preannouncement of Podcini 6

README.md

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      height="80">](https://f-droid.org/packages/ac.mdiq.podcini/)
 Or download the latest APK from the [Releases Section](https://github.com/XilinJia/Podcini/releases/latest).
 
+## Preannouncement
+
+### Podcini 6, dubbed as PodciniR, is about to be under pre-release.  With a different application Id, it can be installed in parallel with a previous version. See [Podcini 6 migrations instroctions](migrationTo6.md)
+
 This project is based on a fork of [AntennaPod](<https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod>) as of Feb 5 2024.
 
 Compared to AntennaPod this project:

migrationTo6.md

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+Podcini 6 has a different applicationId currently dubbed as PodciniR, so it installs in parallel with earlier versions of Podcini on any device.
+Once installed, it starts afresh, without any podcasts subscribed.
+
+Podcini 6 has overhauled database and routines completely, the iron-age celebrity SQLite is replaced with the modern object-based Realm.
+While Podcini 6 can export/import the Realm DB, the SQLite DB from version 5 and below can not be imported.
+
+To update it with your current subscriptions, listening progress, episodes marked favorite, and app preferences,
+the following can be imported to it from Settings -> Import/Export (preferably in the following order):
+
+* OPML file
+* json file of episodes progress
+* preferences files
+
+These files can be best exported in version 5.5.2 in Settings -> Import/Export
+
+Then your subscriptions, listening progress, favorites, and app preferences will be updated.
+
+Unfortunately, media files will need to be separately downloaded.