Google are removing actions for Google Assistant on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. My Pod cease to function after this date.
Amazon are shutting down Amazon Drive. My Pod no longer supports Amazon Drive links.
Google Drive support update fix.
Dropbox support update fix.
Dropbox support update fix.
My Pod is now available through Google Assistant. Access your content through any Google enabled device! Visit the assisant directory to get started!
Other minor fixes and performance improvements.
Access your My Pod content and playlists straight from any device which support RSS feeds such as Apple Podcasts or Podcast Addict! Simply visit any one of your Playlists or Links and click on the 'Create Feed' button to get started!
Other minor fixes and performance improvements.
My Pod has a new streamlined look, is more reliable and makes it easier for you to discover new content. There are some exciting new developments currently being worked on and will be released soon! This update forms part of the foundation for the future.
You can now search for your existing playlists and links as well as discover new content using the search bar.
Other minor fixes and performance improvements.
Minor fixes and performance improvements and workaround for Echo show 'new session' issue.
You can now navigate your playlists and links straight from your Echo device with a screen, including Fire TV! Simply say 'Alexa, open My Pod' to see you playlists and links.
Minor fixes and performance improvements.
You will soon be able to navigate your playlists and links straight from your Echo device with a screen, including Fire TV!
Lots of minor fixes and performance improvements.
By default My Pod will not import your links from your cloud drive folders (Amazon drive, Google Drive) as links in to your playlists. This allows for full support for sorting and shuffling. You can disable this behaviour by visiting your account settings.
Minor bug fixes.
Playback error messages from the Echo application are now displayed in your account history.
Minor bug fixes.
All libraries and frameworks completely updated.
Better link layout with full edit support. You can now edit an existing link.
Integrate My Pod with other products and services! You can now use our API to manage yur Playlists and Links!
Minor bug fixes.
Various bug fixes.
Improved playlist popular link layout.
Bug fixes related to ad delivery and subscription submission.
Improved episode detection when asking for a specific episode e.g. 'Alexa, ask My Pod to play episode 1471 of joe rogan.'.
Listen to most web pages with My Pod. Simply paste a link in to My Pod and My Pod will try and extract the main article and read it with Alexa!
Minor site tweaks.
Minor library updates including German translation fix.
Better detection for .wav file content.
Support multiple content types for single Google Drive links.
Multi region bug fix for Amazon Drive.
Amazon Drive support - You can now play your content stored on Amazon Drive through your Alexa device! Simply share your file or folder and paste the link in to My Pod.
Better Dropbox support - Streaming from Dropbox has been improved with support for folders (Maximum of 30 files per folder due to Dropbox limitations).
Subscription update bug fix.
Part one of a number of enhancements, new features and fixes. This update includes a new simplified look for the website and a new logo!
Amazon have just rolled out an update to the Alexa app (currently US users only) which enables you to launch a skill using an Alexa routine. Now you can set a default Playlist and / or Link when you launch My Pod. So you can automatically start your favourite playlist or link as part of a bedtime routine for example. Auto-play can be set up in your account settings page. Once set you can simply say 'Alexa, open My Pod.' to start playing!
Now you can quickly share links and play them through your Alexa app or Echo. Simply go to the shorten link page and paste a link and share it or ask Alexa to play it straight away!
Workaround for some RSS hosting providers with Bot detection.
Support for additional link formats.
Minor enhancements.
New shuffling algorithm for playlists and links.
Minor site bug fixes.
Bug fixes for RSS feeds with multiple content and web search bar.
As well as the usual search facility when adding a link, there is now a site wide search option available in the site navigation bar.
New setting to force video content to always play audio instead of audio and video on devices with a a screen. See here. This is useful to get around the limitations of the Alexa video player which cannot currently play concurrent videos from a playlist for example.
Various fixes.
Video streams are now supported by My Pod. Turn your Echo Show, Echo Dot or video enabled Echo device in to a video player! Simply add a supported video link or video podcast to your My Pod playlist and watch it through your Echo. See the FAQ for more information, including which formats are supported. Should you have an Echo without a screen, then you can still listen to the audio from the video, for example with TV news feeds etc.
A warm welcome to our Italian users as My Pod - 'Mia Lista' is now available on amazon.it! A huge thank you to Vince for his exceptional Italian translation service. He comes highly recommended and can be found here should you wish to hire him.
Better handling for invalid RSS images.
User-Agent header fix.
Better content detection in RSS feeds.
Site stability bug fixes. Soundcloud non-TLS link workaround.
Various bug fixes and user experience improvements.
New translations will be available shortly. This update includes preliminary support and multi-region podcast search.
My Pod will now try to best-guess the link or playlist if Alexa does not hear you properly. If you wish to switch this function off, please visit the My Account page.
Playlists will now automatically start from the beginning. If you want to resume your playlist from the last played link, enable the option in My Account page.
Various bug fixes.
Various bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Now it's even easier to play your files through your Echo. Upload your files straight to My Pod and play them instantly!
Easily add, remove and update links without leaving the page.
Help to support My Pod and get extra links, playlists and lots more, check out our subscriptions.
The My Pod site has been refreshed with an improved look, better graphics and styles.
Should you wish to delete you account and all associated data with it, you can now do so via the My Account page.
You can now view what you have played recently as well as what Alexa heard you ask for, on your My Pod home page.
Enhanced detection of episode number in podcast feeds.
You can now ask My Pod for a specific track, episode or series simply by asking. Some examples:
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You can now ask My Pod to set the play mode for both links and playlists. Simply ask: "Alexa, ask My Pod to set the link play mode to <play mode>." or "Alexa, ask My Pod to set the playlist play mode to [play mode].". You can chose either 'Continue', 'Repeat' or 'Stop'.
"Alexa, ask My Pod to play the latest episode of <episode name>
"Alexa, ask My Pod to play the oldest episode of <episode name>
Should you wish to disable the automatic podcast search, you can now turn this option off in your account settings. See the My Account page.
My Pod will now automatically search for any podcasts in the iTunes podcast directory if it cannot find a matching link in your account. Simply ask in the normal way: "Alexa, ask My Pod to play [Podcast Name].".
Better error pages.
Occasional link errors now fixed.
Simply click on the re-order icon and drag your playlists or links to change their order.
You can now change the behaviour of playback for links and playlists in order to specify whether to continue, stop or repeat. See the My Account page.
Improved link handling for shared links.
Now supports hundreds of files per folder link.
Links that have multiple content, such as Google Drive folder should now resume from the last played item.
Some RSS feeds would skip every other episode. This is now resolved.
Improvements to handle badly formed RSS feeds.
Spaces will now be escaped when adding URL's.
My Pod has been featured as skill of the week on the German Home & Smart Tech site! Please click here to read it.
You can now prevent Alexa from reading out the link / title name before playing any audio by visiting the My Account page.
You can now switch My Pod to play the oldest episode in a feed first by visiting the My Account page.
You can now enable shuffling by asking Alexa to turn on shuffling whilst audio is playing e.g.
Alexa will now prompt you for the Playlist name if she doesn't understand what you said the first time.
You can now re-order your playlists or links by simply dragging them up or down.