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Store iTunes
Price Free
Compatibility Universal
Publisher Apple

Podcasts - iPhone Mobile Analytics and App Store Data

Description

Podcasts app is the easiest way to discover, subscribe to, and play your favorite podcasts. Explore hundreds of thousands of free audio and video podcasts from the Podcasts Store. Create personal stations that update automatically with new episodes. Sync playlists from iTunes, or create an On-The-Go playlist to play just the episodes you want. You can even play popular podcasts right from the built-in Top Charts.

Features:

• Enjoy all of your audio and video podcasts in a single app
• Explore hundreds of thousands of podcasts including shows in over 40 languages
• Play from Top Charts to find new podcast series in a variety of topics, including arts, business, comedy, music, news, sports, and more
• Browse by audio or video podcasts, or see what's most popular in Top Charts
• Create custom stations of your favorite podcasts that update automatically when new episodes become available
• Use the On-The-Go playlist to play just the episodes you want
• Sync playlists from iTunes on your Mac or PC
• Tap Subscribe for your favorites and automatically get new episodes for free as they become available
• Stream episodes or download to listen while offline
• Skip forward and back using simple playback controls
• Turn on Sleep Timer to automatically stop playing a podcast while listening in bed
• Share your favorite episodes with friends using Facebook, Twitter, Messages, and Mail
• Optionally sync your favorite episodes from iTunes on your Mac or PC
• iCloud remembers your place in an episode, your subscriptions, and your stations and keeps them up-to-date on all of your devices.

Requirements:

• Requires a device with iOS 5.1 or later
• Optionally syncing episodes requires iTunes 10.6.3 or later
• Streaming or downloading episodes requires Internet access over a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection
* iTunes Playlist syncing is not compatible with iTunes Match

What's New

Version 1.2.1 (Mar 23, 2013)

Introducing Podcasts 1.2

• Create custom stations of your favorite podcasts that update automatically with new episodes
• Choose whether your stations begin playing with the newest or oldest unplayed episode
• Your stations are stored in iCloud and kept up-to-date on all of your devices
• Create an On-The-Go playlist with your own list of episodes
• Playlists synced from iTunes now appear in the Podcasts app
• The Now Playing view has been redesigned with easier to use playback controls
• Addressed an issue with resuming playback when returning to the app
• Additional performance and stability improvements

Podcasts 1.2.1 addresses a problem with refreshing some podcasts and an issue with upgrading to Podcasts 1.2.

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Version 1.2 (Mar 21, 2013)

Introducing Podcasts 1.2

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Version 1.1.2 (Nov 2, 2012)

Podcasts 1.1.2 includes a number of improvements, including:

• Tapping a podcast in Top Stations now reveals episodes you can play
• You can now easily turn on automatic downloads for all subscribed podcasts in Settings
• Addresses an issue where previously played or deleted episodes unexpectedly reappear as new
• Resolves an issue where Podcasts may unexpectedly play after a phone call or alarm
• Includes additional stability and performance improvements

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Version 1.1.1 (Sep 21, 2012)

Podcasts 1.1 adds support for iOS 6. This version also provides:

• Automatically keep your podcast subscriptions up-to-date between devices using iCloud
• A new setting to choose to automatically download new episodes only when on Wi-Fi
• A new setting to choose whether to play episodes by oldest to newest or newest to oldest
• Pull to refresh a subscription to check for new episodes on iOS 6
• Additional performance and stability improvements

Podcasts 1.1.1 addresses an issue with playback stopping when leaving the app.

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Version 1.1 (Sep 19, 2012)

Podcasts 1.1 adds support for iOS 6. This version also provides:

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Version 1.0.2 (Aug 9, 2012)

Podcasts 1.0.2 provides performance and stability improvements, including addressing an issue that may cause Podcasts to quit unexpectedly on launch.

This update also included the following changes from Podcasts 1.0.1:

• Podcasts in your library now show the number of unplayed episodes
• Top Stations now show the podcast title if artwork is missing
• Playback speed is now remembered when playing the next episode
• Fix for a problem where the Subscribe button is inactive
• Resolution of an issue where Top Stations artwork may not appear

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Version 1.0.1 (Jul 25, 2012)

Podcasts 1.0.1 provides a number of improvements, including:

• Significant improvements to performance and stability
• Podcasts in your library now show the number of unplayed episodes
• Top Stations now show the podcast title if artwork is missing
• Playback speed is now remembered when playing the next episode
• Fix for a problem where the Subscribe button is inactive
• Resolution of an issue where Top Stations artwork may not appear

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Version 1.0 (Jun 26, 2012)

Featured (May 22, 2013)

iPhone Market

38 places on the iTunes Home Page
873 places in iTunes

iPad Market

23 places on the iTunes Home Page
626 places in iTunes

Versions

	1.2.1	Mar 23, 2013	Current release
	1.2	Mar 21, 2013
	1.1.2	Nov 2, 2012
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	1.1.1	Sep 21, 2012
	1.1	Sep 19, 2012
	1.0.2	Aug 9, 2012
	1.0.1	Jul 25, 2012
	1.0	Jun 26, 2012	First tracked
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Average Ratings (United States)More Countries

Current Version - 2.0 - 2,533 ratings

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Updated on May 16, 2013

All Versions - 2.0 - 24,542 ratings

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Updated on May 16, 2013

About

Compatibility: Universal

Category: Entertainment

Updated: May 22, 2013

Version: 1.2.1

Size: 7.2 MB

Seller: Apple

Rated 4+:

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Requires iOS 5.1 or later.