Apple yesterday announced several improvements to Apple Podcasts, including video podcast playback on macOS and a completely redesigned tvOS app.
Mac users will benefit from a new and improved video podcast experience in Apple Podcasts, including picture-in-picture support for watching episodes while multitasking. The update brings the full Apple Podcasts mobile experience to Mac, with audio and video content as well as transcriptions, timed links, and chapters.
The Apple Podcasts app on tvOS is getting a complete overhaul with video podcast playback, a new sidebar for easier navigation, and support for episode and show artwork from podcast creators. The update aims to make it easier to discover and play video content on the big screen.
On iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, as well as on the web at podcasts.apple.com, Apple is also adding a new in-view search feature. The tool allows users to search directly within a show from its See All Episodes view, making it easier to locate a specific episode without scrolling through an entire back catalog.
The updates will arrive this fall as part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, visionOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and tvOS 27.
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