Pocket Casts adds clip sharing and support for transcripts
The next notable update (version 7.72) for Pocket Casts on Android and iOS adds support for transcripts and video/audio clip sharing.
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Pocket Casts for Android adding clip sharing, transcripts
After redesigning its Android widgets earlier this year, Pocket Casts is getting transcripts and the ability to create and share an interesting section of a podcast as a video/audio clip.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts rolls out new Android widgets, homescreen redesign
After beta testing, Pocket Casts is rolling out a handful of updates on Android, including new widgets and a redesign of the homescreen.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts redesigns widgets, grid, & mini player, adds ‘Up Next’ tab
Pocket Casts for Android is getting a notable, wide-ranging redesign spanning the homescreen UI and widgets. It’s currently in beta ahead of a stable launch.
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Pocket Casts for Android has long offered a single widget and an upcoming update will overhaul it, while introducing two new options for your homescreen.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts for Wear OS graduates from beta, now widely available
Wear OS has been getting better apps for a while now, and as of this week there’s a new option widely available to users. Pocket Casts for Wear OS has left beta and is now available for all smartwatches.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts for Wear OS is now available in beta
After being teased earlier this year, Pocket Casts has made its debut on Wear OS smartwatches with an official app, though only in beta for now.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts for Wear OS actively being developed
Pocket Casts offered a watch client back in the Android Wear era and is now actively working on a Wear OS app.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts adds support for the Android 13 media player [U]
The biggest third-party apps have yet to introduce support for the Android 13 media player, with Pocket Casts being a significant addition today if you’re on the beta program.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts acquired by WordPress․com owner Automattic with focus on ‘deep integrations’ [U]
Back in January, it emerged that Pocket Casts was up for sale by its public radio consortium owners. Automattic, which is known for WordPress.com and bought Tumblr from Verizon in 2019, announced that its now acquiring Pocket Casts.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts is up for sale nearly three years after acquisition by public radio consortium
In May 2018, Pocket Casts was acquired by NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life. That consortium of “top podcast producers” is now looking to sell the Android, iOS, and web application.
Expand Expanding ClosePocket Casts goes free with existing features included, adds ‘Plus’ subscription
The podcasting industry is booming with heavy investment from large players like Google, Apple, and Spotify. NPR and a public radio consortium last year acquired Pocket Casts to offer its own experience and already released a major update in March with version 7.0. Today, Pocket Casts is going free and adding a “Plus” subscription.
Pocket Casts 7 for Android exits beta w/ Material Theme, improved queuing
After being acquired by a public radio consortium last May, Pocket Casts announced a major overhaul for the web, iOS, and Android in November. The podcast app for the latter platform is today exiting beta with a Material Theme redesign and several new features.
Hands on: Pocket Casts 7.0 is a major overhaul w/ Material Theme redesign, public beta today
Back in May, NPR and a consortium of public radio channels acquired Pocket Casts. It comes amid the “golden age of podcasts,” with Google this year entering the field and detailing ambitious audio plans of its own. Pocket Casts 7.0 is entering public beta on Android today with a major overhaul and new features on all platforms.
Pocket Casts opens up beta program to all users, here’s how to opt-in
While Google has just launched its own podcast application, the favorite of many users is still that of Pocket Casts. Today, the popular application has announced that it is opening up a beta program to the public on Android.
NPR, public radio consortium acquires popular podcasting app Pocket Casts
In recent weeks, Google announced significant podcasting plans beginning with Search and Assistant integration, while it explores AI features for the future. The space was long brewing before the Google initiatives, and today a consortium of very well-known U.S. public radio stations is acquiring Pocket Casts.
Pocket Casts update adds ‘Ok, Google’ commands to play podcasts
From a good Material Design interface to implementation of new Android features, Pocket Casts is one of the best apps on the Play Store. The podcast player received an update today that added improved voice controls, Marshmallow support, and date-based filters.
Pocket Casts makes use of Google’s new Nearby API in updated Android app
Pocket Casts, the popular podcast player for iOS and Android, has been updated on Android to take advantage of Google’s new Nearby technologies for enabling interactions between devices within a close proximity of one another.
