What's New

We ship weekly. Here's what's changed recently in The Podcast App.

March 2026

Podcast Aura and Synthesis Radio

Podcast Aura

Discover your listening personality. Aura analyzes your podcast habits and surfaces patterns across genres, topics, and listening times — giving you a visual snapshot of who you are as a listener.

Synthesis Radio

AI-generated podcast summaries that distill your subscriptions into short, listenable recaps. Stay current on every show you follow without falling behind.

February 2026

Video podcasts and Brain AI

Video podcast support

Watch video podcasts with picture-in-picture. Switch between audio and video seamlessly without losing your place. Works on both iOS and Android.

Brain AI

Ask questions about your listening history. Brain searches across all your podcasts and episodes, gives you source-grounded answers, and links back to the exact moment in the episode.

January 2026

Car integration and offline downloads

CarPlay and Android Auto

Full car integration on both platforms. Browse your library, manage the queue, and control playback directly from your vehicle's dashboard.

Offline downloads with smart storage

Download episodes for offline listening. Smart storage management automatically cleans up finished episodes and lets you set per-podcast download limits.

December 2025

Sleep timer and chapters

Sleep timer

Set a timer and fall asleep to your podcast. Playback fades out gently so you don't lose your place. Choose from preset durations or set a custom time.

Chapter navigation

Jump between chapters in supported podcasts. See chapter titles, timestamps, and artwork. Skip directly to the section you care about.

November 2025

Cross-device sync

Cross-device sync

Sign in to sync your subscriptions, queue, and playback progress across all your devices. Start an episode on your phone, finish it on your tablet. Optional — the app works fully offline without an account.

October 2025

Speed controls and skip silence

Speed controls

Listen at your own pace. Fine-grained speed controls from 0.5x to 3.0x with per-podcast speed memory so each show plays back exactly how you prefer.

Skip silence

Automatically skip dead air and long pauses. Save time on every episode without changing the playback speed or missing any content.

September 2025

Launch

The Podcast App launches

A free, ad-free podcast player for iOS and Android. Built for listeners who want a clean, distraction-free experience without paying for basic features. Subscribe, queue, download, and listen — no account required.

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