BBC Sounds 12+
Music, Radio, Podcasts
BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited
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- Free
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Description
Listen to the best of BBC audio with BBC Sounds. Stream and download your favourite BBC podcasts, radio stations and music all in one place.
Features include:
‐ Listen live to all BBC Radio stations
‐ Pause and rewind live radio as well as browse past and future station schedules
‐ Download or stream your podcasts, radio shows and music on the go
‐ Continue listening from where you left off on any device
‐ Autoplay multiple episodes of series or podcasts or all your downloads (optional)
‐ Subscribe to BBC podcasts, music mixes and shows
‐ See the latest episodes from your favourite programmes and podcasts in one handy list
‐ Get personalised recommendations to discover new audio you’ll love
‐ Send music tracks you like to Apple Music and Spotify
‐ Browse by speech and music categories
‐ Sleep Timer
When using the Apple CarPlay enabled version of the BBC Sounds app, it is your responsibility to always follow safe driving practices (i.e. don’t be distracted and focus on the road at all times). Comply with all relevant laws, traffic regulations and road signs.
To give you the best experience, this app tracks what you’ve listened to on BBC Sounds and how long you’ve listened to programmes for. It also tracks when you add something to Bookmarks or Subscriptions. By “Allow Personalisation”, you will get personalized recommendations. More information can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/account/about-your-personalisation-settings/.
The BBC uses cookies and similar technologies to understand how audiences interact with our services, content (such as podcasts and radio) and marketing messages. The categories of personal data processed by our data processors include the following:
• IP address to determine which UK city/region you are in, or which country/continent you are in if outside of the UK
• Activity data, such as time when you first used this app and programmes you listened to and interacted with
• Your device information, such as device type and OS version
For more information about how and why we use information about you, please visit the BBC Sounds App Privacy Notice. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/help/questions/about-bbc-sounds-and-our-policies/sounds-app-privacy-notice
To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/
The app is published by BBC Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation).
Full details of BBC Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235 BBC © 2022
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking: http://www.bbc.co.uk/help/web/links/
What’s New
Version 2.22.0
Small bug fixes and improvements. Thank you for your feedback.
Ratings and Reviews
Great App…look forward to enhancements
Love this app. I listen mostly to the books and authors podcasts and enjoy feeling connected to the UK. It would be great to get the Play Next feature working for all podcasts as well as to maintain the view of the podcasts to the list of episodes where one last viewed. The default view is the most recent episode which means I have to scroll through 24 years of episodes to get back to the episodes to which I’m listening. My sense is that this isn’t possible for episodes serviced from pre-internet radio broadcasts..but not sure. But happy to do the “thumb gymnastics” in the interim.
Where’s the Watch App?
I listen to podcasts while cycling each day. Now I have to carry my phone with me if I want to listen to the latest episodes because there is no watch app. Forced to use existing apps that work on the watch with a one month wait for latest episodes if I leave the phone behind. Surely it’s not hard to get this working on the watch as many others do? If you are going to force people to use your app please make the effort to provide contemporary functionality across the ecosystem.
Terrible to use
A real howler of a site. Terrible usability with some great content if you can find it. Almost impossible to find anything other than what is being pushed this week. Design is shockingly bad. 100 years of shows over who knows how many channels but you can’t find any of them. Are they even there?
I would suggest looking at how some of the podcast providers do it. Even what’s suggested for me holds no attraction.
No summation of shows means that you have to click into them to read three paragraphs of text to get even a gist of them - hence people just go for the ones they know - who has time to read three paragraphs about something that might not suit them?
I hate using it but love listening to what’s on it. Feels like someone’s pet project - who is going to keep on with it despite what everyone else says to the contrary - such a shame.
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App Privacy
The developer, BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Search History
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited
- Size
- 80.6 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Welsh
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco or Drug Use or References
- Copyright
- BBC © 2023
- Price
- Free
Supports
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Siri
Get things done within this app using just your voice.