Pocket Casts

MediaAndroid

A podcast player with cross-device sync, trim silence and custom playback speeds.

Latest 8.17 · · Androidby AutomatticWebsiteAutomattic/pocket-casts-android

Release activity

Release activity — 10 releases across 7 days since Jun 23, 2026. Each cell is one day; darker means more releases that day. Nothing is recorded before Jun 23, 2026. Older weeks are hidden at this screen width.
MayJunJulAug
SundayNo releases on Jun 28, 2026No releases on Jul 5, 2026No releases on Jul 12, 2026No releases on Jul 19, 2026No releases on Jul 26, 2026No releases on Aug 2, 2026No releases on Aug 9, 2026
MondayNo releases on Jun 29, 20262 releases on Jul 6, 2026No releases on Jul 13, 2026No releases on Jul 20, 2026No releases on Jul 27, 20261 release on Aug 3, 2026No releases on Aug 10, 2026
Tuesday2 releases on Jun 23, 2026No releases on Jun 30, 2026No releases on Jul 7, 2026No releases on Jul 14, 20262 releases on Jul 21, 20261 release on Jul 28, 20261 release on Aug 4, 2026No releases on Aug 11, 2026
WednesdayNo releases on Jun 24, 2026No releases on Jul 1, 2026No releases on Jul 8, 2026No releases on Jul 15, 2026No releases on Jul 22, 2026No releases on Jul 29, 2026No releases on Aug 5, 2026No releases on Aug 12, 2026
ThursdayNo releases on Jun 25, 2026No releases on Jul 2, 2026No releases on Jul 9, 2026No releases on Jul 16, 2026No releases on Jul 23, 2026No releases on Jul 30, 2026No releases on Aug 6, 2026
Friday1 release on Jun 26, 2026No releases on Jul 3, 2026No releases on Jul 10, 2026No releases on Jul 17, 2026No releases on Jul 24, 2026No releases on Jul 31, 2026No releases on Aug 7, 2026
SaturdayNo releases on Jun 27, 2026No releases on Jul 4, 2026No releases on Jul 11, 2026No releases on Jul 18, 2026No releases on Jul 25, 2026No releases on Aug 1, 2026No releases on Aug 8, 2026

10 releases since Jun 23, 2026, busiest day 2

Changelog

8.17

Added 4
  • Add audio only playback setting
  • Add support for Flightcast transcripts
  • Add stats heatmap
  • Add HLS support
Fixed 4
  • Fix episodes being cached over mobile data when Warn before using data is enabled
  • Reduce the chance of episode playback progress reverting during listening history sync
  • Fix a crash that could occur when seeking during playback
  • Fix Automotive crash when using Google Assistant voice commands to control playback
  • New Features
    • Add Audio only playback setting (#5572)
    • Add support for Flightcast transcripts (#5544)
    • Stats Heatmap (#5536)
    • HLS support (#5602)
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fix episodes being cached over mobile data when Warn before using data is enabled (#5567)
    • Reduce the chance of episode playback progress reverting during listening history sync (#5552)
    • Fix a crash that could occur when seeking during playback (#5550)
    • Fix Automotive crash when using Google Assistant voice commands to control playback (#5551)
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8.18-rc-1

Pre-release
Added 1
  • Allow copying description and show notes links with a long press
Fixed 1
  • Fix the app briefly freezing when showing the default podcast artwork
  • Bug Fixes
    • Allow copying description and show notes links with a long press (#5628)
    • Fix the app briefly freezing when showing the default podcast artwork (#5634)
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How 8.18-rc-1 went

8.17-rc-2

Pre-release
Added 4
  • Add audio only playback setting
  • Add support for Flightcast transcripts
  • Add stats heatmap
  • Add HLS support
Fixed 4
  • Fix episodes being cached over mobile data when Warn before using data is enabled
  • Reduce the chance of episode playback progress reverting during listening history sync
  • Fix a crash that could occur when seeking during playback
  • Fix Automotive crash when using Google Assistant voice commands to control playback
  • New Features
    • Add Audio only playback setting (#5572)
    • Add support for Flightcast transcripts (#5544)
    • Stats Heatmap (#5536)
    • HLS support (#5602)
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fix episodes being cached over mobile data when Warn before using data is enabled (#5567)
    • Reduce the chance of episode playback progress reverting during listening history sync (#5552)
    • Fix a crash that could occur when seeking during playback (#5550)
    • Fix Automotive crash when using Google Assistant voice commands to control playback (#5551)
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How 8.17-rc-2 went

8.17-rc-1

Pre-release
Added 4
  • Add audio only playback setting
  • Add support for Flightcast transcripts
  • Add stats heatmap
  • Add HLS support
Fixed 4
  • Fix episodes being cached over mobile data when Warn before using data is enabled
  • Reduce the chance of episode playback progress reverting during listening history sync
  • Fix a crash that could occur when seeking during playback
  • Fix Automotive crash when using Google Assistant voice commands to control playback
  • New Features
    • Add Audio only playback setting (#5572)
    • Add support for Flightcast transcripts (#5544)
    • Stats Heatmap (#5536)
    • HLS support (#5602)
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fix episodes being cached over mobile data when Warn before using data is enabled (#5567)
    • Reduce the chance of episode playback progress reverting during listening history sync (#5552)
    • Fix a crash that could occur when seeking during playback (#5550)
    • Fix Automotive crash when using Google Assistant voice commands to control playback (#5551)
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How 8.17-rc-1 went

8.16-rc-1

Pre-release
Added 1
  • Up Next sort by duration
  • New Features
    • Up Next sort by duration (#5399)
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How 8.16-rc-1 went

8.15

Changed 1
  • Wear OS performance improvements
Fixed 2
  • Fix crash when scrolling to the top of a long Up Next queue
  • Improve handling of search results where the podcast title is missing
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fix crash when scrolling to the top of a long Up Next queue (#5320)
    • Improve handling of search results where the podcast title is missing (#5451)
    • Wear OS performance improvements (#5446)
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How 8.15 went

8.15-rc-2

Pre-release
Added 1
  • Add sort by duration option for Up Next queue
Fixed 3
  • Fix crash when scrolling to the top of a long Up Next queue
  • Improve handling of search results where the podcast title is missing
  • Improve Wear OS performance
  • New Features
    • Up Next sort by duration (#5399)
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fix crash when scrolling to the top of a long Up Next queue (#5320)
    • Improve handling of search results where the podcast title is missing (#5451)
    • Wear OS performance improvements (#5446)
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How 8.15-rc-2 went

8.15-rc-1

Pre-release
Added 1
  • Add ability to sort Up Next queue by duration
Fixed 3
  • Fix crash when scrolling to the top of a long Up Next queue
  • Improve handling of search results where the podcast title is missing
  • Improve Wear OS performance
  • New Features
    • Up Next sort by duration (#5399)
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fix crash when scrolling to the top of a long Up Next queue (#5320)
    • Improve handling of search results where the podcast title is missing (#5451)
    • Wear OS performance improvements (#5446)
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How 8.15-rc-1 went

8.14

Added 2
  • Synced episode transcripts
  • Add the explicit badge to the Discover section
Fixed 2
  • Fix Profile settings gear being unreachable in landscape
  • Fix missing episode dates and durations in Android Auto and Wear OS
  • New Features
    • Synced episode transcripts (#5324)
    • Add the explicit badge to the Discover section (#5370)
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fix Profile settings gear being unreachable in landscape (#5371)
    • Fix missing episode dates and durations in Android Auto and Wear OS (#5388)
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