Bookmarks on the iOS and Android Mobile Apps
Adding a Bookmark With the Full-Screen Player
On the iOS and Android mobile apps, you can add a bookmark through the full-screen player by following these steps:
- Begin playing a podcast episode or one of your files.
- Go to the full-screen player by either swiping up from the bottom of the screen or tapping on the mini-player at the bottom of the screen.
- Check for the “Add Bookmark” action at the bottom of the screen. You may need to click the three-dot “…” icon to access “More Actions.” From the “More Actions” area, you can also make “Add Bookmark” a shortcut on the player by clicking “Edit” on iOS or the pencil icon on Android.
- Tap “Add Bookmark.”
- You will be prompted to enter an optional title to identify the bookmark you’re adding.
- Tap “Save Bookmark.”
- A notification at the bottom of the screen will pop up to confirm that you have added a bookmark. You can also click “View” on the notification, and it will take you to the Bookmarks tab, where you should see your newly added bookmark.
Adding a Bookmark With Your Bluetooth Headphones or Speaker
On the iOS and Android mobile apps, you can add a bookmark using your Bluetooth headphones or speaker according to these steps:
- Go to Profile > Settings (the gear icon on the upper-right corner of the screen) > Headphone Controls.
- In the Headphone Controls screen, set at least one action from "Previous Action" and "Next Action" to "Add Bookmark." Note that your settings here do not yet sync across devices. So, you'll want to set these for each mobile device where you wish to add bookmarks with your Bluetooth headphones or speaker.
- The "Bookmark Confirmation Sound" setting will be enabled by default. You can choose to turn it off. When "Bookmark Confirmation Sound" is on, you'll hear a confirmation sound whenever you create a bookmark using your Bluetooth headphones or speaker.
- Connect your mobile device with your Bluetooth headphones or speaker. The headphones or speaker must have controls for going to the previous and next tracks.
- Begin listening to an episode or file.
- Depending on which action you set to "Add Bookmark" in the app's Headphone Controls, use your headphone or speaker controls to go to either the previous or next track. If you have the "Bookmark Confirmation Sound" setting enabled, you'll hear a confirmation sound every time you add a bookmark.
- If your screen is on and the Pocket Casts app is active, you can add an optional title to the bookmark before it is saved.
Viewing Bookmarks
On the iOS and Android mobile apps, you can view your saved bookmarks from any of the following places:
- The "Bookmarks" tab on the full-screen player – this will only show the bookmarks for the currently playing episode or file.
- The "Bookmarks" tab on a podcast's page – this will be next to the "Episodes" tab, and it will show all bookmarks saved across all of the relevant podcast's episodes.
- The "Bookmarks" tab on an episode's screen – this will be next to the "Details" tab, and it will only show the bookmarks for the relevant episode.
- "Bookmarks" on a file's screen – this will only show the bookmarks for the relevant file.
Renaming a Bookmark
On the iOS and Android mobile apps, there are two ways you can rename an existing bookmark:
- Renaming from a list:
- View your bookmarks from any of the following places: the full-screen player, a podcast's page, an episode's screen, or a file's screen.
- Long-press on the bookmark you wish to rename.
- You will be taken to a "Change title" screen where you can submit a new title for your bookmark.
- Tap "Change title."
- Renaming from the full-screen player:
- Pause or skip playback to a point of an episode where you have previously saved a bookmark.
- While playback is paused, tap "Add Bookmark."
- Provided that playback is paused exactly where you saved a bookmark previously, you will be taken to a "Change title" screen where you can submit a new title for your bookmark.
- Tap "Change title."
Deleting a Bookmark
On the iOS and Android mobile apps, you can delete a bookmark or even multiple bookmarks by following the steps below:
- View your bookmarks from any of the following places: the full-screen player, a podcast's page, an episode's screen, or a file's screen.
- Long-press on a bookmark.
- Select a bookmark you wish to delete. You can even use multi-select (iOS, Android) to delete multiple bookmarks at once.
- Tap the trashcan icon.
- You'll be shown a dialog asking you to confirm whether you're sure you wish to delete the bookmark(s) you've selected.
- If you're sure, tap "Delete" on iOS or "Delete bookmark" on Android.
Sorting Bookmarks
On the iOS and Android mobile apps, you can sort your bookmarks according to these steps:
- View your bookmarks from any of the following places: the full-screen player, a podcast's page, an episode's screen, or a file's screen.
- Tap the three-dot icon on the upper-right corner of the screen.
- Tap "Sort By"
- Select the sorting method you prefer.