Overdrive in iOS5

meganasaurus · 10-13-2011, 02:49 PM

I updated iTunes to 10.5 and my iOS software to 5.0 on my iPod touch yesterday. Since then, I haven't been able to transfer audio books from Overdrive to my iTouch. Something is going wrong when it's being converted from WMA to AAC. Has anyone else had this problem? Or does anyone know a way to get around it? When it's creating the AAC file, everything looks like it's going okay. But at the very end, iTunes will say that the file cannot be synched because the iTouch does not support that type of file.

victoria0217 · 10-13-2011, 10:00 PM

SAME HERE!!!
I've been messing with it for a while and got no where.

meganasaurus · 10-13-2011, 10:56 PM

Glad to hear it's not just me! Hopefully either Overdrive or Apple will fix it soon...

OverDrive · 10-14-2011, 11:31 AM

Hi Everyone-
We here at OverDrive are aware of the issue and our developers are working to correct it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we do not have an estimated time of when it will be completed. Please check the following page for an update to OverDrive Media Console for Windows once an update is made available.
- http://www.overdrive.com/Software/omc/
Thank you for your patience. Please contact us again should you need any other assistance.
Brianne

tubemonkey · 10-14-2011, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OverDrive

Hi Everyone-
We here at OverDrive are aware of the issue and our developers are working to correct it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we do not have an estimated time of when it will be completed. Please check the following page for an update to OverDrive Media Console for Windows once an update is made available.
- http://www.overdrive.com/Software/omc/
Thank you for your patience. Please contact us again should you need any other assistance.
Brianne

Thank you. It's most appreciated by everyone here.

shred444 · 10-14-2011, 04:16 PM

i also have this issue using my ipad2 and iphone 4s with IOS5

Waiting to hear when this update is released so i can continue listening to my book.... it just got good :-(

meganasaurus · 10-14-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OverDrive

Hi Everyone-
We here at OverDrive are aware of the issue and our developers are working to correct it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we do not have an estimated time of when it will be completed. Please check the following page for an update to OverDrive Media Console for Windows once an update is made available.
- http://www.overdrive.com/Software/omc/
Thank you for your patience. Please contact us again should you need any other assistance.
Brianne

Thank you!

missi1197 · 10-15-2011, 09:32 AM

Thanks!! Hope we get a quick update!

sparky2 · 10-15-2011, 03:12 PM

Same thing here – I have been working for hours trying to transfer a book I had downloaded. I even loaded OverDrive onto my iPhone 4 and was able to log on to My Digital Account and then whet to My Digital Bookshelf to “Download Titles You Checked Out” but when I go there and see my book, there is no “Download” button! What’s up?

Any help would be appreciated .

meganasaurus · 10-16-2011, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sparky2

Same thing here – I have been working for hours trying to transfer a book I had downloaded. I even loaded OverDrive onto my iPhone 4 and was able to log on to My Digital Account and then whet to My Digital Bookshelf to “Download Titles You Checked Out” but when I go there and see my book, there is no “Download” button! What’s up?

Any help would be appreciated .

I've never been able to download audiobooks on the mobile app itself. I think that you have to transfer it from the Overdrive software on your actual computer to your iPhone using the USB cable. There's currently a bug in the software though. It's not working correctly with the new iTunes and iOS upgrades. I contacted OverDrive on twitter and sent them a link to this thread, and they were kind enough to respond above. It looks like they're working on fixing it

HarryT · 10-16-2011, 04:51 AM

Given the length of time that iOS5 has been available to developers, I'm rather surprised that Overdrive didn't check that their software worked before the official iOS5 release.

Ksul530 · 10-17-2011, 02:19 AM

I am having the same issue with IOS5 on my IPhone 4 and Overdrive media Console. After several hours of trying to figure it out, I gave up and did a google search and found this forum. I hope Overdrive gets this issue fixed fast. I like to listen to audiobooks downloaded from the library.

sparky2 · 10-17-2011, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meganasaurus

I've never been able to download audiobooks on the mobile app itself. I think that you have to transfer it from the Overdrive software on your actual computer to your iPhone using the USB cable. There's currently a bug in the software though. It's not working correctly with the new iTunes and iOS upgrades. I contacted OverDrive on twitter and sent them a link to this thread, and they were kind enough to respond above. It looks like they're working on fixing it

meganasaurus, I suspect that you are correct. I had never tried to download directly to my iPhone either. It just naturally seems easier to browse the books using a system with a full sized screen (or two) and then download via USB. I became desperate after I finished my last book and wanted to read the next but was unable to.

Before I installed the software on my mobile device I saw a brief comment on the OverDrive site about downloading directly to the iPhone – or not being able to. I do not recall exactly what it said, but I remember thinking that it was not quite clear and that they could not mean that their mobile app intended to download books directly to the phone did not allow downloading books directly to the phone. So I tried it, but no go.

I will just have to wait as the rest of us for a fix for the broken USB transfer operation. Their work will be appreciated.

carharr · 10-17-2011, 04:39 PM

Has anyone heard any more about Overdrive's progress in fixing this problem? I'm realizing how addicted I am to my audiobooks during my commute.

shred444 · 10-17-2011, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Given the length of time that iOS5 has been available to developers, I'm rather surprised that Overdrive didn't check that their software worked before the official iOS5 release.

HarryT- 40,000+posts in this forum? How do you even have time to listen to audiobooks?

10-13-2011, 02:49 PM	#1
meganasaurus Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: ipod touch	Overdrive in iOS5 I updated iTunes to 10.5 and my iOS software to 5.0 on my iPod touch yesterday. Since then, I haven't been able to transfer audio books from Overdrive to my iTouch. Something is going wrong when it's being converted from WMA to AAC. Has anyone else had this problem? Or does anyone know a way to get around it? When it's creating the AAC file, everything looks like it's going okay. But at the very end, iTunes will say that the file cannot be synched because the iTouch does not support that type of file.

10-17-2011, 02:19 AM	#12
Ksul530 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Ipad2	Issue with IOS5 and Overdrive Media Console I am having the same issue with IOS5 on my IPhone 4 and Overdrive media Console. After several hours of trying to figure it out, I gave up and did a google search and found this forum. I hope Overdrive gets this issue fixed fast. I like to listen to audiobooks downloaded from the library.

10-17-2011, 04:39 PM	#14
carharr Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Nook color	Overdrive ios5 update? Has anyone heard any more about Overdrive's progress in fixing this problem? I'm realizing how addicted I am to my audiobooks during my commute.

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10-13-2011, 10:00 PM	#2
victoria0217 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	SAME HERE!!! I've been messing with it for a while and got no where.

10-13-2011, 10:56 PM	#3
meganasaurus Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: ipod touch	Glad to hear it's not just me! Hopefully either Overdrive or Apple will fix it soon...

10-14-2011, 11:31 AM	#4
OverDrive Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: ALL	Hi Everyone- We here at OverDrive are aware of the issue and our developers are working to correct it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we do not have an estimated time of when it will be completed. Please check the following page for an update to OverDrive Media Console for Windows once an update is made available. - http://www.overdrive.com/Software/omc/ Thank you for your patience. Please contact us again should you need any other assistance. Brianne

10-14-2011, 04:16 PM	#6
shred444 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: iphone	i also have this issue using my ipad2 and iphone 4s with IOS5 Waiting to hear when this update is released so i can continue listening to my book.... it just got good :-(

10-15-2011, 09:32 AM	#8
missi1197 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD 32g & Kindle Fire HDX 64g	Thanks!! Hope we get a quick update!

10-15-2011, 03:12 PM	#9
sparky2 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: iPhone 4	Same thing here – I have been working for hours trying to transfer a book I had downloaded. I even loaded OverDrive onto my iPhone 4 and was able to log on to My Digital Account and then whet to My Digital Bookshelf to “Download Titles You Checked Out” but when I go there and see my book, there is no “Download” button! What’s up? Any help would be appreciated .

10-16-2011, 04:51 AM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Given the length of time that iOS5 has been available to developers, I'm rather surprised that Overdrive didn't check that their software worked before the official iOS5 release.