Pocket Casts

Pocket Casts Acquired by Group That Includes NPR, Nothing Changes for Users

Tim May 3, 2018 12

Announced today, Pocket Casts, one of the more popular podcast listening and sharing platforms, has been acquired by a group of four large podcast producers. The new owners are NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life. Together, these producers...

Pocket Casts Updated With Improved Search, Emoji, and Much More

Tim January 19, 2016 13

For all of you podcast fans, a massive update has hit Pocket Casts, one which brings improved search functionality, emoji support for titles and podcast descriptions, and Marshmallow permissions. Once updated, listeners can use "OK Google" to start up a...

Pocket Casts Updated With ‘Nearby’ Tab for Easy Podcast Discovery

Tim August 19, 2015 22

The Pocket Casts application for Android, or Pocket Cats as I like to call it, received a major update on Google Play this week, introducing a "Nearby" tab for a more personal podcast discovery experience. Now, when you and fellow users are close to one...

Why is Android Still the Second Platform Developers Work On?

Ron June 24, 2015 174

Every year we see the same promise: this is the year that Android-first development will become a reality. At the same time we see big companies like Instagram repeatedly introduce new apps that are iOS-only. Android has been able to tout more market share...

DL Favorites: Podcast Apps

Ron May 7, 2015 71

[DLF], or Droid Life's Favorite, is a series of articles reviewing our favorite apps in a given category. The goal of these articles isn't to extensively review every single option out there and determine which is "the best," but rather to give you a few of...

Pocket Casts Gets Its Big Material Makeover in V5.0

Kellen March 10, 2015 33

Shifty Jelly, makers of popular podcasting app, Pocket Casts, released version 5.0 of the app this afternoon. The update, as you may have been anticipating, is the big Material Design makeover you have all been waiting for. The new app is fit with animations,...

Pocket Casts Updated on Google Play to Support Chromecast Streaming

Tim March 17, 2014 11

For anyone who takes their podcasts on the go, Pocket Casts received an update on Google Play recently, bringing with it support for Chromecast. Now, anyone who wants to listen to their favorite podcasts from the comfort of their couch in the living room may...

Pocket Casts Updated to Version 4 – Complete UI Overhaul, Syncing, Playlists, Tablet Support and More

Kellen February 26, 2013 27

Pocket Casts, one of the most popular podcast apps on Android, received a major update this evening to version 4. The previous version was nothing more than an iOS port bult to Android 2.2, so this massive upgrade was a long time in the making. With its new...