General Conference Audio Downloads

I used to have the option of downloading either the GC audio or video, but now it's only video it seems. Anyone else notice this? Or am I just missing it?

I prefer the audio for my commute so I don't have to open videos. Also, the old way used to auto advance to the next talk.

You should be able to download general conference audio. First, make sure you're on the latest content catalog. In Android Gospel Library, you can do this by going to the main library screen and pulling downward (you may need to do this twice – currently, it checks for content the first time you swipe, but if there is an update it doesn't always apply it until the second time you swipe). Making sure you're on the latest catalog is important because sometimes the text of new content becomes available before the audio; so if you have an older version of the conference, it might not have the audio files yet.

Next, open the conference you want to download audio for (for example, General Conference > April 2018).

Tap the three-dots overflow menu in the top right corner, and choose "Download Audio."

Finally, tap Download on the confirmation box that comes up, and wait for the download to finish.

It only seems to work like that when I'm on wifi. When I'm in my car the audio is the robotic text to speech stuff.

AdamDenison wrote:It only seems to work like that when I'm on wifi. When I'm in my car the audio is the robotic text to speech stuff.

In the Gospel Library settings, there is an option named "Limit Mobile Network Use" which, when turned on, will only download and stream on wi-fi. My guess is, for what you want to do, you need to turn this off. Let us know if it works.

You should be able to download the audio while on Wi-Fi. Then, when you're not on Wi-Fi, it should use the downloaded recordings (even if you leave the "Limit Mobile Network Use" setting on).

sbradshaw wrote: Tap the three-dots overflow menu in the top right corner, and choose "Download Audio."
Finally, tap Download on the confirmation box that comes up, and wait for the download to finish.

Then where do you find the audio file to play it?

Once it's downloaded, when you play the audio, it will use the downloaded file instead of streaming. You can test by putting your device in airplane mode and attempting to play.

the option seems to be no longer available, only "play audio".
I don't want to download the video because its so large, 1gb.

rlambson wrote:the option seems to be no longer available, only "play audio".
I don't want to download the video because its so large, 1gb.

When you're on an individual talk, the "Download Audio" option is inside the audio player – tap the headphones icon to open the audio player, then tap the options (three dots) menu and choose "Download Audio." This will download the audio for a single talk.

When you're in the table of contents where all talks are listed, "Download Audio" is in the overflow menu in the top right, and will download audio for all of the talks in that conference.

While this works, it's 1) a real pain to pull up every talk and individually download the audio, and 2) not very useful to use when e.g. exercising or driving, as launching any individual talk requires a lot of manual intervention, which is inconvenient, and in fact illegal while driving in many locales. In the past, it was possible to download individual talks for the entire conference in one fell swoop, which individual files could then be played with a normal music app. It is still possible to download full sessions one at a time, which can then be broken up into talks by hand, but that's still not nearly as easy or useful as the capability of downloading all the the talks with one operation. If there's any way to bring back that feature, I'm sure many people would greatly appreciate it. I know I would.

Thanks,

David

Also, audio downloads for other languages (at least, Japanese, which is the only one I tried) don't seem to be available -- only video.

kotarokun wrote:... If there's any way to bring back that feature, I'm sure many people would greatly appreciate it. I know I would.

Thanks,

David

The 'Feedback' button or link on the website is the place to make requests of that nature. Unless I find a solution already posted somewhere, I'll probably be making such a request, too.

Look in the upper right hand corner, on the bar across the top of the page, next to settings. Click the download arrow. I can download one audio file at a time, which is tedious, but then I put it on an old IPod and listen to conference in my kitchen.

I also would love the one tap option for audio download. I used it frequently and also find this new way of doing it difficult my to use in many situations. Downloading an audio file takes up way less space than a whole video. Please bring back the old way of doing it.

kotarokun wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:03 pm While this works, it's 1) a real pain to pull up every talk and individually download the audio, and 2) not very useful to use when e.g. exercising or driving, as launching any individual talk requires a lot of manual intervention, which is inconvenient, and in fact illegal while driving in many locales. In the past, it was possible to download individual talks for the entire conference in one fell swoop, which individual files could then be played with a normal music app. It is still possible to download full sessions one at a time, which can then be broken up into talks by hand, but that's still not nearly as easy or useful as the capability of downloading all the the talks with one operation. If there's any way to bring back that feature, I'm sure many people would greatly appreciate it. I know I would.

rmrichesjr wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 12:31 pm The 'Feedback' button or link on the website is the place to make requests of that nature. Unless I find a solution already posted somewhere, I'll probably be making such a request, too.

juliemarkham wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:30 am Look in the upper right hand corner, on the bar across the top of the page, next to settings. Click the download arrow. I can download one audio file at a time, which is tedious, but then I put it on an old IPod and listen to conference in my kitchen.

kimdraper8 wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:37 pm I also would love the one tap option for audio download. I used it frequently and also find this new way of doing it difficult my to use in many situations. Downloading an audio file takes up way less space than a whole video. Please bring back the old way of doing it.

As described earlier in this thread, you shouldn't have to download talks one at a time. You can download all of the audio for a conference at once.

In Android or iOS Gospel Library:
1. Go to the table of contents for the conference where you want to download audio.
2. Tap the overflow menu (three dots) in the top right.
3. Tap "Download Audio."

This will download all of the audio for the conference.

You can do the same thing from the table of contents of any book, magazine, or conference that has audio.

Using the app to listen to the conference audio is less than desirable, because it doesn't remember where you were across sessions. In the past, I would download all the sessions in mp3, then use an audio player app to listen. In that app, I'd create a playlist with just the conference sessions. Then everytime I go back to that app, it would start where I left off, and loop through all sessions.
Pease indicate if I can someone do that with the Library app, or tell me how to get the sessions in mp3 format.
Thank you.

timis wrote: Sun Apr 10, 2022 3:25 pm Pease indicate if I can someone do that with the Library app, or tell me how to get the sessions in mp3 format.

I'd suggest using the in-app feedback link or the feedback link at the bottom of church webpages.

timis wrote: Sun Apr 10, 2022 3:25 pm ..., or tell me how to get the sessions in mp3 format.

A way more involved solution & more download bandwidth used than your posted question asked, could be to;

1) Download the entire session .mp4 video file
1.5) Install ffmpeg library into Audacity (free programs, ffmpeg install Instructions somewhere on Audacity web pages)

2) Open Session video file .MP4 file in Audacity
3) Then "File -> Export" from Audacity as a mp3/wav/ogg (audio only file)

(Unfortunately, Audacity would require a Windows, Apple, or Linux computer to be used.)

Or... go to;

https://pacific.churchofjesuschrist.org ... e-lang-eng

Scroll down to ,"Download Audio" and download the .mp3 audio file(s) you want.

Thanks for the link. I'm glad the audio is available. I'd rather have talks as individual files, but as you suggest, if I really care that much I could break the session audio up myself using Audacity.

kotarokun wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:39 am Thanks for the link. I'm glad the audio is available. I'd rather have talks as individual files, but as you suggest, if I really care that much I could break the session audio up myself using Audacity.

Per-talk MP3 files are available. It takes only a few clicks per talk. Start here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/stu ... 4?lang=eng Then, choose a talk or open a separate browser window or tab for each talk. Near the upper right-hand corner of the talk page/tab, between the printer and gear/settings symbols, click on the hieroglyphic that looks like an underlined downward arrow. Click on "This Page (MP3)". The MP3 file will appear in your downloads directory.

You say

"Tap the three-dots overflow menu in the top right corner, and choose "Download Audio."
Finally, tap Download on the confirmation box that comes up, and wait for the download to finish."

I tried this and it played the audio. It did not download to a file. I want to save the downloaded audio to a file toplay later. I do not want to listen right then.

It looks like the icons in the upper-right-hand corner have recently changed. Now, there's an icon that looks like a wrench and some other tool arranged in an 'X' shape. Click at icon; click 'Downloads' in the pop-down menu; click 'This page (MP3)'. That worked just now for me using FIrefox ESR.

I found that when I hit the Audio Download, it actually downloaded to my Download file, but I had no notification, so it appeared to not happen.

I use Chrome on Windows 10. I suspect something changed in an upgrade as I am not Tech savvy enough to do this intentionally.

I went to Chrome, Settings, Advanced, Downloads and clicked on "Ask where to save each file before downloading"

This restored my settings and I am now able to download the Audio to a particular file and track the progress of the download.

murdock20m wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:04 am Or... go to;

https://pacific.churchofjesuschrist.org ... e-lang-eng

Scroll down to ,"Download Audio" and download the .mp3 audio file(s) you want.

Bless you! This is exactly what I needed.

I agree. I'd like to be able to download the audio files to use with another media player where I can listen to a talk on repeat and make a playlist.

amandamallett wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:14 am I agree. I'd like to be able to download the audio files to use with another media player where I can listen to a talk on repeat and make a playlist.

On the Church website, from a given talk page ( https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/stu ... n?lang=eng , for example) click on the download icon (downward-facing arrow above a short horizontal line) and select 'This Page (MP3)'. The MP3 file should show up. Then, you can copy the file to whatever device. It's a bit less convenient from having a 'download all talks, each to a separate file' button in the app, but it would not take very long to download a whole conference.

This option works great if you are looking for individual speakers instead of complete sessions. ¡Viva la restauración!

MurdockM wrote: Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:04 am Or... go to;

https://pacific.churchofjesuschrist.org ... e-lang-eng

Scroll down to ,"Download Audio" and download the .mp3 audio file(s) you want.

This is exactly what I was looking for! But is there a way to do it for previous conferences?

Thanks in advance!

michaelrcolton wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:04 am This is exactly what I was looking for! But is there a way to do it for previous conferences?

Thanks in advance!

Yes. I just downloaded MP3 for the October 2020 Saturday morning session and for the first talk.

From the main Church page, go to Libraries -> General Conference -> (select a conference) -> (select a session or talk) Then, click on the three vertical dots at the far right end of the second banner near the top of the page. Select 'Download', then 'This Page (MP3)'.

There might be some conferences that don't have that option available, but October, 2020 and April 2021 do.

My dad is on a mission in North Dakota working with Native Americans. He has one brother who is in-active but wants to start listening to General Conference talks again. He does not have cell / wifi data at his hogon on the reservation. My dad wants to give him a tablet with all the talks downloaded that he can just play them from without any sort of data connection.

Does anyone have a recommendation on how to mass download audio only General Conference Talks? Is there a public FTP site or something similar to do that?

I think if I put all the files in the built in audio player on the tablet that will be the easiest for this native American brother who's sight is bad and understanding of technology use is minimal.

A forum member has been keeping a list of all of the general conference MP3 URLs. See this thread: Awesome command-line cross-platform media player (including for Android)