ljwilson
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Post by ljwilson on Jun 29, 2021 11:30:57 GMT
People still use the app? Yes, because it is really good.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 29, 2021 11:49:47 GMT
Heres a question.. How do I delete all the little free 1 stories , once I have purchased them I would like to delete those. Is it possible? Not sure if you've found an answer to this one yet, but while you can't delete them it is possible to "Hide" them in the My Account page on the BF website and then they won't show up in the App. On the My Account page scroll down to where it shows your purchases and under the cover picture of each purchase you'll see an option saying "Hide This". Click on this and it will hide the release in question and bingo, it will no longer show up in the app! The only trouble is finding the stories you want to hide if you have a large amount of purchases but you should be able to narrow the field using the filters. Hope this helps! OOH thanks for the tip! I will get onto this tomorrow morning
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 29, 2021 11:55:58 GMT
Heres a question.. How do I delete all the little free 1 stories , once I have purchased them I would like to delete those. Is it possible? Not sure if you've found an answer to this one yet, but while you can't delete them it is possible to "Hide" them in the My Account page on the BF website and then they won't show up in the App. On the My Account page scroll down to where it shows your purchases and under the cover picture of each purchase you'll see an option saying "Hide This". Click on this and it will hide the release in question and bingo, it will no longer show up in the app! The only trouble is finding the stories you want to hide if you have a large amount of purchases but you should be able to narrow the field using the filters. Hope this helps! How awkward, most other audio player apps allow you to delete content. Why not this one?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2021 11:56:46 GMT
Huh. Honestly, if not for the traffic here on this thread, I would've probably missed this. I've just downloaded it and the first thing that pops out -- the layout. There's a separate section for playlists, purchased content, even a dedicated section for issues of Vortex magazine. I'm looking through the filters now and... You know, it's been too long since I've listened to Too Many Targets from The Avengers range. It'll be nice to revisit it.
Thanks all for bringing it to my attention. It'll be a great little convenience to have for lockdown over the next couple days.
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Post by roosa88 on Jun 29, 2021 12:36:18 GMT
Love the App! Have even been known to re-buy some of my older purchases in sales just to have the convenience of accessing them via the App Wow! BF must love you! The feeling is mutual
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Post by Digi on Jun 29, 2021 20:41:12 GMT
Here, once again, to gripe about how freaking SLOW this app is to download anything. Doesn't matter what ISP I'm on, what network I'm on (or how fast they are at everything), and no other app on my phone is this slow -- in no version of 2021 should it take twenty minutes to download ~650 mb--all the while hoping that the app doesn't decide to crash at the end of the download, resetting progress to zero.
There was a very brief period of time following the website update where it moved at reasonable, non-snail speeds, but that time has long since passed.
This is so flipping aggravating.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 30, 2021 0:22:49 GMT
Here, once again, to gripe about how freaking SLOW this app is to download anything. Doesn't matter what ISP I'm on, what network I'm on (or how fast they are at everything), and no other app on my phone is this slow -- in no version of 2021 should it take twenty minutes to download ~650 mb--all the while hoping that the app doesn't decide to crash at the end of the download, resetting progress to zero. There was a very brief period of time following the website update where it moved at reasonable, non-snail speeds, but that time has long since passed. This is so flipping aggravating. 20 mins ?!?! Even my phone/app takes anywhere from 30 seconds to about 3 minutes- and we have notoriously Bad internet coverage Australia wide. You use a mobile phone?
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Post by Digi on Jun 30, 2021 0:47:59 GMT
Here, once again, to gripe about how freaking SLOW this app is to download anything. Doesn't matter what ISP I'm on, what network I'm on (or how fast they are at everything), and no other app on my phone is this slow -- in no version of 2021 should it take twenty minutes to download ~650 mb--all the while hoping that the app doesn't decide to crash at the end of the download, resetting progress to zero. There was a very brief period of time following the website update where it moved at reasonable, non-snail speeds, but that time has long since passed. This is so flipping aggravating. 20 mins ?!?! Even my phone/app takes anywhere from 30 seconds to about 3 minutes- and we have notoriously Bad internet coverage Australia wide. You use a mobile phone? Across seven years I have had the exact same problem across three different mobile phones, at least three ISPs that I can think of offhand (in three different cities), and at least 5+ different wifi networks (and at least two different routers on two of those five wifi networks). I feel like I can safely rule out the problem being on my end
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Post by muckypup on Jun 30, 2021 1:11:27 GMT
Here, once again, to gripe about how freaking SLOW this app is to download anything. Doesn't matter what ISP I'm on, what network I'm on (or how fast they are at everything), and no other app on my phone is this slow -- in no version of 2021 should it take twenty minutes to download ~650 mb--all the while hoping that the app doesn't decide to crash at the end of the download, resetting progress to zero. There was a very brief period of time following the website update where it moved at reasonable, non-snail speeds, but that time has long since passed. This is so flipping aggravating. 20 mins ?!?! Even my phone/app takes anywhere from 30 seconds to about 3 minutes- and we have notoriously Bad internet coverage Australia wide. You use a mobile phone? Mine takes about same time 30 sec to a few mins.......but mine doesn’t like the auto lock and you need to keep tip tapping away to keep the phone awake while it downloads.....other wise you need to completely delete the app or it hogs loads of data you cannot delete any other way....... it’s also really really really annoying you cannot keep the app active on more than 1 device and that your place cannot sync from device to device.........so I find I listen to 3 stories at a time because syncing is annoying and the silly slide thing is difficult to find the right place.... but the app is not bad but still a work in progress rather than a polished thing of beauty. but please.....will you try and resolve the box set issue (now we stuck with them for most releases) where you have to download the whole blooming thing rather than an individual story......we don’t all have access to wifi 24/7 or unlimited data contacts.....l.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 30, 2021 1:13:40 GMT
20 mins ?!?! Even my phone/app takes anywhere from 30 seconds to about 3 minutes- and we have notoriously Bad internet coverage Australia wide. You use a mobile phone? Mine takes about same time 30 sec to a few mins.......but mine doesn’t like the auto lock and you need to keep tip tapping away to keep the phone awake while it downloads.....other wise you need to completely delete the app or it hogs loads of data you cannot delete any other way....... it’s also really really really annoying you cannot keep the app active on more than 1 device and that your place cannot sync from device to device.........so I find I listen to 3 stories at a time because syncing is annoying and the silly slide thing is difficult to find the right place.... but the app is not bad but still a work in progress rather than a polished thing of beauty. but please.....will you try and resolve the box set issue (now we stuck with them for most releases) where you have to download the whole blooming thing rather than an individual story......we don’t all have access to wifi 24/7 or unlimited data contacts.....l. I download onto my phone no more than 2 stories at a time. Then I delete once listened. If I am listening to a boxset that's all I will have on my phone.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 30, 2021 7:07:52 GMT
The more I read about this app the more I am glad I don't use it.
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Post by sherlock on Jun 30, 2021 7:19:07 GMT
Here, once again, to gripe about how freaking SLOW this app is to download anything. Doesn't matter what ISP I'm on, what network I'm on (or how fast they are at everything), and no other app on my phone is this slow -- in no version of 2021 should it take twenty minutes to download ~650 mb--all the while hoping that the app doesn't decide to crash at the end of the download, resetting progress to zero. There was a very brief period of time following the website update where it moved at reasonable, non-snail speeds, but that time has long since passed. This is so flipping aggravating. Don’t think I’ve ever had a download take that long on the app, except when the servers were on fire (Legacy of Time and Ninth Doc 1).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 8:05:31 GMT
Here, once again, to gripe about how freaking SLOW this app is to download anything. Doesn't matter what ISP I'm on, what network I'm on (or how fast they are at everything), and no other app on my phone is this slow -- in no version of 2021 should it take twenty minutes to download ~650 mb--all the while hoping that the app doesn't decide to crash at the end of the download, resetting progress to zero. There was a very brief period of time following the website update where it moved at reasonable, non-snail speeds, but that time has long since passed. This is so flipping aggravating. Don’t think I’ve ever had a download take that long on the app, except when the servers were on fire (Legacy of Time and Ninth Doc 1). For what it's worth, I ran a trial of the speeds -- we've notoriously slow download/upload times here in Australia, it's a real problem -- and the average download has been around five to seven minutes. Tops. I'm on an Android switched into the WiFi rather than running exclusively on phone data, though, which might be providing an edge.
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ljwilson
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Post by ljwilson on Jun 30, 2021 12:53:01 GMT
Single release Monthly Range stories take about 35 seconds to download for me, super quick.
Before switching to BT, my Skye Internet was so crap it took 5-10 minutes. And BT is cheaper.
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ljwilson
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Post by ljwilson on Jun 30, 2021 12:55:35 GMT
The more I read about this app the more I am glad I don't use it. Why not download it and have a go, rather than being your usual negative self about something you don't even use?
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 30, 2021 13:05:19 GMT
The more I read about this app the more I am glad I don't use it. Why not download it and have a go, rather than being your usual negative self about something you don't even use? No
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 13:37:52 GMT
Why not download it and have a go, rather than being your usual negative self about something you don't even use? No
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 21:14:41 GMT
I find the app works perfectly fine for me. (iOS) Downloading is a bit slow but the app does everything you'd need it to do to listen to BF stories on the go.
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Post by Star Platinum on Jul 31, 2021 6:13:13 GMT
Has anyone had trouble getting the app to add stories to a playlist?
For some reason, it doesn’t want to put a bunch of the early Benny releases onto a playlist for me. At one point it swapped out what I wanted to put on the playlist with River song 5 for some reason.
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Post by tuigirl on Aug 7, 2021 9:12:05 GMT
Question from a technological Neanderthal. I still try to gain access to the 21st century. I just got a new phone, it is an Android, Galaxy M11. I have a SD card especially for things like app data. I cannot for the life of me find out how to make the BF app to write on the SD card. In my other phone, when i went to app and storage, I always had the button internal/ external storage, but not here. The SD card is activated and I can access it. Sorry, this might be a real Neanderthal question but I am not very good with these machines....
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