- New Features
- Add support for podcast descriptions with HTML formatting (#3249)
- Bug Fixes
- Updates
- Add the ability to dismiss the low storage banner in download screen (#3385)
- Updates
- Bug Fixes
- Fix podcast ratings not loading (#3378)
- New Features
- Add episode basic authentication support (#3213)
- Bug Fixes
- Fix account details not working in Automotive app (#3266)
- Updates
- New Features
- Updates
- Renamed the podcast action 'Subscribe' to 'Follow' (#3120)
- Improve the performance of the refresh on Wear OS and Android Automotive (#3171)
- Improve connection when some podcasts failed to play or download (#3180)
- Add new podcast subscriptions to the top instead of bottom for Data Added podcast sort order (#3192)
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Bug Fixes
- Updates
- Move Up Next clear queue button to app bar (#3068)
- Updates
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Add a progress bar in the browse view on Android Auto (#2945)
- Bug Fixes
- Fix search term persists when navigating to different podcast page (#2908)
- Fix the show notes web view jumping after loading (#2925)
- Fix play button local file getting set to pause after episode completion (#1627)
- Fix volume that was not returning to the original level after restarting sleep timer by shaking the device (#2930)
- New Features
- New Features
- Add local search in listening history (#2794)
- Updates
- Bug Fixes
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- New Features
- Adds the kids banner in profile (#2591)
- Bug Fixes
- Fix playback and download failures due to an insecure connection (#2717)
- Update the episode star value in the Media Session to fix places where it's shown outside the app (#2613)
- Fix content under the mini player on search screens (#2649)
- Fix crash when clicking on chapter title within player (#2657)
- Handle more podcast share links (#2666)
- Updates
- New Features
- Bug Fixes
- Fix autoplay for Android Auto (#2528)
- Updated
- App opened from a link with an episode timestamp no longer starts playing automatically. (#2479)
- Bug Fixes
- Links to episodes with playback position shared from the app are now correctly recognized. (#2471)
- Fixed Help & feedback AI assistant going under the keyboard. (#2496)
- Fixed Wear app episode download issue. (#2495)
- Fix redirects to the app through https://pocketcasts.com/get links. (#2559)
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes
- Fix playback speed label tap behavior (#2439)
- New Features
- Adds advanced setting to enable caching playing episode in order to minimise streaming (#2380)
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Health
- Bug Fixes
- Updates:
- Playback speed can now be changed up to 5x. (#1645)
- New Features
- Health
- Increase minimum SDK version to 24 (#2262)
- Bug Fixes
- Fix Tesla podcast artwork not loading (#2254)
- Fix timestamp parameter handling in shared links (#2235)
- Fix the Google Podcasts OPML file import and include an error message if parsing fails. (#2260)
- Improve intermediate caching of playing episode (#2242)
- Fix 'No limit' episode archive setting not being respected (#2270)
- Fix badges visibility on the Podcasts tab (#2284)
- Fix podcast title talkback on the Podcasts tab (#2297)
- New Features
- Add three new widgets - small, medium, and large. (#2216)
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Sleep timer: Restart timer when shaking phone (#2054)
- Sleep timer: Start fading out audio when sleep timer has 5 seconds left (#2069)
- Sleep timer: Add the option to select the number of episodes (#2097)
- Enable toggling episode artwork separately in different contexts (#2112)
- Sleep timer: Add the option to select the number of chapters (#2115)
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Support embedded chapters from Podcast Index and Podlove. (#1965)
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes:
- New Features
- Ability to deselect chapters entering Patron early access with full release for Plus users in next release (#1940)
- Bug Fixes:
- Fix an issue where shared lists from the newsletter might not open. (#1988)
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where bookmarks did not play when episodes where filtered out due to search queries. (#1857)
- Fixed an issue where bookmarks on description could become unresponsive. (#1873)
- Fixed an issue where bookmarks could display incorrect timestamps. (#1876)
- Fixed: Notification center doesn't display playback speed below 1x (#1862)
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed: The total remaining time was incorrectly displayed for some languages when large font sizes were set on the device in Up Next (#1815)
- Fixed: The back button in the search was lacking a description, causing an accessibility issue. (#1846)
- Fixed a bug where podcast setting screen could become unresponsive. (#1845)
- Fixed: Widget uses custom Headphone controls instead of skipping. (#1853)
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes:
- Updates:
- Use fling motion instead of scroll motion to open UpNext bottom sheet (#1697)
- Bug Fixes:
- Updates:
- Save selected tab on Player screen after screen rotation (#1598)
- Bug Fixes:
- New Features
- Display episode artwork from podcast feed on full-screen player and episode screens (#1599)
- Bug Fixes:
- Fix user files not getting deleted after marking an episode as played (#1548)
- Fix crash when database emits unexpected null value (#1596)
- Fix text being cut off in discover search bar at high zoom (#1601)
- Fix issues where multi-select on one screen would affect another screen (#1579, #1580)
- Fix skip forward/backward commands from Pixel Buds (#1620)
- Fix tap to view action from bookmark added notification (#1614)
- Fix playback effects UI not updating on watch (#1643)
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes:
- New Features:
- Bug Fixes:
- Updates:
- Take user to alarm permission when the app needs permission for sleep timer (#1487)
- Bug Fixes:
- Bug Fixes:
- Bug Fixes:
- New Feature:
- Enables Patron (Internal) (#1442)
- New Feature:
- Suggest episodes to play in Automotive (#1362)
- Bug Fixes:
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes:
- Updates:
- Removed login with email and password on WearOS app (#1356)
- Bug Fixes:
- Improved multi-select toolbars setup (#1338)
- New Feature:
- Added a support section to the Automotive app (#1277)
- Bug Fixes:
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed issue that could cause app freeze when using multiselect (#1315)
- Bug Fixes:
- Added audio ducking as an option when playing over notifications (#1009)
- Fixed the podcast ratings stars showing if there isn't a rating (#1237)
- Fixed swiping to open Up Next queue in landscape and on foldables (#1209)
- Fixed upgrade flow when signing in with Google account (#1204)
- Fixed watch background refresh description to not reference auto downloads (#1212)
- Fixed bug where the Add File toolbar would disappear on orientation change (#1235)
- New Feature:
- New Feature:
- Bug Fixes:
- New Features:
- Wear OS app (#1068).
- Updates:
- Use sha256 to encode email for gravatar (#1080).
- Bug Fixes:
- Updates:
- Use regular Pocket Casts app icon by default, and allow pride icon to still be selected. (#1079).
- Updates:
- Automotive now has the option to clear your data before logging in (#978).
- Bug Fixes:
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed the discover categories sorting so that it is alphabetical in the device language (#942).
- Fixed Japanese translations for the 'Show played episodes' setting in Automotive. (#890).
- Fixed the listening stats. (#960).
- Fixed crash on grouping by season (#962).
- Fixed crash that could occur when signing out of the app (#971).
- Fixed bug that prevented full logs from being displayed within the app (#974).
- Fixed the skip buttons not appearing in the remote player views (#976).
- Updates
- Updates:
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed accessibility content desctiption for episode list (#890).
- Improved the validation of the Automotive skip forward and back time settings (#890).
- Fixed the show notes' timestamps not getting converted to a link if it contained another link (#814).
- Prevented crash when signing out of Android Automotive and clearing data while playback is in progress (#919).
- Fixed keyboard not appearing when creating or editing folders. (#946).
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue that could cause users to be repeatedly logged out of the app. (#930).
- New Features:
- Added capability to sign into Pocket Casts using Google account (#878).
- Updates
- The Automotive skip forward and backward time settings were improved (#817).
- Fixed Automotive Up Next podcast images not loading (#819).
- Fixed missing seek bar in the notification drawer and Android Automotive (#822).
- Added option to clear data when signing out of Android Automotive (828).
- Podcast carousel on Discover screen now scrolls automatically (818).
- Updates
- New Features:
- Added search history (#784).
- Bug Fixes:
- Bug Fixes:
- Ask notifications permission for newly-installed apps on Android 13 (#723).
- New Features:
- Updates
- Health:
- Bug Fixes:
- New Features:
- Bug Fixes:
- Fix text on purchase button in new onboarding flow (#698).
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed Norwegian translations (#689).
- New Features:
- Bug Fixes:
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed effects bottomsheet flickering to the expanded state while being dragged (#575).
- Fixed miniplayer play icon animation on theme change (#527).
- Fixed talkback issues (#630).
- Fixed skip forward/ backward buttons not showing in media notification while casting (#630).
- Fix media notification controls configuration to support 3 icons (#641).
- New Features:
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed some layout issues in the EpisodeFragment (#459).
- Fixed RTL support for notes (#514).
- Allowed customization of actions through Settings in Media Notification Control for Android 13 users. (#499).
- Fixed small "Go to Podcast" icon in Landscape (#547).
- Added option to open player automatically when user start playing podcast. (#23)
- New Features:
- Added Tasker integration with "Play Filter" and "Control Playback" actions. (#431).
- Import OPML from a URL (#482).
- Redesign of the fullscreen player share option (#451).
- Redesign of the fullscreen player long press option (#483).
- Updated select filters title & hide podcast setting filter option when applicable (#494).
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed Help & Feedback buttons being hidden when using text zoom. (#446).
- Fixed when system bar didn't disappear on full screen video player (#461).
- Fixed When no podcasts were selected for a filter, change the chip to 'All Your Podcasts' (#460).
- Fixed background color for screens using the compose theme (#432).
- Fixed full screen video player not closing the first time in landscape mode (#464).
- Added ability to set playback effects in Tasker "Control Playback" action. (#509).
- Fixed crashes with Tasker plugin actions when using minified code. (#543).
- Fixed auto subscribe issue. (#545).
- Bug Fixes:
- Allow Discover feed collection titles to wrap. (#335).
- Allow select text in show notes from episode details view. (#372).
- Added Automotive OS setting to show played episodes. (#389).
- Added new episode lists to Automotive OS. Starred, Listening History, and Files. (#403).
- Fixed skip backwards settings (#425).
-
New Features:
- Added a Halloween icon. (#415).
-
Bug Fixes:
- Add missing POST_NOTIFICATIONS permission for Android 13 (#330).
- Bug Fixes:
- Health:
- Migrate app to Android 13 by targeting the SDK version 33. (#312).
- Bug Fixes:
- Fix custom video file not opening in full-screen mode. (#304).
- Bug Fixes:
- Bug Fixes:
- Bug Fixes:
- Fix the mini player's play icon showing the wrong icon. (#208).
- Fix dark theme background color. (#206).
- Fix embedded artwork not showing on player screen. (#16).
- Fix long podcast website links overflowing. (#230).
- Add a confirmation prompt for "End playback & clear Up Next" to prevent accidental actions. (#237).
- Improve the mini player long press dialog. (#240).
- Fix OPML import failing with invalid XML characters. (#51).
- Fix the listening stats not being sent to the server correctly. (#238).
- Fix tapping on the cast notification. (#26).
- Fix episode row buffering state. (#53).
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixes folder mapping at the time of folders full sync. (#214).
- Bug Fixes:
- Fix OPML import.
- Fix podcasts and folders rearrange crash. (#200).
- New Features:
- Add localizations for English (UK), Arabic, and Norwegian.
- Bug Fixes:
- Fix an issue where the podcasts order was being changed after migrating to the latest version.
- New Features:
- Folders!
- Health:
- Bug Fixes:
- Import latest localizations.
- Up Next total time duration is no longer limited to 596h 31m.
- Fix video player out of memory issues (#3339).
- Fix Android Auto playback speed not working (#3366).
- Fix the podcast page going blank when sharing (#3324).
- Fix sign in and create email invalid state with white space (#3306).
- Fix playback starting when disconnecting from bluetooth and can't be stopped (#3311).
- Improve the search failed error message (#3300).
- Fix status bar color issue (#3299).
- Fix progress bar issue when playback is paused (#3295).
- Fix discover single episode colors (#3288).
- Fix podcast website url (#3290).
- Fix localizations (#3277).
- Improve warning when streaming will use metered data (#3246).
- Fix crash when switching to podcast without chapters (#3450).
- Improve sharing a list of podcasts (#97).
- Fix displaying previous show notes briefly when switching episodes. (#35).
- Fix same chapter click behaviour (#59).
- Replace duration with time left on episode screen from listening history (#83).
- Fix back navigation for full screen player 'Rearrange Actions' page (#76).
- Prevent video player controls from getting stuck on the screen (#77).
- Fix showing paused downloads as in progress (#113).
- Fix issues with discover feed state when scrolling through the feed (#120).
- Improve manage downloads screen (#117).
- New Features:
- Add support for episode lists in the discover section.
- Add two new localizations French (Canada) and Spanish (Mexico).
- Health:
- Migrate app to Android 12 by targeting the SDK version 31.
- Bug Fixes:
- Import latest localizations.
- Fix localization layout (#3173).
- Fix user file colors can't be changes (#3136).
- Fix podcast search view requiring a double tap to open the keyboard.
- Fix while playing a cloud file it jumps back with a refresh (#3140).
- Fix unsubscribing from a podcast doesn't remove it from a filter (#3150).
- Fix full screen video player media controls not hiding automatically (#3148).
- Fix create account next button not working when using 1Password (#3167).