Apple Podcasts

Apple Podcasts
	Screenshot of the Podcasts app in iOS 17
Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Initial release	iOS: June 26, 2012; tvOS: January 26, 2016; watchOS: September 17, 2018; HomePod: February 9, 2018; macOS: October 7, 2019; Amazon Echo: December 13, 2019; Web app: August 19, 2024
Stable release	iOS 15.1 / October 25, 2021
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/

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.^[1] Apple Podcasts is available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, CarPlay, Microsoft Windows operating systems, web browsers, and on Amazon Alexa devices. In 2024 does not support opus.^[2]

^ "Apple leads the next chapter of podcasting with Apple Podcasts Subscriptions". Apple Newsroom. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Audio requirements - Apple Podcasts for Creators". podcasters.apple.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024. For RSS feeds, Apple Podcasts accepts MP3 or AAC formats

[1] "Apple leads the next chapter of podcasting with Apple Podcasts Subscriptions". Apple Newsroom. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[2] "Audio requirements - Apple Podcasts for Creators". podcasters.apple.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024. For RSS feeds, Apple Podcasts accepts MP3 or AAC formats

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