A podcast consists of digital media like audio and video recordings that are released in episodes. It generally becomes public on week or daily to download, and stream online to computer or Smartphone. A Podcast episode is made with any type of content like current political talk, experts’ view,s or analysis about upcoming smartphones or cars. Although such types of episodes are popular on television shows in present times. Different television shows, everyone can produce and subscribe to an individual podcast over the internet.
Now Windows Store has released several podcast apps that let users save and listen to or watch podcast episodes. In this context, I have selected Windows 8 podcasts app titled podcasts!. It renders you to snoop audio and stream video podcasts smartly via various groups on Windows 8 metro interface.
How to install Podcasts app from Windows Store?
- Go to start screen and press shortcut (windows key+ F) to highlight search charm.
- Type podcast on search box and click on Store tile.
- Then click on PODCASTS! tile in app search lists in Windows store and choose install button.
How to access Podcasts! app on Windows 8?
- The main interface of Podcasts! app appears neat and clean with the combination of orange and pink background. It presents a vast collection of podcasts episodes inside several groups on its first page.
- The first group named Featured offers admired and significant podcast channels of current time. When you scroll straight on app page, it displays other groups like Arts, Business, Education, Entertainment, Health, International, and Lifestyle.
- While you click on any podcast groups, it lets you watch and listen podcast episodes from its lists.
- While you watch any video podcast, a playback control button appears in the top-right side.
- In Podcasts! app, you can access search charm (pressing shortcut – Windows key +Q ) in order to look for specific podcasts episode via its name.
- If you don’t like current background (combination of pink and orange) of podcasts app then the settings charms facilitates to change new background quickly.
The Podcasts! app is compatible with all the latest Windows 8 editions and RT (32 bit and 64 bit).