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# What's New | The Podcast App Changelog

# What's New

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

## 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 eligible shows without falling behind.

## 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 eligible transcript-backed moments from your listening history, gives you source-grounded answers, and links back to the exact moment in the episode.

## Car integration and offline downloads

### CarPlay on iOS

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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## Launch

### The Podcast App launches

A free core podcast player with no app-inserted ads 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.

## Download the latest version and get every update automatically.

We ship improvements weekly. Update your app to get the newest features as soon as they land.

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