Use the Search bar from the home screen (or "Menu -> Search" from
other screens) to search for audio programs. If you know the name
of a specific podcast, you can search for that, or you can search
for a topic such as "Google".
Once you find search results you like, press on a result to start
listening right away or press and hold (long-press) to see more options.
Subscriptions allow you to keep up to date with specific programs or specific
search terms. After you press on any search result you'll see a checkbox
in the upper right; just select it to subscribe to that program.
Listen will then always show you the latest episode on the Programs tab
of the My Subscriptions screen.
To subscribe to a search term, select the checkbox when you are viewing the list
of results. Listen will then always show you a recent episode whose content matches
that search term on the Searches tab of My Subscriptions.
Your Queue is a way for you to chose specific episodes to hear in a specific order. Listen will play the items in your Queue in order before playing your subscriptions.
No problem. If your Queue is empty, or you run off the end of it, Listen will play through your subscriptions automatically.
Definitely. In fact, we love using Listen with wireless headsets. Using a headset with A2DP capability, you can get you audio content right in your ear, and often use the headset controls as well.
For now, Listen only indexes English audio podcasts. We don't yet index video or other languages. Try searching for two or three consecutive words from the title or description.
At this time Listen from Google Labs is only available for Android-powered phones.
Listen from Google Labs is part of Google Labs, a playground for
Google engineers and adventurous Google users. Google staffers with
wild and crazy ideas post their prototypes on Google Labs and solicit
feedback on how the technology could be used or improved.
Please, remember to wear your safety glasses while using this app.
Yes, we are still working on a number of buggy areas: networking, sdcard management, download storage, subscription updates, search quality, indexing more web audio, additional languages, and user experience. In particular watch out for situations where you reformat or swap out the sdcard, and be aware that sometimes downloads flop when networks go away.
