[TUT] Force refresh podcasts (needs testing)

[AngryNil]

A problem that's bugged me for quite some time now is how Windows Phone does not provide users a way to refresh all their podcast feeds. It seems the OS only checks about once a day, or when you plug your device into a charger. I've been playing around with ways to force the refresh, and I think I've been able to narrow it down to a few simple steps. I believe this method only refreshes individual podcast feeds. As such, I recommend you subscribe to your podcasts through an RSS client or by following associated Twitter accounts, so you know which podcasts to force refresh when episodes are released.

I got this to work on my Samsung Omnia 7.

• Windows Phone 7.8
• Connected to WiFi
• Charging & not charging

I would appreciate if others could test this under other conditions.

• Windows Phone 7.5
• Windows Phone 8
• Cellular data

1. Navigate to a podcast and hit series settings




2. Hit confirm, nothing else has to be changed




3. Wait for several seconds for the feed to refresh