I’m almost always listening to podcasts while doing things like driving, exercising, or biking, so no I can’t really dick around with my phone to skip stuff easily most of the time.
I recently discovered, the “next track” button on my steering wheel is not actually “next track” but “skip 30sec” in the podcast app (AntennaPod). Absolute game changer. I skip all sponsors now! YMMW depending on the app.
I had the same problem until I got a PineTime watch. Now I can use the navigation buttons on the watch face to skip ads (safely and responsibly, of course).
I personally don’t like watches, but I would be really interested in getting one for payments. I actually have a Pixel watch for that so I don’t have to find my wallet to buy something.
Not happy about the tracking, but I disabled what I could.
If PineTime could do payments, I’d buy one today. It’s not happening though, which is unfortunate. But maybe I’ll get one anyway to see if I like privacy-focused smart watch features.
I’ll have to give it another look. Been rocking my Pebble again for a couple weeks now, I missed it quite a lot. The app is horridly outdated though, and the PineTime felt like a great stopgap until it just wouldn’t stay paired.
Sooo, are people not mashing that forward button until they hit podcast again?
I’m almost always listening to podcasts while doing things like driving, exercising, or biking, so no I can’t really dick around with my phone to skip stuff easily most of the time.
Check your headphones, there may be an option to skip ahead by tapping or holding a button/area.
There’s a track skip but no fast forward in mine, unfortunately
I recently discovered, the “next track” button on my steering wheel is not actually “next track” but “skip 30sec” in the podcast app (AntennaPod). Absolute game changer. I skip all sponsors now! YMMW depending on the app.
Ooh, I got a new car recently; I should check this
I will actually pull my bike onto the sidewalk and stop to skip ads lol
This is the way.
I had the same problem until I got a PineTime watch. Now I can use the navigation buttons on the watch face to skip ads (safely and responsibly, of course).
Lol I can’t help but notice this reads like an ad and I can’t tell if it was intentional.
A little. I had a pebble until the company got bought and killed.
I want to see enough people buy a PineTime that they succeed, so I can get another one when my current one dies.
I personally don’t like watches, but I would be really interested in getting one for payments. I actually have a Pixel watch for that so I don’t have to find my wallet to buy something.
Not happy about the tracking, but I disabled what I could.
If PineTime could do payments, I’d buy one today. It’s not happening though, which is unfortunate. But maybe I’ll get one anyway to see if I like privacy-focused smart watch features.
How did you get yours to stay paired? I can’t get mine to stay connected after the initial pairing 🫤
I had a ton of trouble with that when I first got it, but now it’s fantastic.
There’s been some (very recent) patches to InfinityOS and maybe one to Gadget bridge that helped a lot. Lately it’s been great.
If it’s still running a version before like 1.18(?), try to get it to update itself, and it may get a lot better.
I’ll have to give it another look. Been rocking my Pebble again for a couple weeks now, I missed it quite a lot. The app is horridly outdated though, and the PineTime felt like a great stopgap until it just wouldn’t stay paired.
I still miss my Pebble. If I had realized that Gadget bridge would get so good, I would have held onto my Pebble.