We’re warming up your listening game this winter. Long-press to quickly deselect episodes when you’ve tapped one too many. Adding episodes to playlists is faster than ever. Playing via home screen widgets and reordering episodes in Up Next both work more reliably. Episodes will no longer cut out early—they’ll play all the way to the frosty end.

Happy New Year! We are starting the year with a round of performance improvements. We noticed that sometimes our playlists were a moving a bit slow, so we gave them some boost so that you can zip around them as fast as you can. We are back and refreshed after the end of year break, and we hope you are too. We are really looking forward to another year of making Pocket Casts even better!

Happy New Year! We are starting the year with a round of performance improvements. We noticed that sometimes our playlists were a moving a bit slow, so we gave them some boost so that you can zip around them as fast as you can. We are back and refreshed after the end of year break, and we hope you are too. We are really looking forward to another year of making Pocket Casts even better!

Playback 2025 joins with a glow, Recounting your past year of shows on the go. It bundles your listening in festive delight A recap that sparkles like holiday lights. Unsubscribing now tidies downloads away, Cleaning up files that don’t need to stay. So settle on in with your favorite playlist, We’ve brightened the app to make joy hard to resist.

Playback 2025 joins with a glow, Recounting your past year of shows on the go. It bundles your listening in festive delight A recap that sparkles like holiday lights. Unsubscribing now tidies downloads away, Cleaning up files that don’t need to stay. So settle on in with your favorite playlist, We’ve brightened the app to make joy hard to resist.

It’s version 8.0! After three years, it’s finally time for a new number. The most requested feature is here, Playlists! Build playlists with exactly the episodes you want to listen to. Filters are still around too, now called Smart Playlists. Give them a try and let us know what you think!

It’s version 8.0! After three years, it’s finally time for a new number. The most requested feature is here, Playlists! Build playlists with exactly the episodes you want to listen to. Filters are still around too, now called Smart Playlists. Give them a try and let us know what you think!

We’ve made search faster! Now when you start typing, you’ll see suggested terms and podcasts instantly. Hopefully this makes finding your next podcast even quicker. We’ve also improved VoiceOver support for playback effects, making them easier to navigate.

Stay in control, keep your favorite downloaded or Up Next episodes even after unsubscribing from a podcast!

Effortlessly browse your Bookmarks from inside the Podcast page without that fullscreen modal breaking your flow.

Effortlessly browse your Bookmarks from inside the Podcast page without that fullscreen modal breaking your flow.

We’ve always believed podcasting should remain open, accessible, and creator-owned. In a world dominated by closed platforms, we’re committed to supporting the open RSS ecosystem. To help sustain that mission, this release re-introduces banner ads to support our ongoing work. Banner ads won’t be shown to Plus or Patron subscribers or users who created a Pocket Casts account prior to September 2019 – thank you for your support. This update also brings a smoother start for new users with improved account creation during onboarding with User Stories, Interests, and Recommendations. We’ve fixed an issue where the You Might Like tab would reload when returning to it. Navigation should now feel smoother and more consistent. The About screen now displays the correct background color across all themes.

We fixed the Podcast Chooser filter’s bottom margin, restoring harmony to pixels everywhere. Notifications will finally respect your wishes and stop ghosting you even after you told them “we’re done.”

We fixed the Podcast Chooser filter’s bottom margin, restoring harmony to pixels everywhere. Notifications will finally respect your wishes and stop ghosting you even after you told them “we’re done.”

The How to Upload screen is now localized thanks to a wonderful community contributor. Now it speaks your language! You can now share the text from transcripts with a single tap! This is great for sharing with Notes or AI apps for summarization. Restoring from Up Next Queue History works more reliably now. We've fixed App Clip playback and notification requests. Our mini app, with maximum manners. The player won't reload mid-stream anymore, banishing those mid-stream audio hiccups.

We hunted down some bugs: trending notifications make sense again, and scrubbing to the end on the lock screen won’t skip episodes anymore. Smooth listening all around!

Our app now gives failed requests a second chance. If you’re streams and downloads failed before, please give them another try. Before we beg for those precious 5 stars, we’ll ask for your feedback first. Think of it as a friendly “How are we doing?” before the desperate “PLEASE REVIEW US!”

We’ve taught Serial-style shows some manners and they’ll now play in the right order. iPad login fields no longer jump ship when the keyboard appears. Player action shelf buttons behave even with Display Zoom enabled. Your top podcast categories now know they’re the favorites and rise to the top in Discover. We’ll nudge you before using your precious data over cellular.

The transcript excerpt in the episode view has been redesigned to take up less space! We’ve also added Play and Pause controls to transcripts from the episode view, making it easier to follow along without missing a beat. We’ve increased the tap area for the “X” button in recent search suggestions, because missing it many times in a row wasn’t fun for anyone.

Streaming just got smoother! We've tuned up our download settings so your podcasts play nice, even on slow Wi-Fi. Now you can check out transcript excerpts right from the episode view—no more guessing what's inside! Episode artwork is looking sharp again, and no more stretched covers! Your podcasts deserve to look as good as they sound.

New content recommendation notifications will help you discover great new podcasts you’ll love. Empty states have gotten a touch up across the app. Even “nothing” looks better now! We’ve ended support for iOS 15 and watchOS 8. A little spring cleaning to help us prepare for the new announcements coming this week.

First up, we’re rolling out podcast recommendations to help you discover your next favorite show without even trying. We’ve also added support for Podroll, so your favorite podcasts can also recommend shows they think you’ll love. We’ve fixed an issue where skipping forward would sometimes loop the same episode. It’s a podcast, not a boomerang. And to keep things tidy, Up Next now syncs properly when episodes get replaced. No more unexpected reruns sneaking back in.

First up, we’re rolling out podcast recommendations to help you discover your next favorite show without even trying. We’ve also added support for Podroll, so your favorite podcasts can also recommend shows they think you’ll love. We’ve fixed an issue where skipping forward would sometimes loop the same episode. It’s a podcast, not a boomerang. And to keep things tidy, Up Next now syncs properly when episodes get replaced. No more unexpected reruns sneaking back in.

Now you can sort podcasts by “Recently Played” - because remembering what you listened to last night shouldn’t require detective work!

It’s spring cleaning season, and we’ve been busy behind the scenes! We’ve made it easier for our support team to spot and fix Up Next Queue issues, and cleaned up a few stray bugs along the way. A digital dusting to keep things fresh and breezy.