New in Podl 1.4 • Automatically skip intros and outros, with individual settings for each podcast. • Automatic rewind helps you pick up the conversation after a pause, using a gap in speech when available. • Choose Stereo or Mono audio from Playback settings or Now Playing. • Discover shows with the new Top Podcasts carousel and more dependable “Because you listened to…” recommendations. • Improved layouts for iPhone landscape • iPhone Duo layout support • Better artwork presentation on the Lock Screen, in Control Centre and CarPlay. • Improved skip-forward and skip-back controls for headphones and car remotes. • More reliable emoji matching in search, podcast filtering and playlist episode rules. • Smoother scrolling, improved Now Playing performance and faster sync preparation for large libraries.

What’s new in Podl 1.3.6 • More flexible filtering: add multiple title phrases to podcast filters and playlist episode rules, with options to match any or all phrases. • Better filtering behaviour: new podcast filters include existing matching episodes by default, and filters now apply consistently across All, Played and Unplayed. • Your saved episodes stay safe: changing podcast filters preserves favourites, Podmarks, downloads and listening progress. • Smoother navigation: improved scrolling and swiping between Artwork, Info and Podmarks in Now Playing. • More reliable background playback: fixed an issue that could cause playback to stop while using another app. • More useful Up Next details: queued episodes now show their full length, or the time remaining for partly played episodes.

Podl 1.3.5 brings more control over your podcasts, playlists and listening experience. • Normal and Strong Vocal Boost — choose how much quieter voices are brought forward, helping balance presenters with different microphone levels. • Podcast filtering — follow selected episodes by title and/or release day. Your filters apply to automatic playlist additions and new-episode notifications, with an optional setting to mark non-matching episodes as played. • Episode rules for individual playlists — send different episodes from the same podcast to different playlists using separate title and release-day rules. • Custom podcast artwork — choose an episode’s artwork as the main image for its podcast. • Better imports — improved podcast-name recovery from imported feeds

Podl 1.3 brings a refreshed Apple Watch experience, clearer Insights and smoother everyday listening. • More useful Apple Watch listening — A new Listen Now screen with Continue Listening, episode artwork, offline episodes and playlist shortcuts. Manage Watch playlists and downloads directly from your iPhone. • Better Watch syncing — Improved listening-position and Podmark syncing when recordings contain different adverts • Refined Insights — A clearer listening overview, cleaner range picker and a device donut chart with a compact two-column legend. • A more reliable Up Next queue — Better protection during syncing, restarts and library changes. Child Mode temporarily hides disallowed queued episodes and restores unfinished episodes when turned off. • Clearer parental controls — A fresh PIN for each Child Mode session and a visible option to turn it off after unlocking Settings. • Better system playlist layout — 'All' playlist swaps with 'Downloads' to give it more prominence • Everyday fixes — Better regional Browse recommendations, reliable automatic downloads and queue additions from notification taps, safer Garmin pairing, cleaner empty Lock Screen widgets, improved artwork display and playback-duration restoration.

More ways to make Podl your own in 1.2.4: • New episodes at a glance : discover unstarted episodes from the last seven days in an expandable banner in My Podcasts. Prefer a simpler library? Hide it in Settings. • Skip your way : choose separate forward and back timings, plus optional tap-and-hold shortcuts for a second set of increments. • Choose your artwork size : Small, Medium or Large podcast grids, with a live preview. Works across My Podcasts and folders on iPhone and iPad. • Tidier settings : clearly organised menus make everything easier to find. • CarPlay improvements : Improved playback restoration and recovery, clearer library messages, and removal of the empty row in Playlists. • Better feed compatibility : Added support for older public Apple-hosted podcast feeds, with clearer explanations when other feeds can’t load securely.

Podl 1.2.3 makes discovering podcasts and catching up on new episodes easier. • A cleaner Browse experience • Redesigned category pages with a Spotlight podcast • Tapping a new-episode notification now loads the new episode much quicker if it wasn't already in the your library • Refresh archived podcasts manually using pull to refresh • Performance improvements when podcast episodes have transcripts • Fixed : Browse now correctly recognises episodes you’ve already downloaded and shows an in-progress indicator for episodes in flight

New in 1.2.2 - More precise savings: Smart Trim and playback-speed savings now show seconds in Insights. - Podcast feed updates: Supported podcasts can move to a new feed automatically while keeping your listening progress, downloads and playlists.

Podl 1.2.1 brings a tidier library, more reliable Podmarks and some important playback fixes. • More room for your podcasts — collapsible sorting and filter controls in My Podcasts and folders remember how you like them. • Refreshed podcast pages — easier access to episodes and Podmarks, expandable descriptions, and search across both played and unplayed episodes. • More reliable Podmarks — improved audio matching helps find your saved moment across devices and shared links. Episodes download when needed for accurate matching. • Safer queue — The end-of-episode sleep timer now preserves Up Next. • More control over Downloads — choose whether completed episodes appear in the Downloads playlist. • A little more polish — refined light themes, clearer Insights charts, more reliable folder artwork, and weekly listening notifications in your chosen language. • Accurate episode dates — fixed feeds showing older episodes as newly published, with automatic corrections during refresh and updated playlist information for Garmin. • Private podcast feeds - fixed notifications from privately added RSS feeds not appearing

Podl 1.2.0 brings more ways to personalise your app, richer library views and smoother controls. • Make Podl your own: Podl Plus members can choose from eight additional accent colours, including Blue, White/Black and Grey. Colours adapt to light and dark mode, with a playback preview to help you choose. • A refreshed Playlists screen: New glass-style cards feature podcast artwork and quick playback from In progress. Layouts adapt to your playlists, screen size and available space above the mini player. • Redesigned folders: My Podcasts folders now feature stacked artwork and names inside clean glass tiles. • Group playlists by podcast: Keep episodes from the same podcast together while retaining your playlist filters and sorting preferences. • Search within a podcast: Search directly from a podcast’s page. • Remembered episode filters: Your Unplayed, Played or All selection is saved separately for each podcast, even after closing the app. • Richer episode rows: Episode artwork appears alongside each episode, falling back to the podcast cover when needed. A fine progress line shows listening progress, a checkmark marks completed episodes, and a cloud identifies episodes not downloaded to that device. • Smoother playback controls: Enjoy haptic feedback on supported devices, animated play and skip buttons, and smoother expanding controls. Smart Trim also has a clearer scissors icon. • Clearer OPML imports: Follow import progress across the app and see a completion message showing how many podcasts were added. • Improved Listening History: A more consistent header keeps device filters readable while scrolling across all themes and accent colours. • Updated Garmin guide: Shorter, clearer instructions explain Refresh and Full refresh, downloading and syncing after listening. • Fixes and refinements: Fixed deleted playlists reappearing after sync, improved push notification registration, and polished layouts across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Enjoying Podl? You can now leave an App Store review directly from Settings.

New in Podl 1.1.0: - **Vocal Boost:** clearer, more balanced speech for downloaded episodes, with controls in Now Playing and CarPlay. Requires iOS 18 or later. - **Archive podcasts:** keep your shows and listening history while pausing new episode updates. - **Improved syncing:** faster updates and audio matching to help maintain your place when downloads contain different adverts. - **Refreshed Now Playing:** expandable playback controls and clearer indicators for Smart Trim and Vocal Boost. - **Listening history filters:** view your listening by device. - **Up Next widget improvements:** episode artwork and a better use of space. - **Easier account setup:** sign in or pair an existing account when first opening Podl. - Fixed an OPML import permissions issue and missing Android devices in Sync Status.

• Fixed missing transcripts on some episodes. • Improved reliability when opening the app. • Made email confirmation and account recovery clearer. • Added a Garmin guide covering downloads, refresh options and listening progress.

Bug fixes : - Continue listening widget wasn’t loading now playing episode from podcasts not subscribed to - Fixed smart trim causing slight jitter app wide whilst episode playing - Fixed speeding up audio in CarPlay whilst smart trim on New : - live activity for the sleep timer

Fixed a bug meaning some CarPlay sessions suffered skip backs and repeated audio when smart trim was enabled Fixed a bug where the Continue Listening widget sometimes didn't display the currently loaded episode from now playing