CNA’s redesigned app lets users rearrange homepage sections and provides podcast controls for chapters, speed and a floating player. Use the Listen destination for the actual podcast episode, then choose its controls deliberately. CNA938 live radio and a narrated article are different audio formats, even when they discuss the same subject.
Arrange the starting point once
Choose the content you intend to return to: a particular podcast series rather than whichever story happens to lead the homepage. CNA’s publisher orientation says updated apps can rearrange homepage sections through the Customise prompt, or through the settings gear and Customise Homepage if that prompt has been closed.
- Update the CNA app through its official store route before following the documented redesigned interface.
- Use the Customise prompt, or open the settings gear and select Customise Homepage.
- Move the relevant podcast or listening section to a convenient position in your personal layout.
- Open the intended series and episode, retaining its title and publication date.
Choose an episode, not just an audio source
The publisher’s Listen orientation distinguishes podcast series from CNA938 live radio. The same site also labels generated audio for articles. These choices have different purposes: a selected episode has its own subject and structure, while a radio stream follows its current running order and article audio corresponds to a written item.
For example, someone resuming a discussion from yesterday needs the particular podcast episode. Opening live radio may produce a valid audio stream while still missing that goal. Retain the programme and date before changing playback controls.
Use chapters and speed for a specific purpose
CNA documents podcast chapter markers, adjustable playback speed and an app player that can move, expand or collapse while other parts of the app are explored. Read the available chapter labels before jumping. A chapter is useful when it identifies the discussion section you want; it need not correspond to the clock position you remember.
| Listening goal | Useful action |
|---|---|
| Return to a named subject | Inspect the episode’s chapter markers |
| Hear a difficult passage again | Return to the relevant section and replay |
| Adjust the pace | Change playback speed deliberately |
| Read elsewhere in the app | Use the documented floating-player controls |
| Find yesterday’s discussion | Select the dated episode, not live radio |
A practical commute example
Suppose an episode covers three subjects and you want to revisit the middle discussion. Confirm the episode title and date, then inspect its actual chapter labels. If the desired subject has a marker, select it; otherwise retain the playback position as a personal return point. Do not assume every podcast divides its material identically.
If you expand or collapse the player while browsing, check that the same episode remains selected before resuming. That observation prevents a new recommendation from being mistaken for the interrupted programme. Keep the title and return point when the listening session ends.
Connectivity remains a separate plan
The documented controls explain navigation and playback; they do not establish an offline download. If the next listening session will have no connection, use the app’s current official information for that separate requirement. A floating player or a chapter marker is not proof that the episode has been stored locally.
This routine leaves a repeatable starting point, an identified episode and an intentional return point. Review the publisher’s current interface guidance if the labels change rather than searching for a control from an older app layout.
Sources and review
- CNA’s website and app have a new look that you can customise — CNA / Mediacorp