Apple Podcasts
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Apple Podcasts 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, and on Amazon Alexa devices. Wikipedia
Website: www.apple.com
Owned by: Apple
Latest news
- Jul 26: Karen is new from Wondery; it's from the Law&Crime true crime network, and is exclusive to Wondery+ (in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery+ app).
- Jul 23: The Podcast Host asks: Should I Respond to Podcast Criticism? (And if So, How?). It notes: “Apple Podcasts, for example, lets users post once for each podcast, with no responses,” while Spotify offers responses and moderation. It also reminds us not to feed the trolls. (Damn.)
- Jul 10: Unlike Apple Podcasts reviews, all Comments are private, and you choose to make them visible - plus, you can publicly reply to them, and you can block accounts to help fight online trolls. You can turn off Comments altogether too, in the Spotify for Podcasters dashboard or in the new app - they’re all features requested in comments to our Report Card earlier on this year, which we shared with Spotify directly. Our comments are open, though, so if you can, leave us a comment.
- Jul 8: Stephen Robles looks at Apple Podcasts vs Pocket Casts. Pocket Casts “wins on almost every level”, he says.
- Jul 5: Podfollow links redirect users based on their device - so iOS users can be sent to Apple Podcasts or Android users to Spotify or a mobile landing page. They're often used as a way to link to shows on social media. Podfollow has now added YouTube as a destination; you’ll want to claim your show for free and add your YouTube playlist. See ours here.
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