switching from IOS to Android - a few simple questions

First of all, there's no single email app. What's stock on your device depends on your specific device. That said, many find the stock app insufficient and use another email app. It's not like the iPhone.

Whoa, hold on.

First, Touchdown is an Exchange client. It's only applicable to Exchange and a few other mail servers -- see the Touchdown site for details.

Whether or not your email is push depends on your email account. You'd have to specify what types of accounts you're using. No mail client can turn a pull account into a push account. Push means that the server initiates the transfer as the mail arrives so there's way an app can change the server's behavior.

Notifications are available to any app. They're not restricted to just the stock apps.

 

i use Doggcatcher for podcasts. I think its about $6 to buy it but it has been worth every penny.

Doggcatcher is very customizable. I set mine to download new episodes every night at 1AM, but I can force a download anytime, wifi, 4G, 3G etc. I have never found a need to trick my phone into thinking its on wifi for any app.

 

Doggcatcher is excellent

 

Hello there, I'll try to answer as best I can.

As has been mentioned previously, the default email app on your device is generally specific to that device. If you find it doesn't do what you want it too, try K9 as many people find that one more feature laden than the stock app.

DoggCatcher is a popular podcast app.

The only app I've encountered that demands a WiFi connection is the BBC iplayer app, all others work fine over 3G.

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If you've device specific questions, try asking here, but obviously feel free to use the other sections of the forum as you see fit!

 

2) Is there an easy way to download podcasts that I'm subscribed to (currently via itunes)

I've been happy with Google's own Listen app. Its free and you can set it to sync at specific times and download only when charging or on wifi or whenever you want. It has search functions or when you click on the rss feed for a podcast on a website it will automatically subscribe to it. It can also sync with a Google reader account if you have one so you can also listen to podcast on your computer and it will update which ones you've listened to.

 

I play them inside Doggcatcher. Mostly use the Doggcatcher widget for play/pause. They will also show up in your Music app.

 

Interesting question, I never really pay attention to how they appear in the music app.

So Adam Carolla's CarCast is one I just checked so I will use it as an example:
If I sort by song I get: CarCast EP322 : Description etc
If I sort by album I get: Adam Carolla's CarCast
If I sort by artist I get: ACE Broadcasting

All my other podcasts show up in a similar fashion.

Edit: there is no podcast heading in the music app. I wish there was, and an audiobook heading. As of now those are seperate applications from music. Coming from iTunes this feels a little odd at first but I got over it.

 

I love how helpful all you androidians are being

I think you will appreciate what Android has to offer over iOS in all facets of hardware, software/OS, development, and community.

I would definitely check out K9 as an email client. I dont know much about podcasts but it seems like doggcatcher is the way to go. There are a lot of easy to use apps for syncing your iTunes library with your phones if you were interested in that as well.

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Doggcatcher does remember your play position. And Samsung hands down has the best music player android has to offer, I usually listen to my podcasts throught that, it just comes up alphabetically in your music list. You can pause them in the list and exit the music player, it will remember, but I think the app is still running. I use the original SGS series, so maybe something's changed with the new generation.

Congrats on getting that phone, I'll be getting that one as soon as I can as well.

 

GMail definitely has a search function on it.