Buffering issues are ruining my afternoon commute. I'm an NPR fan and in particular a Morning Edition and All Things Considered junkie. I can get my fix of Morning Edition with my local affiliate station but on the way home I depend on the NPR News app. However  the failure of the audio segments to properly buffer means that the first minute (or five) of each individual story is nothing but choppy bits of sound and long pauses. I wind up missing most of the context and spend the entire story trying to figure out what it is actually about. If the people behind the app are having trouble getting their buffering settings right then at least give us the option to download the audio files in their entirety. I've got more than enough storage (50GB). Add a setting that will either allow or disable audio downloads over cell networks (WiFi only) and you've got people's cellular data concerns covered too. Delete the files when the playlist is cleared and you're good to go. I'd be happy to spend a good minute or two before leaving work downloading all the files for ATC so I can have a more pleasant and informative drive home. Using Moto X Pure Edition w/ Android M
June 28 2016