Otto Radio for news & podcasts

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Otto Radio, Inc. News & Magazines

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What's new
Let’s take this offline - now you can download individual news stories and podcast episodes and save them in the “My Stories” tab to play later!

Otto got a makeover – now he’s as easy on the eyes as he is on the ears!

And as always, updates to Otto Radio include improvements to content, reliability and design based on your feedback and our best efforts.

Happy listening and let us know how we can do even better!

"Can't miss app" -- Mashable
“Flipboard for news and podcasts” -- Fortune

Use Otto Radio as your personal radio for podcasts and news to catch up on the things you care about. It offers the personalization of Flipboard and the discoverability of Pandora while being as easy to use as traditional radio.

With Otto Radio, your interests determine what you hear – Sports, Business and Money, Politics, Technology, Entertainment, Comedy, U.S. and World News – one person and one broadcast at a time.

Listen to the major stories and breaking news from more than 1,000 award-winning news sources such as CNN, BBC, The Guardian, Reuters, Newsy, Bloomberg, Mashable, CNBC, PBS, CBS, Huffington Post, Politico, USA Today, TechCrunch and more.

Discover amazing new podcasts and listen to your favorites podcast episodes including The Run Up, This American Life, Serial, Lore, Radiolab, Financial Times, Freakonomics, 99% Invisible, The Tim Ferriss Show, Criminal, and Sidedoor from more than 35,000 channels.

So stop scanning the radio dial and scouring the internet and start listening to the news, podcasts, talk shows and in-depth stories that matter to you.

THE WORD IS OUT

“Best Audio Startup” – 2016 RAIN Awards

“Otto Radio acts almost as a Flipboard for podcasts – users enter their interests and their commute time and Otto creates a playlist.” -- FORTUNE

“Pandora for podcasts and news.” -- PRODUCTIVITY BYTES

“For the daily travelers who prefer news stories and podcasts Otto Radio can change the way these news lovers absorb their daily dose of information.” -- NEW YORK MINUTE MAG

Reviews

4.2

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4 53

3 39

2 12

1 21

Frederic Blagden

Doesn't always work. Not reliable.

mark watkins

Good for news updates

TINA AMBURY

Samsung recommends and it was well worth the download.

Jennifer Reese

App has great content and variety. Quality can be patchy - Much of the content gets cut off, sometimes mid-sentence, in both the news reports and the podcasts. Can be very frustrating.

Sarah Hughes

Would be great if the audio didn't cut off and skip around to the point of being unlistenable. I'll be listening to a podcast and it's great, until a few minutes in or even an hour in, when the audio starts skipping and get jumbled and repeats itself. This happens 9/10 times. Really disappointing. Is there anyway I can fix this? I'm on a three day long roadtrip and it's been very disappointing to not be able to listen to the podcast episodes I've downloaded. Hopefully I'll get a response by the time I'm on the road back home.

B Moon

User should be able to select sources for information, not be fed strictly according to app/creator's selections. Also, specified choices available aren't adhered to, other content plays instead. Sometimes, no news is offered at all. Feedback field sometimes doesn't allow text to be entered.

User reviews

Frederic Blagden June 3, 2017

Doesn't always work. Not reliable.

mark watkins June 2, 2017

Good for news updates

TINA AMBURY May 14, 2017

Samsung recommends and it was well worth the download.

Jennifer Reese April 18, 2017

App has great content and variety. Quality can be patchy - Much of the content gets cut off, sometimes mid-sentence, in both the news reports and the podcasts. Can be very frustrating.

Sarah Hughes May 6, 2017

B Moon April 27, 2017

Oliver Rukavina April 16, 2017

Good App for people who want to have podcasts but also wants to hear the news. Audio only.

Brandon Pouncy April 30, 2017

Gives me the headlines from that day. Would like a little more news curation but I'm sure if I fiddle with settings, I'll find something

Kevin Halasz April 21, 2017

Works, like news reports

Jonathan Shell April 9, 2017

While the app functions well and the content seems good Push notifications (with notifications off) and background running is totally unacceptable to me. The app is to bright at night or early morning as well. It needs a dark setting.

Angie Garrido April 26, 2017

Really like how I can taylor the amount of news I want to get by changing time constraints from 15, 30,45 or an hour. I get a random selection based on what I like without having to spend hours searching for info. Plus if I rate type of info I like. This keeps me informed depending on time I have.

Thomas Oakley May 7, 2017

Some podcasts not available. When you leave the app you dont continue listening from the same place ans i have yet to listen to a full stream without being corrupted with 1/4 podcast remaining. Will be great once sorted

ivan suarez February 25, 2017

I know news are related to old people but twenty's something people likes to hear news too you know ? Maybe more youngest voices will help

A ED April 24, 2017

News has not been working for the past week... Tells me I am all caught up. Even after reinstalling app.

Reza Afsari March 24, 2017

Love your format.keep up the good work. Don't change anything! It's all good and refreshing quick news.

Nuno Camacho April 3, 2017

Great app for a fresh start of your day with wonderfully curated news and podcasts. Over time it really learns your preferences.

Logan Simpkins February 20, 2017

Do what you say your gonna do. Scam artists

Otto Radio, Inc. February 20, 2017

Hi Logan. Really sorry you feel scammed. Certainly that's not our intention and it sounds like you were expecting something you didn't get. Can you let us know where we failed to set your expectations? Thank you.

OMOPARIOLA OLABODE April 2, 2017

Umano had lifestyle podcasts eg lifehack....otto does not have such...I miss umano

Otto Radio, Inc. April 3, 2017

Hello and thanks for your feedback :-) we will be launching a "Lifehacker Radio" Station in a month or so as well as adding many audio titles in the space to our browse section Hope you will stick around long enough to get them a try 👍

Robert Tucker February 19, 2017

I truly do love this idea. Thanks so much.

calderon0007 April 11, 2017

Great options on news, podcasts, etc. Great setting and favorites options.

Jesse Hermann April 18, 2017

You can find all kinds of cool stuff on here.

Yayi Velazquez February 12, 2017

It's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good better then other podcasts

Meaka Nicole February 14, 2017

Optimal Living Daily is full of positive life tools.

Siddarth Shukla March 27, 2017

Near perfect app

Michelle Sin April 16, 2017

You suck

Morris D'souza February 10, 2017

Good app for news on the go..

Sue Przygoda February 19, 2017

Easy to use

Narasimhan K April 3, 2017

Excellent

John Browning January 30, 2017

Was interesting but I was only given suggestions from politically one sided biased mainstream legacy news agencies. Lack of independent or opposite politically leaning news sources to choose from makes this a great propaganda tool for one political party but useless to anyone seeking independent reporting for only news facts or various opinions. In that respect, which is a really critical point to consider, this app is a total failure.

Tim Del Chiaro February 2, 2017

This is a great way to listen to a customized news and podcast feed after the demise of Umano and The Social Radio

Dan McNeillie February 2, 2017

Awesome, exactly what I was looking for! Perfect for my commute. Thanks!

February 1, 2017

Like it

Manish Khurana February 9, 2017

I came to know of this because of an email I received from the erstwhile Umano. I can say Otto Radio has a long way to go to match what Umano used to offer. Content on Otto is very limited. All I get is US-based news, which are of little or no relevance to me - be it business news, politics news or technology news. I hope you guys would include more India-based content (and content from other geographies for respective users).

Kristina Auriemma January 18, 2017

Very easy to set up. You can try it without signing up first!! I like that you can download content so you don't have to waste data or if you flat out don't have data. I haven't traveled with it yet to test this feature fully. You can have the app curate a list for you based on your commute or pick stuff yourself. Oh and the podcast still plays even if your using another app. You can pause/play it from your notifications menu. I honestly only downloaded this app to earn points for a different app and this will be the first app I actually keep and use. Great job so far devs.

Ghana King January 23, 2017

For LG G Stylo and 2 Other Devices. I was disappointed when Umano was bought out; and NB ( Newsbeat ) was the only app I had. While Otto Radio may not have much of Umano, the spirit of it and it's potential will prove successful. To that end, I'm excited to have this app, and looking forward to using it. Welcome aboard Otto Radio. 👍.

David Jackson January 19, 2017

I have been looking for this app since Umano was purchased. Great way to listen to broad categories of content. Warning: if you want to listen only to sources that support your point of view (political left or political right for example) you will be disappointed.

Flavius Maxim January 19, 2017

Great app. Not as good as Umano was but it's ok. Could use more content. Nice articles and news. Also, an easy way to prepare your own podcast before you commute.

Daino Jishin January 25, 2017

You should focus less on USA or at least give the possibility to follow a favourite country news. Also add the possibility to remove some kind of articles that appear in the broadcast.

Chris Kelley January 22, 2017

Very smooth and modern layout. I'm impressed with this app from the back as you get to hear short stories from a variety of sources based on your interests. And it actually works well! I'm happy to see that they're using a unique and Creative Design instead of the boring material design that most apps use. They may be using material design but they hide it well. There is so much content from so many different providers. My suggestion is, besides bugs please don't change too much because apps change way too often and we don't want to mess up a good thing :-)

d gray January 20, 2017

Won't let you browse while you listen every time you flip through the channels it loads every single one. Yeah you have to listen to every stupid thing that appears on your screen and searching sucks.