![]() ![]() Not that it needs the same power as today's iPhones as it doesn't have a SIM card, and no cellular connectivity option. Powering the 7th gen iPod Touch is Apple's A10 Fusion chip, which debuted in 2016's iPhone 7 series. There's even a home button (although no Touch ID). The iPod Touch rocks that retro-Apple chic, with the curvier design of the iPhone 6 (albeit in a slimmer frame) married to the 4-inch, 640 x 1136 display we last saw on the original iPhone SE in 2016. Apple is just not making it easy to find.īut who wants to buy a 2019 iPod Touch almost three years after it was released? The answer is - probably - hardly anyone. The iPod Touch is in stock on the Apple website and you can purchase it right now. And notice I did.Ĭlick through and yes, you get the full product page for the iPod Touch, the price (it starts at $199 / £199 / AU$299 for the 32GB model in case you were wondering) and there’s even the option to buy it. Sitting there, waiting, wishing for a visit. There it was, the iPod Touch product page. I wanted to be thorough so I took to the search bar and typed 'iPod', fully expecting to be rebuffed once again. The iPhone XR was quietly retired after the iPhone 13 launch, and I wouldn't be surprised if iPhone 11 is met with a similar fate post- iPhone 14 announcement.īut back to the iPod. I'm left thinking Apple's probably quietly removed the iPod Touch from sale - it's a classic move the Cupertino, California-based firm loves to do, usually just after a launch event where older generations of products are silently retired without mention. There's not even a passing mention of Apple's famed music player in the main 'Store'. I end up clicking through all the menu options, but none get me any closer to the iPod. There is an 'Accessories' option, but there's still no sign of the iPod here. ![]() Apple TV and HomePod Mini are the only hardware on offer here. TV & Home could be a left-field place to house iPod, but again clicking through drew another blank. So, what Apple, Soundcloud and Google do not tell you is that an mp3 podcast file, uploaded to your channel MUST be CRB if it is to stream in Apple Podcasts on iOS.I figured 'AirPods' could be an option, seeing as there's a musical connection there, but clicking it gave me a sub menu that only showed the firm’s headphones selection, plus Apple Music. Presumably the variable nature makes it difficult for the platform to reliably buffer the incoming audio stream. Because, as it turns out VBR encoded files do not stream. In the small-print specs of some streaming platforms, you may see mention of CBR along with 44.1khz/48.0khz sample rate files. Variable Bit Rate – a compressed audio file encoded in such a way that the data rate responds to the complexity of the audio content.Ĭonstant Bit Rate – a compressed audio file with a static data rate all the way through. But, yes! My other audio software disagreed…… it was indeed a VBR file. Not according to audio Swiss army knife, Amadeus Pro which was the software that encoded the file. Until, that is Mr James Cridland dropped the enlightening “ Is it a VBR file?“. So, turning to the Australian Podcasters Facebook group, I got the usual “ perhaps you have uploaded a wet haddock by mistake” type of replies that assume you are a less experienced poster. Please be reassured our developers are aware of the this“. I contacted Apple Partner Support who told me that “ Many people are also experiencing the same issue. It seemed unlikely and in the end amounted to “Not us, but turn it off and turn it on again”. I contacted Soundcloud Support, who replied with a hand written canned response to “ refresh the feed on Podcast Connect“. For a while I thought it must be network related and maybe “later” everything would be fine. Try again later.Īn error written by someone who probably has the “ Keep Calm and Carry On” posters on their wall. If a listener decided to just click on the episode play button on an iPhone prior to subscribing, the audio will attempt to stream playback rather than downloading the file.Īnd then, gentle reader we encounter The Problem. ![]() It was only when my client did something that I hadn’t thought of trying, that I discovered something big. I could subscribe, download and stream successfully on my desktop computer. When it came time to test, I found everything working well artwork, initial show episode, titles and description all being delivered well to all platforms. For various reasons, we hosted the show on Soundcloud and used the RSS feature to pipe the podcast into Apple, Spotify, Google Play etc. I came across this first when setting up a new podcast for one of my clients. ![]()
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