Audio Dharma

This is an amazing resource and I’m so happy to have stumbled across it. Having so many dharma talks and guided meditations available in one (searchable!) spot rather than having to go to multiple websites and podcast feeds is such a gift. The UI could be a little more intuitive, but it’s easy to figure out and once you know how it works you’re all set. My one wish would be for an update that allows the app to play audio when the screen is locked - right now if you navigate away from the app or lock your phone it stops playing, which is a huge drain on my already-struggling phone battery. That will probably limit the app’s utility for me in the long run unless it gets fixed. But overall this is a great resource.

Since the update a few weeks ago (which changed the icon to orange and has a darker theme) - the app’s performance has taken a huge hit for me. Buttons are slow to respond, page transitions are laggy, the app crashes or just becomes unresponsive and requires a quit and restart. This happens often when I return to the app to continue a talk - almost every time it seems. Design-wise it was a nice update, but I hope there is something that can be done to return to the previous versions stability and performance. Also, a small nit while I’m here - please make the app compatible with the native iOS media player! It’s cumbersome to have to go into the app and interact with the UI every time I want to pause or resume a talk. All other audio content apps do this - I use my headphones to pause, as well as the Lock Screen / control panel media controller for everything audio based. I doubt I’m the only one! That said, thank you for the gifts of your efforts with this app. It is changing the world! 🙏🙏🙏🙏 🙏🙏☸️🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏼🧘‍♀️🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏾‍♂️🧘🏿

i listen to the extraordinary dharma talks on the website all of the time. Having this app to make it easier to listen is so very helpful. One simple improvement would be to make it possible to sign into the app. This way it would be possible to listen to the talks with different devices and not have to specify favorite talks on each device separately. It would also be helpful to change the order of the talks in the favorites list. Overall, great work. I look forward to giving you the 5th star!