20.2 didn't totally fix the downloads for gPodder 2 users, the fixes integrated into the development version of gPodder 3 have also been backported to version 2.x, so that all Maemo 5 (and Maemo 4) users can also enjoy YouTube downloads again. In addition to that, the Spanish translation has also been updated:

• YouTube fixes (bug 1665, backported by Andreas Piesk)
• Updated Spanish translation (by Simó Albert i Beltran)

Again, we don't really support or develop the 2.20.x branch (except for regression fixes when the time allows it), it is recommended for all users to upgrade to gPodder 3.

Because Maemo 4 and Maemo 5 are not supported anymore in gPodder 3, we provide occasional updates to 2.20.x for these platforms, so that users using the N800, N810 or N900 are not left out in the cold.

Packages for Maemo will be prepared soon.

Download: gpodder-2.20.3.tar.gz
md5sum: 397b4cd542362454598d553fcfdad5b2
sha1sum: 1f58c7d96c4e62cf20d682123ca35bae653bb096

gPodder 2.20.2 "Uniblab" released

Due to recent changes to the YouTube website, which broke YouTube downloads for gPodder users, a new version of the gPodder 2.20.x branch has been released. gPodder 2.20.2 combines all changes in the "two" branch that have been added there since the last release in February with the YouTube fixes from the master branch:

• CLI: Line length detection bug (patch by Eugene Nikolsky, bug 1598)
• YouTube: Fix broken YouTube downloading (bug 1665)

As we don't really support or develop the 2.20.x branch (except for these fixes for regressions when the time allows it), it is recommended for all users to upgrade to gPodder 3.

Because Maemo 4 and Maemo 5 are not supported anymore in gPodder 3, we provide the occasional updates to 2.20.x for these platforms, so that users using the N800, N810 or N900 are not left out in the cold.

Packages for Maemo have been uploaded to Extras-Devel for Fremantle and Diablo, they will be promoted to Extras-Testing soon and from there to Extras when QA finishes.

Download: gpodder-2.20.2.tar.gz
md5sum: b7f677e81cdcdb8a8b6ac7c08e8ab716
sha1sum: ed1554ce8db425f4023634c0c37132bf0cc5affa

gPodder Usability Tests on Maemo 5

Jarkko Mikael Palonkangas has carried out some user tests with gPodder on Maemo 5, and has now uploaded the resulting videos to YouTube. Please have a look and feel free to comment directly on the videos, because Jarkko can use the feedback and will use it for his Master's thesis:

• gPodder Maemo 5 Remota Usability Test Videos

These videos are also interesting if you haven't seen how the Thinking Aloud method works or if you have not played with gPodder's Maemo 5 UI yet.

Panucci is coming to the N950

gPodder's sister project Panucci is being ported to MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan on the Nokia N950. The port is done by Panucci's current maintainer, Jens Persson (xerxes2). He announced the first progress on the project today:

And as you shouldn't make promises you can't keep, as Frank Martin's fourth rule, I got right to it and Panucci already runs pretty well on Harmattan. Some small things to fix but nothing major. I'll also pick up a headset to fix the bluetooth implementation which is missing now. The QML version will probably/hopefully work very well on Fremantle too. It will (probably) never support as many features as the GTK one as I don't got an N900 to fix stuff but it should work reasonably well.

Jens has posted a video on YouTube of the project's current status, and a short overview:

If you didn't know, Panucci is a resuming audiobook and podcast player, and can be used on Maemo and on the (Linux) Desktop to provide resuming functionality of your audio podcasts. Panucci also plays well together with gPodder to synchronize the playback status of audio files, so gPodder can track your playback progress. With dedicated seek buttons, Panucci is very well suited for listening to podcasts and seeking through long pieces of spoken audio.

gPodder 2.15 packages now available for Ubuntu and Windows

gPodder 2.15 has been released one week ago, and since then, packages have slowly trickled into distributions, with Maemo 4 (N800, N810) and Debian unstable being the first ones to receive the updates. For Maemo 5, the package has been in Extras-Testing since the release day, but the 10-day quarantine period for updated packages to enter Extras is not over yet, so you have to wait a few more days.

Updated packages of gPodder are now available from the gPodder Ubuntu PPA and a new Windows package has also been uploaded and is now available for download.

gPodder 2.14 now available for Ubuntu, Maemo and Windows

The latest release of gPodder is now available in Debian unstable, in Ubuntu (via the gPodder Ubuntu PPA), for Maemo 5 (Fremantle, N900) in Extras-Testing and for Windows. Packages for Maemo 4 (Diablo, N800 and N810) have been uploaded to the Extras Autobuilder and will be available soon. Happy podcatching! :)