# How easy is it to get music/podcasts on an Android phone?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 18, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-get-music-podcasts-on-an-android-phone/616161 "2012-03-18T20:21:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-get-music-podcasts-on-an-android-phone/616161/1 "2012-03-18T20:21:34Z")

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Sorry, it’s yet another iPhone/Droid thread.

I’m about due for an upgrade or a switch from AT&T to Verizon (AT&T isn’t great in Phoenix). I have an iPhone 3GS now, and I like it. I like how easy it is for me to get music and podcasts on it. However, multiple threads here have me convinced I should look into a Droid phone.

So, how easy is it to get that stuff onto a Droid? What software do you use? Will all of my iTunes songs be useless?

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**Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-get-music-podcasts-on-an-android-phone/616161/2 "2012-03-18T20:29:37Z")

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You can certainly transfer your music from iTunes to your phone. You can just drag and drop. For podcasts I highly recommend the [Pocket Casts App.](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts&feature=search_result) I’ve tried a ton of different podcast apps, and I would say it’s the simpliest to use and the least buggy.

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**Author:** ![eldowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-get-music-podcasts-on-an-android-phone/616161/3 "2012-03-18T20:51:11Z")

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> [@wmulax93](#):
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> So, how easy is it to get that stuff onto a Droid? What software do you use? Will all of my iTunes songs be useless?

I’m not an apple user, so I cant comment on the itunes.

For podcatrs, I use Google listen. Basically, its a podcatcher. You can log in to it in a browser like gmail, or use the app. You subscribe to a feed, and depending on your settings, it’ll Download to your phone automagically.

I use subsonic for my persinal music, but i also connect VIA usb and can manage like a thumb drive.

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