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August 2026
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8.19

Pocket Casts Android fixes audio stuttering in video episodes at high speed and a background bottom sheet crash.
Bug Fixes

Fix audio stuttering when playing video episodes at high speed in the background (#5707)

Fix a crash when showing a bottom sheet after the app is sent to the background (#5709)

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August 2026
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8.19

Pocket Casts Android ships 8.19.

8.19
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July 2026
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Aug 5, 2026
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8.18

Pocket Casts Android fixes copy and artwork freezing bugs for a smoother listening experience.
Bug Fixes

Allow copying description and show notes links with a long press (#5628)

Fix the app briefly freezing when showing the default podcast artwork (#5634)

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July 2026
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Jul 22, 2026
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8.18

Pocket Casts Android ships version 8.18.

8.18
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July 2026
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Jul 18, 2026

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Jul 28, 2026
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8.17

Pocket Casts Android adds audio-only playback, Flightcast transcript support, Stats Heatmap, and HLS support. It also lets users switch to the HLS video stream for downloaded episodes, while improving playback, cache handling, chapter seeking, and several crash and Chromecast fixes.
New Features

Add Audio only playback setting (#5572)

Add support for Flightcast transcripts (#5544)

Stats Heatmap (#5536)

HLS support (#5602)

Add option to switch to the HLS video stream when playing a downloaded episode (#5620)

Updates

Respect Audio only toggle when playing progressive mp4 episodes (#5627)

Tap into ExoPlayer's cache instead of a standalone MediaSource for fingerprinting (#5618)

Resolve generated chapter seeks through on-demand audio fingerprinting (#5613)

Bug Fixes

Fix episodes being cached over mobile data when Warn before using data is enabled (#5567)

Reduce the chance of episode playback progress reverting during listening history sync (#5552)

Fix a crash that could occur when seeking during playback (#5550)

Fix Automotive crash when using Google Assistant voice commands to control playback (#5551)

Fix podcast episode row button not switching to play when connected to Chromecast (#5604)

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July 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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Jul 16, 2026
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8.17

Pocket Casts Android adds Flightcast transcripts, a stats heatmap, and settings to hide generated chapters.
New Features

Add support for Flightcast transcripts (#5544)

Stats Heatmap (#5536)

Add settings to hide generated chapters (#5564)

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July 2026
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Jul 6, 2026
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8.17

Pocket Casts Android 8.17 ships a new release update.

8.17
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July 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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Jul 18, 2026
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8.16

Pocket Casts Android adds Up Next sorting by duration, hides generated chapters, and fixes leaked network connections.
New Features

Up Next sort by duration (#5399)

Add settings to hide generated chapters (#5564)

Bug Fixes

Fix leaked network connections when refreshing episode details (#5546)

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June 2026
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Jun 23, 2026
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8.16

Pocket Casts Android 8.16 is now available.

8.16
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June 2026
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Jun 10, 2026

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Jul 6, 2026
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8.15

Pocket Casts Android fixes crashes, improves Wear OS and Automotive performance, and tightens playback and login flows.
Bug Fixes

Fix crash when scrolling to the top of a long Up Next queue (#5320)

Improve handling of search results where the podcast title is missing (#5451)

Wear OS performance improvements (#5446)

Improved Automotive sign up screen (#5487)

Fix broken Login with Phone flow on Wear OS (#5492)

Fix overlapping text issue on Automotive after orientation change (#5477)

Fix link screen's text overlap on Automotive (#5475)

Updates

Reset player after playback finished on Automotive (#5488)

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June 2026
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Jun 1, 2026

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Jun 8, 2026
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8.14

Pocket Casts Android adds synced episode transcripts and an explicit badge in Discover, with fixes for landscape settings and missing metadata.
New Features

Synced episode transcripts (#5324)

Add the explicit badge to the Discover section (#5370)

Bug Fixes

Fix Profile settings gear being unreachable in landscape (#5371)

Fix missing episode dates and durations in Android Auto and Wear OS (#5388)

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May 2026
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May 28, 2026
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8.14

Pocket Casts Android 8.14 ships as a new release.

8.14
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May 2026
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May 25, 2026

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May 29, 2026
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8.13

Pocket Casts Android adds episode summaries, generated chapters, and an explicit podcast badge in search results.
New Features

Show episode summaries where possible (#5276)

Show episode summary on fullscreen player (#5278)

Use generated chapters when author didn't provide them (#5277)

Add an explicit podcast badge to search results (#5351)

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May 2026
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May 11, 2026
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8.13

Pocket Casts Android 8.13 ships as a new release.

8.13
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May 2026
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8.12

Pocket Casts Android fixes episode duration display after downloads for feeds without an RSS length attribute.
Bug Fixes

Restore episode duration after download for feeds without an RSS length attribute (#5258)

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