In addition to manually updating your feeds, BeyondPod supports scheduling of feed updates. You pick what Category you what updated, the time and the recurrence and BeyondPod will automatically run a Category update at this time. If you have configured an automatic podcast download for your feeds all new podcasts will be automatically downloaded as part of the update.
To configure automatic updates, check Enable Automatic Updates in the Settings Dialog (Menu > Tools > Settings from the Feeds View). You can configure the update schedule by selecting the Update Schedule.. link.
If you have many feeds to be updated or the feeds have large podcasts, the update can completely drain your battery. To prevent that you can configure the update to start only if you have sufficient battery charge. (If the device is charging, the update will start with any battery level).