Apple updates Podcasts iOS app bringing new features and refreshed UI
Apple has updated its Podcasts app adding the ability to create custom stations that automatically update with new episodes when they become available.
The updated app also allows users to choose whether their stations begin playback with the newest or oldest unplayed episode. It stores stations in iCloud and keeps them up-to-date on all devices linked to the same iCloud ID. It also lets users create an On-The-Go playlist with their own list of episodes.
In addition to these, Playlists synced from iTunes now appear in the Podcasts app.
The app also brings a refreshed user interface and features a new Now Playing view which according to Apple has been redesigned with easier to use playback controls. Interestingly, the new UI moves away from the skeumorphic tape recorder like Now Playing screen of the earlier version. Perhaps this is an indicator of the direction that iOS will take under new design chief Jony Ive, who is said to be planning a move away from his predecessor's skeumorphic design approach.
The update also fixes some issues including one related to resuming playback when returning to the app, in addition to bringing additional performance and stability improvements.
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Apple updates Podcasts iOS app bringing new features and refreshed UI | NDTV Gadgets
The updated app also allows users to choose whether their stations begin playback with the newest or oldest unplayed episode. It stores stations in iCloud and keeps them up-to-date on all devices linked to the same iCloud ID. It also lets users create an On-The-Go playlist with their own list of episodes.
In addition to these, Playlists synced from iTunes now appear in the Podcasts app.
The app also brings a refreshed user interface and features a new Now Playing view which according to Apple has been redesigned with easier to use playback controls. Interestingly, the new UI moves away from the skeumorphic tape recorder like Now Playing screen of the earlier version. Perhaps this is an indicator of the direction that iOS will take under new design chief Jony Ive, who is said to be planning a move away from his predecessor's skeumorphic design approach.
The update also fixes some issues including one related to resuming playback when returning to the app, in addition to bringing additional performance and stability improvements.
Read More :
Apple updates Podcasts iOS app bringing new features and refreshed UI | NDTV Gadgets