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Apple Podcasts

Screenshot of the Podcasts app in iOS 17
Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Initial release	iOS: June 26, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-26) tvOS: January 26, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-26) watchOS: September 17, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-09-17) HomePod: February 9, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-02-09) macOS: October 7, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-07) Amazon Echo: December 13, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-12-13) Web app: August 19, 2024; 4 months ago (2024-08-19)

Stable release	iOS 15.1 / October 25, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-25)

Operating system	iOS 10 and later iPadOS 10 and later watchOS 5.1 and later tvOS 9.1.1 and later macOS Catalina and later Windows (as part of iTunes) Web app
Predecessor	iTunes (macOS)
License	Freeware
Website	www.apple.com/apple-podcasts/

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Apple Podcasts (known as simply Podcasts in Apple operating systems) is an audio streaming service and media player application developed by Apple Inc. for playing podcasts. Apple began supporting podcasts with iTunes 4.9 released in June 2005 and launched its first standalone mobile app in 2012. The app was later pre-installed with iOS beginning October 2014. The Apple Podcasts directory features more than two million shows. Apple Podcasts is available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, CarPlay, Microsoft Windows operating systems, web browsers, and on Amazon Alexa devices.

History

Apple was an early promoter of podcasts (the term is a portmanteau of Apple's iPod music player and "broadcast"), and added playback functionality to iTunes 4.9 released in June 2005 and built a directory of shows in its iTunes Music Store, starting with 3,000 entries. In April 2020, Apple Podcasts surpassed one million shows. In June 2021, Apple launched the option for podcast creators to implement paid subscriptions through podcast channels.

Market share

Apple Podcasts had an estimated 28 million U.S. monthly listeners and 23.8% market share in March 2021, the first month it fell behind Spotify Podcasts as the top podcasting platform in the U.S. This was a decrease from Apple's 34% market share in 2018.

Application platforms

iOS, tvOS, and watchOS versions

A standalone Apple Podcasts app was announced at the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference as a feature of iOS 6. Apple released the app early on the App Store on June 26, 2012. It adds a new "stations" feature for discovering new podcasts. It is a standard app on CarPlay.

A standalone Apple Podcasts app was brought to 2nd and 3rd generation Apple TVs on September 24, 2012, with the Software 6.0 update. The tvOS-based 4th generation Apple TV launched in October 2015 without the ability to play podcasts. This was despite a Podcasts icon appearing on the home screen in commercials, in-store demo loops, and developer documentation. Apple Podcasts was added with tvOS 9.1.1 released on January 26, 2016.

Apple Podcasts was added to the Apple Watch with watchOS 5 on September 17, 2018.

On March 5, 2024, Apple added transcripts to the Podcasts app on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Transcripts are available for English-, French-, Spanish-, and German-language podcasts

macOS and Windows versions

Apple Podcasts for macOS and Microsoft Windows was initially available as part of the iTunes app, which added support for podcasts in version 4.9 in June 2005.

Apple announced at WWDC 2019 that iTunes for macOS would be split and replaced by the Music, TV and Podcasts apps with the release of macOS Catalina. Apple Podcasts remains available through iTunes on Microsoft Windows.

Web version and other platforms

On August 19, 2024, 19 years after the initial launch of Apple's podcast directory on iTunes, Apple finally released a web interface for Apple Podcasts, expanding access to users without iTunes installed on their computers, and computers running operating systems other than Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows.

Unlike Apple Music, there is currently still no native app available for Android.

Smart speakers

Apple's HomePod family supports Podcasts using a voice user interface. Support for Apple Podcasts was added to the Amazon Echo line in December 2019.

Apple Podcasts Award

#	Year	Show of the Year
1	2022	Slow Burn
2	2023	Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
3	2024	Hysterical

Reception

Critical reviews of the Apple Podcasts app have generally been mixed. In 2012, Engadget stated it "offers an opportunity to break through the clutter of iTunes". In 2017, Slate criticized it for glitches and low-quality audio. In 2019, Vulture called the app "a bummer" and "bare-bones and fairly clunky, even when it comes to basic functions like subscribing."

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Spangler, Todd (June 15, 2021). "Apple Launches Podcast Subscriptions Worldwide, After a Delay". Variety. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
"Spotify podcast listeners to top Apple's for the first time in 2021, forecast claims". TechCrunch. March 2, 2021. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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