Pocket Casts iOs Release Notes

Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

  • Feb 20, 2026
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      Feb 20, 2026
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      Feb 20, 2026

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    8.6.0.1

    UI and accessibility get a major refresh with Dynamic Type updates across playlists, player views, discovery, and settings. Cache improvements and new options boost reliability and UX from transcript actions to layout tweaks.

    Playlists

    • Playlists: Add episode to a playlist from episode details ##3943

    Dynamic Type

    • Improve cache invalidation for Playlist Count and Artwork #3927
    • Dynamic Type: Update UpNext #3918
    • Dynamic Type: Update Podcasts list #3914
    • Dynamic Type: Update Podcast detail #3892
    • Dynamic Type: Update Settings #3896
    • Dynamic Type: Update Profile View #3894
    • Dynamic Type: Update Episode Detail View #3926
    • Dynamic Type: Update Podcast Grid View #3931
    • Dynamic Type: Update Siri Shortcuts settings #3930
    • Dynamic Type: Update Options #3938
    • Dynamic Type: Update Pull to Refresh #3939
    • Dynamic type: Playlists smart rules #3949
    • Dynamic Type: Update Playlists List #3946
    • Dynamic Type: Update Playlists Creation and options #3948
    • Dynamic Type: Update Account Cells #3956
    • Dynamic Type: Update Uploaded Files #3953
    • Dynamic Type: Update Stats #3955
    • Dynamic Type: Update player notes header to support dynamic type #3954
    • Dynamic Type: Discovery - Resize feature cells #3959
    • Dynamic type: Discover - Trending list #3975
    • Dynamic Type: Transcript update actions and paywall #3969
    • Dynamic Type: Discovery - Update featured carrousel and cells #3959
    • Dynamic type: Update Player chapters #3957
    • Dynamic Type: Update exporter to support dynamic type #3958
    • Dynamic type: Network highlight - Show all #3985
    • Dynamic type: Discover network highlight cell #3979
    • Dynamic Type: Country selector #3986
    • Dynamic type: Update player more options #3993
    • Dynamic type: Update player main view #3989
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  • Feb 16, 2026
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      Feb 16, 2026
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      Feb 17, 2026

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    8.6.0.0

    Dynamic Type updates across playlists, podcasts, settings and player views boost readability and consistency. This release also improves cache invalidation and Siri Shortcuts, delivering a more accessible, responsive user experience.

    • Improve cache invalidation for Playlist Count and Artwork #3927

    • Dynamic Type: Update UpNext #3918

    • Dynamic Type: Update Podcasts list #3914

    • Dynamic Type: Update Podcast detail #3892

    • Dynamic Type: Update Settings #3896

    • Dynamic Type: Update Profile View #3894

    • Dynamic Type: Update Episode Detail View #3926

    • Dynamic Type: Update Podcast Grid View #3931

    • Dynamic Type: Update Siri Shortcuts settings #3930

    • Dynamic Type: Update Options #3938

    • Dynamic Type: Update Pull to Refresh #3939

    • Dynamic type: Playlists smart rules #3949

    • Dynamic Type: Update Playlists List #3946

    • Dynamic Type: Update Playlists Creation and options #3948

    • Dynamic Type: Update Account Cells #3956

    • Dynamic Type: Update Uploaded Files #3953

    • Dynamic Type: Update Stats #3955

    • Dynamic Type: Update player notes header to support dynamic type #3954

    • Dynamic type: Update Player chapters #3957

    • Dynamic Type: Update exporter to support dynamic type #3958

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  • Feb 12, 2026
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      Feb 12, 2026
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      Feb 13, 2026

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    8.5.0.1

    Fix removal of User Episode Files when selecting multiple episodes #3898

    Fix URL handling from iMessage #3937

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  • Feb 2, 2026
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      Feb 2, 2026
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      Feb 3, 2026

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    8.5.0.0

    Fix removal of User Episode Files when selecting multiple episodes #3898

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  • Jan 20, 2026
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      Jan 21, 2026

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    8.4.0.0

    Release notes

    • Maintain Show Notes scroll position when app is opened #3863
    • Remove support for Radioactive theme #3865
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  • Jan 9, 2026
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      Jan 9, 2026
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      Jan 9, 2026

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    8.3.0.1

    • Add Deselect action from long press #3786

    • Fix WatchManager to only report unknown message if it was truly unknown / unprocessed #3748

    • Improves Add Episode performance #3842

    • Ensure widget playback intent runs in the background #3846

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  • Jan 7, 2026
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      Jan 7, 2026
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      Jan 7, 2026

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    8.2.1

    Fix memory release issue #3847

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  • Jan 5, 2026
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      Jan 5, 2026
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      Jan 6, 2026

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    8.3.0.0

    Release Notes

    • Add Deselect action from long press #3786
    • Fix WatchManager to only report unknown message if it was truly unknown / unprocessed #3748
    • Improves Add Episode performance #3842
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  • Jan 5, 2026
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      Jan 21, 2026

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    8.2

    Playlists

    • introduce DiffableKit to handle cell reloading #3784
    • improve artwork and counts queries #3783, #3807
    • Improve app performance when trigering multiple downloads #3809
    • Add Unmetered Wifi test in Connection Status page #3825
    • Activate audio session in background to avoid main thread hangs #3826
    • Use in-memory streaming buffer to reply to media requests #3829
    • Switch to allowsCellularAccess from allowsExpensiveNetworkAccess to improve cellular download handling #3833
    • Improve manual playlist query performance #3834
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  • Dec 23, 2025
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      Dec 23, 2025
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      Dec 23, 2025

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    8.2.0.4

    • Playlists: introduce DiffableKit to handle cell reloading #3784

    • Playlists: improve artwork and counts queries #3783, #3807

    • Improve app performance when trigering multiple downloads #3809

    • Add Unmetered Wifi test in Connection Status page #3825

    • Activate audio session in background to avoid main thread hangs #3826

    • Use in-memory streaming buffer to reply to media requests #3829

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