Kevin Bostic
Apple on Thursday rolled out a new version of its iOS Podcasts app, bringing the ability to create personalized podcast stations with automatic updating.
In addition to customized podcast station creation the new version allows users to choose whether those stations begin playing with the newest or oldest unplayed episode. The app also stores stations in iCloud, updating immediately across all of a user's devices.
Version 1.2 brings the ability to create on-the-go playlists of episodes, and playlists synced from iTunes now appear in the app. The app also features a redesigned Now Playing view with improved controls, as well as a number of playback resumption and performance and stability improvements.
Podcasts version 1.2 is available as a free download in the iOS App Store. The 7.6MB download is compatible with the iPhone 3GS and up, third-generation iPod touch and up, and iPad. It requires an iDevice running iOS 5.1 or later.
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I wonder if it's otherwise still complete garbage?
Ive's started already. Skeuomorphism is on its way out.
The concept of stations just confuses things.
I've been using the podcast app since they finally got it straightened out. I do not understand what the purpose of the stations is. This is solving a problem I didn't have. Why would I add something to a station, when I can just listen from that podcast's actual section? What am I going to do, mix together comedy, shakespeare, and knitting podcasts into a station?
While I admit the controls needed some tweaking, I thought the old Fashioned tape reels were quite a nice touch. Am I Alone in thinking Some Skewmorphism isn't such a bad thing? Game Center "felt" and find my friends "leather" are my only problems with it so far. Edit-- Damnit ....the removed the 30 second jump button!! Why can't we have a 15 sec and 30sec??