New to Shared 4.1 Shared links When you open a Shared link, you can get to your service of choice without waiting for service links to load. Song ID Faster and more reliable, and it can identify what is playing on your iPhone or iPad. Start it instantly from your Home or Lock Screen widgets, Control Centre, or Shortcuts. Alerts Song ID and background matching Live Activities deliver clearer updates with simplified alerts. Search and Spotlight Continue a Spotlight search in Shared or start a new one from Shortcuts. Shortcuts Use Find Shares to search your history, or Add to Shared to save to it without opening the app. Quick Actions Customise the widget with the three actions you want. Performance and usability improvements For a more refined experience.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed Musicboard links not being found when loading music. • Improved the animations when tapping cards or buttons in widgets. • Improved the transitions between the Welcome to Shared screens. • Refined the spacing in Settings. • Updated Help.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed the History background occasionally not moving with the keyboard when opening the app with a search shortcut. • Fixed the Media View animating in when opening an item in your preferred service from the Recent History widget or a reminder. • Improved how quickly Genius and Musicboard links are found when loading music. • Updated the animations in the Welcome, What’s new, and Shared+ screens. • Updated the animations when tapping cards or buttons in Home and Lock Screen widgets. • Updated the Lock Screen widget backgrounds. • Updated the “Open in Shared” and “Share with Shared” shortcut actions to ask for a link before opening the app. • Updated the Shared Menu shortcut with an “Open in Shared” option.

This release includes a number of improvements to Shared, including: • Added a “Try” option to the app tint previews’ More menus. • Updated the active History filter chip with Liquid Glass on iOS and iPadOS 26. • Renamed “Always Display in Full Colour” to “Always Display Artwork in Full Colour” in the Recent History widget options.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed the search bar briefly showing the default font size when returning to History on iOS and iPadOS 26. • Fixed the History’s date picker not dismissing when opening Shared from a shortcut, widget action, or app icon action. • Fixed the no results card briefly showing after entering a search term and quickly switching to searching all services. • Fixed the Music and Podcast filters not updating after syncing History changes from your other devices. • Fixed the “Try again” chip not appearing when an error occurs while searching across all services. • Fixed an issue where the Song ID Live Activity sometimes wouldn’t start if you left Shared too quickly. • Improved the Share Sheet animation when sharing from your History on iOS and iPadOS 26. • Improved the Share Sheet popover in History when sharing from a keyboard shortcut or the touch and hold menu on iPadOS. • Improved the wording in the “Open in Preferred Service” and “Get Preferred Service Link” shortcut prompts. • Improved the appearance of the disabled Continue button in the “Welcome to Shared” onboarding. • Tip: You can restart onboarding by touching and holding the “All” filter chip or by going to Settings → Help → Welcome to Shared. • Improved the artwork’s rounded corners in the Media View and the touch and hold preview in History. • Improved the visibility of the Search and Song ID buttons in the Recent History widgets. • Improved Live Activity and widget backgrounds. • Improved performance when opening Shared with a search shortcut, widget action, or app icon action. • Improved Media View loading when searching all services and tapping artwork to open a result in your preferred service. • Improved the message shown on the no results card. • Improved the message shown in Shared with You when you don’t have any links. • A confirmation banner now appears when you add or delete an item using the Media View’s More menu. • The Shared Menu shortcut is available at sharedapp.net/shortcut.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed the Media View’s description briefly shimmering after a successful Song ID match. • Fixed the Media View staying up after dismissing the “Not supported” alert. • Fixed a crash that could occur if your History was empty and you tapped escape during onboarding. • Fixed Shared with You not showing the placeholder card if links couldn’t load. • Fixed being able to drag and dismiss the Media View while setting a reminder. • Restored support for Pocket Casts episode and podcast links. • Refined the “Drag and Drop” and “Home Screen quick actions” cards in the “How to” onboarding screen. • Added links for the “Shared Menu” shortcut to the “How to” and “What’s new” onboarding screens. • Added a touch and hold menu to the Shortcuts button in Settings for the “Shared Menu” shortcut. • The “Open in Service” and “Get Service Link” shortcuts will ask you to choose from a list of music or podcast services based on the link you passed in. • Improved being able to search for the “Open in Shared” shortcut in Spotlight. • Refined audio session handling during Song ID. • Renamed the “Identify Song” Home Screen quick action to “Song ID.” • Improved the reminder date picker’s layout. • Aligned the reminder date picker’s design on iOS and iPadOS 18 with that on iOS and iPadOS 26. • Improved the History filter’s vertical alignment when searching on iPad. • Renamed the placeholders for your preferred music and podcast services in History and Settings. • When sharing to Shared from the Share Sheet, you can touch and hold the title to open in Shared. • Someone using an iPhone or iPad without Shared installed doesn’t need to be using Messages or Safari for Shared links to open in the App Clip. • The App Clip no longer shows a card for Shared on the App Store after dismissing the Media View.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed a bug where opening a new link in the App Clip would dismiss and reopen the previous link instead of opening the new one. • Old links (sharedapp.page.link) can be opened in Shared again—but not in the App Clip. • Updated the 4.0 release notes to clarify that the App Clip is only available on iPhone and iPad in Messages and Safari. • Updated the Safari extension’s app icon and symbol. • Removed “Opened on...” from the Media View’s More menu in the App Clip and Share Sheet. • Updated the “Open in Shared” symbol in the Share Sheet’s Media View. • Improved the animations when opening the More and Share menus in the Media View. • Restored the haptic when you saved or deleted an item from the Media View. • Improved the Recent History widget’s appearance when your iPhone or iPad’s Home Screen is clear or tinted. • Shared links (new and old) can be pasted into the App Clip. • The “Change App Tint,” “Change Live Activity Tint,” and “Change Widget Tint” Shortcuts suggest that you use “Change Tint” to change Shared’s tints.

New to Shared 4.0 A new look Redesigned from the ground up for the new era of iOS. A splash of colour Shared’s Song ID tint has taken over! Infusing the app with a beautiful new aesthetic. Share with ease If the app isn’t installed, Shared links open in the new App Clip, providing quick access to what you’ve sent in their preferred service. Available on iPhone and iPad. New shortcuts Open music and podcast links in other services and generate a Shared link—without opening Shared. Improved search Whether you’re searching your Shared history from the home screen or searching across services in Shared, search is faster and more reliable than ever. Refreshed Live Activities and widgets A more unified look for Shared across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Performance and usability improvements For a more refined experience. Shared turned 5! Thank you for your continued support. New to Shared+ All the tints Choose from Pink, Grey, Red, Green, Blue, Orange, and Purple to paint Shared just how you like it! Link shortcuts Get music and podcast links on other services and automagically open links in your preferred service. Tint shortcuts Set up shortcuts and automations to change the app, Live Activity, or widget tint whenever you like—or ask Siri to “Change Shared’s tint.” App icons Six brand new Pride icons, as well as 65 exclusive icons refreshed for iOS 26. Subscribe now Access these new features along with search across music and podcast services, audiopilot, tap to listen, and more…

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed a bug where setting a podcast reminder from History would schedule a music reminder notification. • Improved loading speed when creating Shared links. • Restored “Share with Shared” to the app’s quick actions menu.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed an issue where a podcast’s main artwork would appear instead of the episode’s. • Improved link previews for Shared links on the web. • Improved loading speed for Shared links when searching across services and in Song ID results. • Improved the animation when dragging the full-screen media view. • Added haptic feedback when a Shared link finishes loading. • When viewing something in your history that’s saved with the old “sharedapp.page.link link”, the Share button prompts you to reload services for the new “shd.app.link” link.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed a crash when using Shortcuts or Siri to change Shared’s Live Activity, Song ID, and widget tints. • Fixed a bug where Shared could incorrectly show an alert that it didn’t support some music links. • Improved the layout and responsiveness of the History background. • Improved the artwork loading animation. • When sharing the Shared link to a podcast episode, the preview artwork shows the episode artwork (if available). • When opening a podcast episode in Shared, the ‘Feed’ button links to the episode.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fixed a bug where the standard app icon couldn’t be selected. • Fixed a bug where Song ID results occasionally wouldn’t be added to your history. • Fixed a bug where opening in Musicboard from the share sheet would also open Safari if Musicboard is installed. • Opening a search result in Genius or Musicboard will add it to your history. • Improved the Shared+ custom app icons when your Home Screen is tinted or in dark mode. • Improved the contrast for the grey custom app icons. • Added a haptic when changing the app icon. • Updated the copyright in Settings → About to 2020–2025.

Shared turns 5! Thank you for your continued support. New to Shared 3.0 Sharing Shared links now start with shd.app.link. sharedapp.page.link links will keep working until August 2025, but new links won’t work with older versions of Shared. Media view Redesigned from the ground up, with expanded artwork, a dynamic background, easier sharing, and a unified look when opening in Shared and sharing with Shared from the share sheet. Live Activities The Song ID and service matching Live Activities have larger, clearer artwork, and an info section that’s easier to read. Small widgets The Recent History and Quick Actions widgets are now available as small widgets. Appearance customisation Swipe between the Live Activity, Song ID, and widget tints to customise Shared’s appearance in one place. Podcast feeds Open, copy, or share a podcast’s RSS feed with a new button in the media view. Version history release dates Shared’s version history now shows the release date for each version. Performance and usability Improvements For a more refined experience. New to Shared+ Live Activity, Song ID, widget, and app icon tints Orange and purple, available in dark and light mode. App icons A new style, inspired by a tyre’s footprint. Subscribe now Access these new features along with search across music and podcast services, audiopilot, tap to listen, and more…

The update before the update.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Shared now requires iOS 17 or later. • Tapping Rate Shared in Settings will take you to the App Store. • Improved animations. • Improved loading indicator responsiveness when searching services. • Improved SD symbol. • Improved text scaling in message cards. • Improvements to searching your history from Spotlight. • Fix for Shared with You symbol not showing on iOS 17.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • The Open in Shared, Share with Shared, and Shared with You sheets are larger on iPad. • The lock icons on custom app icons are easier to see if you don’t subscribe to Shared+. • The search prompt will always update when you select a history filter. • Shared with You has an updated help card. • Improvements to filtered history after reinstalling Shared.

Shared Turned 4! Thank you for your continued support. New to Shared 2.2 Controls New controls to identify a song, search, open, share, and more! Add them to your Control Center, bottom of your Lock Screen, or use one for your Action Button. Lock Screen widgets New lock screen widgets to identify a song, search, and more! Podcast improvements When sharing or opening a podcast, you’ll now see who makes it. Notifications You can now see if you’ve enabled notifications for Shared in Settings. Live Activity improvements Shared will notify you of a successul match sooner. Performance and usability improvements. For a more refined experience. Shared+ Start your free trial to Shared+ for limitless search across music and podcast services, custom widget tints and app icons, audiopilot, and more…

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fix for crash when sharing a podcast. • Fix for incorrect font used in “Preparing Shared link” subtitle when sharing from the share sheet. • Fix for Overcast links not opening in the app if you have it installed. • Fix for not being able to see which card is selected after using the keyboard to move through your history quickly. • Fix for tapping the left or right arrow showing a border around your history. • Fix for history scrolling to the top when you closed a search result. • Improved message when Shared can’t match a podcast. • Improved animation when showing artwork. • Improved search results sorting to prioritise exact matches to the title or subtitle. • Removed the command key from the keyboard shortcuts used to move up and down your history. • Renamed “Open Source Libraries” to “Libraries”.

Shared Turns 4! Thank you for your continued support. New to Shared 2.1 Pinkish Song ID A new Pinkish tint for song identification. Delete You can now delete what you’ve opened in Shared. Open In… A button to open in one of Shared’s suported services from the share sheet. Share With Bluesky And Threads From the Share with menu or by touch and holding the Share button in the share sheet. About A new section in Settings for some Shared info. Alert Preferences New options for live activity alerts and push notifications. Shared With You Action A new Shortcut and Siri action to open Shared with You in Shared. Performance and usability improvements. For a more refined experience. New to Shared+ New Live Activity Tints Grey, red, green, and blue tints. Available in dark and light mode. New Song Identification Tints Grey, red, green, and blue tints. Available in dark and light mode. New Widget Tints Red, green, and blue tints. Available in dark and light mode. New App Icons Grey, red, green, and blue tints. Available in sđ and Shared styles, with light and dark versions. Appearance Shortcuts Use the Shortcuts app or Siri to change Shared’s widget, Song ID, or Live Activity tints. Share Sheet Audiopilot From Shared in the share sheet, open in your preferred service with one tap. Subscribe Now Access these new features along with search across music and podcast services, audiopilot, tap to listen, and more…

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Fix for filtered history not updating immediately with new items. • Sharper preview artwork for Shared links. • Sharper artwork in low-quality artwork mode. • When sharing a podcast episode, the episode name is always followed by the show name. • When Share with Title is enabled, the title is always followed by the Shared link. • When sharing a podcast from Shared in the share sheet, the title and the more options button are now inline. • When you tap Set Preferred Service, you’ll be taken directly to the Preferred Services page in Settings. • You’ll no longer see “Set Preferred Service” in your History menus if you’ve already set it. • The menus in your History will now always show the most up-to-date information about your preferred services. • The cards in the Recent History widget now have improved text scaling with longer titles.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Improved performance when opening a link in Shared with the Open in Shared view already open. • Improved performance when sharing with Shared from the share sheet or an app action. • The more options button is enabled sooner when opening music in Shared. • The more options button is a bit more prominent when opening in or sharing with Shared. • Fix for Shared incorrectly failing to find matches for some geo.music.apple.com links. P.S. in case you missed 2.0: Introducing Shared+: Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, with: • search across music and podcast services, • a growing list of custom app icons, • a new tint color for the Recent History and Quick Actions widgets, • an additional live activity when opening something in Shared, • and more... New to Shared 2.0: • Smarter search • Shared can find what you meant to type. • Search from Shared’s widgets • You can also touch and hold the app icon, or ask Siri. • Identify songs from Shared’s widgets • New to the recent history widget. • Revamped settings • With a new How to and an option to include the title when copying from Shared. • Updated look and feel • A sleeker, more modern design • Improved accessibility • Text in Shared adjusts with your device’s text size • Performance and usability improvements.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Support for “deezer.page.link” short links. • Support for “tidal.com/browse” links. • Fix for a newly added item not immediately appearing under its filter. • Fix for Shared not handling AirDropped links correctly. • Improved performance when using a short link with Shared. • Search results will sort regardless of the number of results. • Search results show “Opened on” instead of “Added on”. • Shared preserves ‘+’s in titles when quickly sharing with a service. • Appearance settings shouldn’t refer to app icon on macOS. • Light grey for artist and podcast name text. • Lighter grey for date text and song/album/podcast symbol. • Smaller fonts for song/episode and artist/show text in open/share in/with Shared view. • Smaller font for service buttons. • Smaller fonts when viewing How to, Version History, Privacy Policy, or Terms of Service pages. • Show MacOS and iOS Shared+ features on both platforms. • Added a new line after the Shared link when sharing a podcast with the title. P.S. in case you missed 2.0: Introducing Shared+: Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, with: • search across music and podcast services, • a growing list of custom app icons, • a new tint color for the Recent History and Quick Actions widgets, • an additional live activity when opening something in Shared, • and more... New to Shared 2.0: • Smarter search • Shared can find what you meant to type. • Search from Shared’s widgets • You can also touch and hold the app icon, or ask Siri. • Identify songs from Shared’s widgets • New to the recent history widget. • Revamped settings • With a new How to and an option to include the title when copying from Shared. • Updated look and feel • A sleeker, more modern design • Improved accessibility • Text in Shared adjusts with your device’s text size • Performance and usability improvements.

This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to Shared, including: • Search in Shared defaults to searching services if you don’t have any music or podcasts in your history. • Minor UI enhancements: • Adjusted some font weights. • Added a gradient behind the status bar during onboarding. • Adjusted the colors of the Grey widget tint in dark and light mode. • Various changes to the cards shown in the onboarding and Shared+ screens. • Aligned the appearance of the toggles and pickers on macOS with iOS. • Added more subscription info to the Shared+ header. • Minor bug fixes: • Adjusted the spacing around the filter chips when searching services with an empty history. • Shared could incorrectly fail to find matches for music across services. • Choosing “Remind Me” while searching your history could remind you of the incorrect item. • Tapping artwork while searching your history could open the incorrect item. • Shared showed the old app icon during onboarding. P.S. in case you missed 2.0: Introducing Shared+: Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, with: • search across music and podcast services, • a growing list of custom app icons, • a new tint color for the Recent History and Quick Actions widgets, • an additional live activity when opening something in Shared, • and more... New to Shared 2.0: • Smarter search • Shared can find what you meant to type. • Search from Shared’s widgets • You can also touch and hold the app icon, or ask Siri. • Identify songs from Shared’s widgets • New to the recent history widget. • Revamped settings • With a new How to and an option to include the title when copying from Shared. • Updated look and feel • A sleeker, more modern design • Improved accessibility • Text in Shared adjusts with your device’s text size • Performance and usability improvements.

Introducing Shared+: Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, with: • search across music and podcast services, • a growing list of custom app icons, • a new tint color for the Recent History and Quick Actions widgets, • an additional live activity when opening something in Shared, • and more... New to Shared 2.0: • Smarter search • Shared can find what you meant to type. • Search from Shared’s widgets • You can also touch and hold the app icon, or ask Siri. • Identify songs from Shared’s widgets • New to the recent history widget. • Revamped settings • With a new How to and an option to include the title when copying from Shared. • Updated look and feel • A sleeker, more modern design • Improved accessibility • Text in Shared adjusts with your device’s text size • Performance and usability improvements.

I'm busy working on a major new release that should be out soon. In the meantime, this update includes: • Support for "spotify.link” music and podcast links • Improved album artwork loading • Improved service matching algorithm