What's New - A brand-new Just Press Play. Your recommendations tab is completely rebuilt into one clean, continuous feed of personalised picks. Each card tells you why it was chosen and plays in a single tap; multi-episode picks let you preview the set or press play to start them all. - Jump to Video starts with sound on, so there's no "tap to unmute" step, and signing in with Google now works smoothly. - One tidy Playlists tab: your playlists and the built-in ones now share a single list. - Downloads survive a dropped connection and resume where they left off instead of starting over, even across brief mobile-signal drops. - Failed episodes retry automatically when you reopen the app. Bug Fixes - Faster, more reliable launch, with several startup freezes and crashes fixed. - Fixed downloads being wrongly paused with a "needs Wi-Fi" message on newer iOS versions. - Fixed the player grab handle not following your swipe down. - Fixed the "ready" badge overflowing; it now counts up to 999. - Fixed a phantom error when searching within an episode. - Improved playback stability when switching audio outputs such as AirPods or car audio.

What's New - The full-screen player has been redesigned: swipe between Now Playing, Transcript and Details, with artwork colour flowing through the background and swipe-down to dismiss. - Video podcasts now play natively, including picture-in-picture, so you can keep watching while you use other apps. - New experimental Jump to Video feature: switching between audio and video even when the podcast doesn't support a video feed. - The transcript page is now interactive. Tap any line to jump straight there, and follow along as it scrolls with playback. - Three new playlists are ready by default: Unplayed, In Progress and Downloaded. Playlists now show every matching episode, with the same swipe actions as your library. - Playing a playlist keeps it going. New episodes from that playlist queue up automatically, in order. - A refreshed icon set throughout the app. - Playback speed can now be set per podcast, with a new Playback Effects sheet for finer control. - Signing out now only signs out the device you are using, leaving your other devices alone. - Large OPML and Apple Podcasts imports now complete reliably. Bug Fixes - Fixed downloaded episodes never being cleared, so the storage limit now works as described. - Fixed the full-screen player showing as a narrow column on iPad instead of filling the screen. - Fixed unexpected sign-outs. - Fixed the app becoming briefly unresponsive during playback. - Fixed "Downloads paused, needs Wi-Fi" appearing on iOS 27 while connected to Wi-Fi. - Episodes you mark as unplayed now stay unplayed. - Fixed closing Jump to Video restarting the episode from the beginning. - Fixed Skipping Backwards offering the next topic instead of the previous one. - Improved Smart Summary readability in dark mode. - Fixed the upgrade screen failing to open from some places in the app.

What's New - Redesigned full-screen player with swipeable Now Playing, Transcript, and Details pages, a colour backdrop drawn from the episode artwork, and swipe-down to dismiss. - New Transcript page — tap any line to jump straight to that moment, with a dedicated report mode. - Playback Effects sheet to fine-tune how episodes sound, plus a simpler speed stepper everywhere (including CarPlay). - Audio route picker built into the player, so you can switch AirPlay or Bluetooth output without leaving playback. - Playing a playlist now auto-queues the rest of the playlist in order as episodes finish processing. - Refreshed app icons throughout for a cleaner, more consistent look. Bug Fixes - Fixed storage cleanup that wasn't actually deleting evicted downloads — freeing space now works, with an early warning banner as you approach your limit. - Fixed cross-device settings sync failing on accounts used on both iOS and Android. - Fixed backwards skipping label in settings to "skip to previous topic". - Fixed a stray "restore settings" prompt appearing on devices you'd already set up. - Fixed some podcasts failing to process due to how their feed language was labelled. - Fixed Smart Summary contrast in dark mode, plus assorted player layout and navigation polish.

What's New - Your settings now sync across devices — sign in on a new iPhone and your podcasts, downloads, and preferences are restored automatically - Smart features now work in 25 languages, so non-English shows get Smart Skip, Summaries, and Topics too - Private and members-only podcasts now get Smart features, processed privately on your device - Tapping an episode or recommendation notification now takes you straight to it - Review Jumps got better — sync a jump to the current playback position and rate jumps inline - Adding and removing podcasts is now instant, with a quick success confirmation for sign-out, Restore Purchases, and adding a feed by RSS - After onboarding you now land straight in your Library Bug Fixes - Fixed episodes getting stuck, flip-flopping in and out of "processing," or wedging on an unplayable spinner - Fixed the player stalling at the end of an episode so your queue didn't advance - Fixed Smart Skip occasionally jumping too far and skipping real content - Fixed occasional surprise sign-outs during brief connection blips - Fixed new subscriptions flooding your queue with old back-catalogue episodes - Fixed the Library badge and sort not updating the moment an episode became ready - Fixed duplicate "episode ready" notifications - Fixed sign-in prompts not appearing for some members-only feeds

- One massive update: **Instant Play** - we've completely rebuilt the way on-device processing works to mean that 90% of the shows you listen to will be ready to play INSTANTLY with all of the smart features ready to go!

What's New - Sort and filter your playlists, with both smart and manual - Rate Smart Jump Ahead skips with a quick thumbs up and down right on the jump banner, the detail sheet, and inline in the report panel — so jumps keep getting more accurate - Members-only podcast feeds now work end to end: episodes download from the real audio, with the correct show name and artwork - New Settings option to turn off automatically adding episodes to your queue - New Settings → Library "Full swipe action" so a full swipe can mark an episode played by default - Better-looking large layouts on iPad and Mac, with a centered sign-in screen Bug Fixes - Fixed episodes you remove from Up Next reappearing after you reopen the app - Fixed tapping an item in Up Next so it plays immediately and keeps the episodes ahead of it in the queue - Fixed several Mac crashes when opening sign-in and other pop-up screens - Fixed downloads getting stuck or wasting retries when a podcast host was rate-limiting; they now back off and recover cleanly - Fixed re-downloading an episode right after deleting it - Fixed auto-cleanup so finished downloads are reliably removed to free up space - Fixed the feedback and roadmap screens rendering empty, plus tap-to-expand on long descriptions - Fixed selecting your starter podcasts during onboarding feeling unresponsive - Renamed "Battery saver mode" to "Battery saver" for clarity

What's New - Swipe any episode row — on a podcast or playlist — to mark it played, delete it, or remove it, with a reveal-and-hold gesture, expanding buttons, a full swipe to commit instantly, and an Undo option - Every episode now stays fully prepared in the background, so turning Pod-telligence on and off is instant Bug Fixes - Fixed several app freezes and slow moments — audio now resumes smoothly, podcast refresh no longer stalls, and first sign-in and storage cleanup run without hanging - Podcast artwork now loads reliably during onboarding instead of showing a coloured tile - Free feeds no longer show a false "Feed Sign-In" prompt after a brief network hiccup - Smart Jump Ahead now switches on immediately when you upgrade mid-episode - Email verification links now open correctly in the app - Episodes no longer briefly grey out while the delete-download undo banner is showing, and no longer merge or disappear when feeds reuse IDs - Members-only audio links now play correctly

What's New - Podtastic now drives with Apple CarPlay — For You, Queue, Library, and Search on your car screen, with full playback controls and one-tap topic skipping for the road. - Simpler pricing with a new free tier — start free with Podtastic's Smart features on 2 podcasts (no time limit), and go Unlimited for every podcast at just $2.99/month billed annually. Turn Smart features on or off per podcast, whenever you like. - A guided welcome experience — a few quick questions tailor Podtastic to how you listen. - Smart storage management — set a storage limit and Podtastic automatically frees space by clearing played episodes first, with new low-storage and "storage limit reached" alerts. - Download Now — force any episode to download right away, even on cellular or when other downloads are queued. - Configurable auto-delete — remove played episodes automatically after a delay you choose (now on by default, 1 hour). - Members-only podcasts — add private or premium feeds that require a username and password. - Refer friends — a new referral screen with share tools and a status ladder. - Clearer audio at higher speeds — voices sound more natural when you speed playback above 1×. - Better accessibility — VoiceOver now announces topic navigation and your position in the queue. - Notification re-prompt — enable episode notifications later from Settings if you skipped them during setup. Bug Fixes - Fixed app freezes and hangs for a much smoother, more responsive experience. - Fixed playback so it reliably moves to the next episode at the end of a show. - Fixed downloads so several episodes can download at once instead of one at a time. - Fixed a banner that could briefly appear in the wrong place right after launch. - Fixed an incorrect "Battery low" message on the On-Device AI screen during battery saver. - Fixed a rare issue that could lose an episode's smart-playback data.

What's New - Much faster episode processing and much improved performance and responsiveness of the app interface - New processing-queue banner with a progress bar and estimated time to clear, so you can see your device working through episodes - Library now highlights what's ready to play and floats freshly-processed shows to the top — no more wall of spinners - New Battery saver mode to pause on-device processing while you're on battery - Playlists now show, at a glance, how many episodes are unplayed and ready to play - See replies to your feedback right in the app, with a new "My Feedback" view to track everything you've sent - Frees up storage automatically by clearing out older on-device AI models - Smoother Library scrolling and faster, more reliable launches, with less slowdown during background processing Bug Fixes - Fixed downloading BBC podcasts - Fixed downloads occasionally reverting after they finished - Fixed the player sometimes skipping two episodes at once - More reliable AI model downloads with real progress and a Retry option - Episodes that need no processing now show as ready to play right away - Signing out no longer clears your library or settings - Fixed the "days of free access" banner lingering after upgrading, and tapping it now opens the upgrade page - Fixed the welcome setup so the import picker (OPML / Apple Podcasts) stays put when the keyboard appears - Fixed launch crashes and freezes that could occur while episodes were processing

Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug where the "14-day trial has ended" overlay would block users' access immediately - Fixed a bug where users couldn't get past the welcome flow - seeing a white screen with a Sign Out link - Fixed adding podcasts when on a 14-day trial - Fixed import from Apple Podcasts and OMPL during the welcome flow

What's New - First-run tip spotlighting the podcast overflow menu so you can quickly mark all episodes as unplayed. - Faster, more reliable on-device model downloads via a new content network with a European mirror. Bug Fixes - Fixed a sign-up loop where the verification prompt and welcome screens could fight each other and trap the keyboard. - Coach-mark highlights are now clearer — the background dims more so the highlighted control stands out. - Fixed the player not stopping when you delete the episode that's currently loaded. - The "Waiting for Wi-Fi" banner now takes you straight to Download settings when tapped. - Clearer wording on the "processing paused to cool down" banner. - New installs now download just the latest episode by default instead of three, saving data and storage.

What's New - A new referral system, give a month, get a month!! - Find it in the app settings. - Added email verification to keep your accounts secure. - A new Enhance Voices setting to boost your podcast mix. - Per-podcast Audio Preferences let you override Enhance Voices, Skip Silence, and playback speed for individual shows. - Dismiss persistent banners (Wi-Fi paused, low power, etc.) with the new X button — different banners stay independently dismissible per session. - Adding a podcast by RSS URL now shows a green checkmark confirmation before the sheet closes, so you can see the add succeeded. Bug Fixes - Fixed a silent bug on iOS 18 where some skip ranges weren't saved after analysis. Episodes are now reliably skipped end-to-end again. - Fixed a rare app-kill that could happen at the start of playback on some devices. - Content-report failures now show specific reasons ("too many highlighted segments", "still being processed") instead of a generic 400 error.

Bug Fixes - Fix issues causing episodes to restart from 0 - Fix an issue where you would be logged out in the background, leaving the app in a broken state

What's New - Auto-download honours per-podcast sort order, so oldest-first subscribers get the right episodes - New single-tap default jumps to the next Smart Topic — old fixed-seconds behaviour is still available via Settings - Lock screen, Control Center, CarPlay, AirPods, and Bluetooth controls now honour your configured tap action - New power-state banners surface low-battery and thermal warnings as gentle in-app banners - Episode rows now show the year on dates outside the current year - Wi-Fi-only download notice replaced the blocking modal with a less intrusive top banner Bug Fixes - Fixed the mini player shifting when the keyboard was open on the login screen - Fixed search not returning played or archived episodes - Fixed played episodes lingering in the playback queue after marking as played - Fixed a spurious "Different account detected" prompt after signing out - Fixed missing Smart Topics, Summary, and Categories on episodes recovered in the background - Fixed an unnecessary "Mark as Played?" confirmation when deleting downloads - Fixed the power-state banner appearing while the device was charging - Fixed transient action toasts being hidden behind the persistent banner

What's New - Configurable skip-button actions — choose what a short tap and a long-press do on each side of the player (skip 15s, skip topic, skip to end, change speed). Settings apply everywhere: in-app player, lock screen, Control Center, CarPlay, AirPods, and Bluetooth controls. - Per-podcast sort toggle on the podcast detail page, so each show can be ordered the way you want it. - Inline episode search on the podcast detail page — find an episode by title without leaving the show. - Per-podcast "auto-mark played after a period" setting to keep older episodes from cluttering your queue. - Topic-change sound and haptic feedback on Skip-to-End and topic-jump buttons so it's obvious the skip happened. - Episode rows now show the year when a date is outside the current year. - Maxi player's three-dot menu replaced with a faster share/report pill. - Subtle sign-out option added to the first panel of the welcome flow. - Free trial is now 14 days. Bug Fixes - Fixed mini-player skip buttons accidentally opening the full player when tapped. - Fixed episodes you'd deleted being silently re-downloaded. - Fixed episode search not returning played or uncached archive episodes. - Fixed an upgrade prompt that could appear after a successful Unlimited purchase. - Fixed a rare path that could let the welcome paywall be bypassed. - Fixed the mini player and floating buttons overlapping the keyboard while typing. - Various settings layout, icon tint, and tap-target polish across the app.

What's New - Import your podcast library from another app or Apple Podcasts via OPML, and export your library to share or back up - Smoother first-time experience with a new welcome flow that shows your subscription options up front - Quick-action toasts confirm when actions like queueing a download succeed Bug Fixes - Fixed a crash that could happen when removing a podcast - Fixed audio dropouts after switching headphones, AirPlay, or other audio routes - Fixed a confusing "permission denied" message when adding a new podcast - now shows the correct subscription prompt - Fixed downloads not queuing properly on cellular when Wi-Fi-only mode was on - Fixed an extra "skip" sound when scrubbing back to the start of an episode - Fixed several rare cases where episodes would get stuck and never finish processing

- Refreshed onboarding with a rotating feature carousel - "Reduce Interruptions" is now called "Smart Jump Ahead" - Better tablet layout: two-column recommendation grid - In-app update prompts now show as a launch alert instead of a persistent banner - Delete Account moved into a dedicated "Danger Zone" section, separate from Sign Out Bug Fixes - Playback position and topic markers restore correctly when you reopen the app - Playback starts reliably after a cold launch or when the audio engine was idle - Reliable resume after a phone or VoIP call, with tighter handling of interruptions and route changes - No more inappropriate auto-resume during an active phone call - Fixed a scrubbing glitch caused by a Smart Speed timing race - Apple Sign-In unblocked on Login and Register screens - Google Sign-In hardened — no more crash on misconfiguration - Social sign-in buttons sized consistently at 48 pt - Less battery drain at 1× speed (audio effects are bypassed) - Transcription paced against CPU and thermals, with models kept loaded to avoid mid-episode stalls - Significantly less background CPU and faster launch (tiered warm-up, off-main data reads) - Eliminated post-login background kills and a crash-reporter fault path - "Clear all data" now requires confirmation and ignores accidental double-taps - Reliability improvements on iOS 26 (FluidAudio 0.13.6)

This massive update brings the Play tab to Podtastic. The play tab gives you daily collections of suggested podcasts to listen to, so instead of scrolling through hundreds of episodes you can Just Press Play! Also introducing Smart Speed; listen to more podcasts, faster. The Smart Speed system cuts out non-speech and silences so you can finish your shows faster and don't miss anything. We've also updated our AI models so that episodes now process in half the time! Here's the full breakdown of all of the changes: What's New - Brand-new Play tab with personalized recommendation cards, masonry grid, and episode preview sheets - Smart Speed: automatically removes silences, intros, and outros with a smooth crossfade - Smart Jump Ahead intelligently reduces interruptions between segments - Share Topic directly from the max player menu - Streamlined 3-step onboarding with Smart Speed and Smart Jump Ahead enabled by default - Unified notification preferences with per-podcast mute and high-priority overrides - "Process now" action in the episode menu to prioritize a single episode - In-app update prompt when a newer version is available on the App Store - Smarter app review prompts that appear at the right moment - Improved email reminders with deep links that open directly to the episode - Reorderable queue with smoother drag-and-drop - Timezone-aware notifications and improved feed freshness on launch Bug Fixes - Fixed headphone and Siri pause/resume not restarting playback correctly - Fixed lock screen artwork refresh loop and scrub position jumping on pause - Fixed queue advancing into already-played episodes - Fixed sleep timer not resetting after it expired - Fixed topic skip on the last topic now properly advances to the next episode - Fixed navigating from the player to a podcast corrupting the tab state - Fixed Play tab empty state flickering right after sign-in - Fixed audio glitches and position jumps around Smart Speed transitions - Fixed Discover search field losing focus and the keyboard not appearing - Fixed Google Sign-In and Apple Sign-In on the Login and Register screens - Fixed spurious logouts caused by transient token refresh errors - Fixed scrub-to-end triggering unwanted auto-advance - Reduced memory usage to prevent background crashes on large libraries - Lower background CPU usage, better thermal behavior, and quicker app launch - Fixed rare crashes when SwiftData models were invalidated during playback

What's New - Updated the underlying AI models version and build for the new iOS 26.4 - Added a new "Topic change sound" toggle to control the sound when skipping to topics - Streamlined the Processing Queue view to show cleaner status information Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where the app could silently lose authentication, requiring a restart