Pocket Casts Android Release Notes
Last updated: Jan 20, 2026
- January 2026
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8.5
Updates
- Only pause playback after 200ms on AUDIO_FOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT_CAN_DUCK (#4905)
Bug Fixes
- Fix feature item text color on Classic theme (#4901)
- January 2026
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- January 2026
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8.4
Updates
- Improved the performance of the Up Next syncing (#4883)
- Removed Radioactivity UI theme (#4888)
Bug Fixes
- Fix transcript content being obstructed by navigation bars (#4892)
- January 2026
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- December 2025
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8.2
Bug Fixes
- Fix notifications choose podcasts obscuring the mini player (#4861)
- Fix Android 10 full screen player appearing under the status and navigation bars (#4804)
- Fix the mini player Up Next count overflow (#4826)
- Improve help & feedback page padding (#4858)
- Fix 3-button navigation obstructing the sharing buttons (#4810)
- Fix unfollow issue (#4856)
- December 2025
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8.1
New Features
- Add Playback 2025 so you can get a recap of your listening habits from this year (#4762)
Updates
- Add periodic requests for the app rating (#4725)
- Improve tooltips' contrast issues when dark theme is used (#4737)
- Allow one character episode searches (#4734)
Bug Fixes
- Fix an issue where unplayed episodes do not show play button (#4749)
- Fix autoplay not starting playback from the current position in the list (#4755)
- Fix playlists not reopening on app launch (#4808)
- December 2025
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8.0
New Features
- Add support for Manual Playlists and rebrand Filters as Smart Playlists (#4711)
Bug Fixes
- Fix podcasts drag & drop swapping podcasts' positions (#4699)
- Fix podcast settings icon theming with Classic theme (#4687)
- Fix chapters sleep timer not being visible (#4691)
- Fix 3-button navigation obstructing the podcast rating button (#4698)
- Fix search bar jumps out of view (#4707)
- Fix episode list play button flickering (#4709)
- December 2025
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7.101
New search experience with a combined search API and updated results screen. Enhanced WearOS login and legacy Google login support, plus offline podcast results and smarter search UI hints. Bug fixes improve bulk Up Next performance and filter pills behavior.
New Features
- Update search results screen (#4583)
- Integrate new combined search API (#4604)
Updates
- Improved login experience on WearOS (#4631)
- Bring back legacy Google login on WearOS 14 and below (#4633)
- Improve search results (#4637)
- Bring back legacy Google login as fallback (#4669)
- Exclude empty searches from history (#4660)
- Show local podcast results when device is offline during search (#4661)
- Show "View all for X" text under search suggestions (#4667)
Bug Fixes
- Improve performance of bulk Up Next operations (#4641)
- Fix search results not showing filter pills when there are no results (#4649)
- December 2025
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7.100
New features add Up Next date sorting and search suggestions, plus sleep timer wording and chapter visibility updates. Bug fixes across queue restoration, navigation bar overlaps, mini player, transcript button, downloads for archived episodes, title accents, and drag‑and‑drop.
New Features
- Add an option to sort Up Next by date (#4586)
- Implement search suggestions (#4571)
Updates
- Improve sleep timer terminology and chapter option visibility (#4564)
- Small tweaks for Google login on watch and phone (#4598)
Bug Fixes
- Fix restoring large Up Next queues (#4562)
- Fix done button overlapping with navigation bars (#4553)
- Fix folder flow buttons overlapping with navigation bars (#4597)
- Fix shared list under the mini player (#4560)
- Fix transcript button incorrectly disabled (#4555)
- Fix archived episodes not being downloaded when added to queue (#4570)
- Fix podcast title sort with accents (#4594)
- Fix podcasts page drag & drop issues (#4596)
- December 2025
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7.99
Updates
- Improve episode rows swipe and multi-select animations. (#4500)
- Improve user episode rows swipe and multi-select animations. (#4501)
- Improve up next episode rows swipe and multi-select animations. (#4502)
- Migrate from old Google login method to CredentialManager APIs (#4523)
- Use CredentialManager on WearOS for Google login (#4528)
- Enable saved passwords to be used for WearOS login (#4548)
- Do not remove episodes from Up Next when downloaded files are deleted. (#4549)