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BBC World Service Podcast Downloader

BBC World Service podcast downloader.
Download and play BBC World Service Newshour news podcasts.
Download and play BBC World Service Sportsworld podcasts.
Download and play BBC World Service Sportshour podcasts.
Download and play BBC World Service Business Daily podcasts.
Download and play BBC World Service Global News podcasts.
Download and play BBC World Service Football Daily podcasts.


The app has been written by the programmer without any commercial interest and is meant to be useful for anyone who likes to listen to the "BBC World Service Newshour/Sportsworld/Sportshour" program.
The programmer is not an employee nor in any other form affiliated to the publisher of the podcasts.

Publisher of podcasts: BBC World Service https://www.bbc.co.uk
The app developer does not take over any responsibility for the content of these podcasts.

Credits for the radio icon used inside this app: Radio Icon
Author: By Martz90.
License: CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivate 4.0.

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  • Version v1.4.3 (143) suggested Added on 2023-02-09

    This version requires Android 4.1 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • org.mfri.bbcworldservicepodcastdownloader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8.8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version v1.4.2 (142) - Added on 2023-01-17

    This version requires Android 4.1 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.

    Download APK 8.5 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version v1.4.1 (141) - Added on 2023-01-05

    This version requires Android 4.1 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • view Wi-Fi connections
      Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.

    Download APK 8.4 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log