On your schedule. Pick a topic, the days and a time, and a fresh, cited briefing arrives. We'll let you know when it's ready. Start one from any briefing, including ones in Discover. • Simpler to start: just type your topic. VocaCast picks News or Explainer for you. • Pick up where you left off: briefings resume where you stopped. • Clearer start: you'll see "Preparing audio…" until the narration begins. • Sharing stays private: share a link without publishing it, and revoke a link anytime. Links open straight in the app. • Fixes: older briefings replay in the usual voice, and long briefings no longer stop partway through.

Smoother playback and fewer interruptions. • Skipping ahead while a briefing is still being made no longer stops playback. • Fixed a crash when stopping and quickly restarting a briefing. • No more unnecessary "sign in again" prompts.

• See the top sources behind every briefing, and open any of them • Filter your library down to saved briefings • New briefings stay marked until you play them • A badge shows how many are waiting • Tapping a notification now plays the briefing • Generating a briefing no longer interrupts playback • Various fixes to transcripts, playback and the library

Your library, organized: Briefings you've made are now grouped into subjects, each named after the briefing that started it. Search and filters work exactly as before. The Create tab speaks in your subjects: Suggestions now draw on topics you've asked about, and community briefings on subjects you follow rank a little higher. Meet Ida and Murrow: The two voices have names now, and each introduces itself in the voice picker. The sample briefings have been re-recorded on the current voice. A quieter finish: A single soft tap when a briefing ends. Fixes: - Tapping the free-briefings banner takes you where the wording says it will - When the app can't reach the server on first launch, it tells you — instead of showing what looks like an empty library - Subscription details load correctly on a cold start - Section headers stay readable while scrolling, and deleting a briefing no longer reshuffles unrelated sections

• Discover keeps loading as you scroll — you're no longer limited to the first 20 briefings. • Tap the Up Next row near the end of a briefing to preview what's coming. • Fixed a tip that could disappear before you had a chance to read it. • Polish for the share prompt at the end of a briefing.

• Fixed an issue where VocaCast could report you were offline when your connection was fine. • Removed an incorrect "unstable connection" warning that could appear while a briefing was being created.

• Autoplay in Discover — let a briefing finish and the next few from your feed keep playing, hands-free • Up Next — see, reorder, and skip what's coming from the player, mini-player, or lock screen • A warmer welcome — new listeners get an intro and sample briefings ready to play right away • Reliability and polish improvements throughout

• See what's coming: tap the Up Next card to view your queue — reorder, remove, or tap any briefing to play it right away • Better previews: briefing lists now show the real opening sentences, and you can tap a preview to read the whole thing • Siri improvements: starting a briefing with Siri now works smoothly even while the player or a transcript is open • Fixed an issue where generating right after editing your topic could research the earlier topic • Small visual fixes and polish

• One-tap starter topics make your first briefing easier • Briefings now default to 3–5 minutes • Get a notification when someone listens to a briefing you shared • Polish and fixes throughout

• Finished briefings stay open — replay with one tap • Playback keeps going when you lock your phone or switch apps • Queue polish: clearer transition chime, accurate Up Next, no accidental jumps • Plus bug fixes for transcripts, long-press menus, and downloads

What's New in 1.0.5 - The keyboard's Go key now starts your briefing directly from the search bar - Miniplayer sits above the tab bar so controls are always reachable - Playback speed control is easier to tap in the miniplayer - Discover tab now shows helpful empty states when there's nothing yet - Subscription and billing handling is more reliable across edge cases - Various layout and polish fixes throughout

- Haptic feedback added throughout the app - Fixes to the player design and briefing metadata display - Paywall copy and limit messaging improvements

Convert to Plus anytime. If you use up your trial minutes before your trial ends, you can now convert to Plus immediately — no waiting. Just tap "Start Plus now" when you hit the limit. Bug fixes and improvements.

Subscription experience overhaul: trial status, upcoming plan start, and cancellation state clearly surfaced throughout the app. New briefing tips after your first listen. Landscape player layout improved. New transition sound between briefings. Various fixes.

Bug fixes and improvements: - New length selector — choose Short (1–3 min), Standard (3–5 min), or Long (6–8 min) instead of an exact number - Briefings now resume seamlessly when switching between apps or taking calls - Rate the app prompt after your 10th briefing or a thumbs-up - Tip for hands-free listening via Siri after your 5th briefing - Landscape layout improvements in the player - Smoother audio transitions between sections