Apple Podcasts Now Available on the Web

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced the launch of a Podcasts on the web feature, which works in Safari, Chrome, Edge, and Firefox on Macs, PCs, and other devices. Podcasts on the web allows users to search for, browse through, and listen to podcasts with access to the Up Next queue and library when signed in to an Apple Account.

Apple Podcasts on the web works like the Apple Podcasts app, and users can subscribe to and get updates for their favorite shows. Apple has long had a podcasts feature that allowed podcasts to be listened to on the web when embedded in an article, but now there is a dedicated website on devices without a Podcasts app.

You can check out Podcasts on the web by going to Apple's podcasts.apple.com site. Note that if you have the Podcasts app installed on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, the website will open the app automatically rather than directing you to the web.

Podcasts on the web comes a month after Apple introduced Apple Maps on the web, which serves as an alternative to Google Maps.

Article Link: Apple Podcasts Now Available on the Web

 

[stiligFox]

Man I love how they’re bringing their services to the web more and more.

Now bring iMessage to the web Apple. I dare you, I double dog dare you!

 

[S.B.G]

This is a nice addition to enable more compatibility across devices; I like it.

 

[antiprotest]

I did not expect this.

 

[Ctrlos]

As well as having these as separate websites it would be great if they were added to iCloud.com as extra apps.

 

[PsykX]

Music, Maps, Podcasts...
Is TV+ coming next ? Netflix has a website where you can watch their content, it would be equivalent.

It basically confirms that the native app was just a web wrapper (except from the toolbar on the left which is native).
A bummer : It's also only available in English - no other language. I don't understand why since the app seems to share so many assets, and the app is localized in so many languages already.

 

[ReliableSource]

Good start but if you have any shows from Patreon or the like, they won’t show up on the web.

 

[IMPOSSIBLEMAN]

Love the concept but wish Apple would ditch the 2-factor authentication for such websites as my only case for this website is on a work laptop where I have no access to 2FA or even a phone.

2FA is necessary for iCould but not for logging in to Podcasts.

 

[atsang]

web = SEO = enables the power of discovery/customer acquisition. Took Apple a long time to realize this.

 

[usbwire]

Kind of unrelated, but I’d love if they brought Safari back to Windows. Would be great to sync tabs across my Apple devices and PC.

 

[ericg301]

still no OPML import/export, no dice.

 

[ericg301]

Music, Maps, Podcasts...
Is TV+ coming next ? Netflix has a website where you can watch their content, it would be equivalent.

It basically confirms that the native app was just a web wrapper (except from the toolbar on the left which is native).
A bummer : It's also only available in English - no other language. I don't understand why since the app seems to share so many assets, and the app is localized in so many languages already.

You might want to sit down for this:

tv.apple.com

 

[nfl46]

Okay. Maps now podcasts. We’re getting somewhere. Great job, Apple!

 

[gco212]

I can't believe this wasn't already available, what on earth was Apple waiting for?

 

[JoeShades]

Love the concept but wish Apple would ditch the 2-factor authentication for such websites as my only case for this website is on a work laptop where I have no access to 2FA or even a phone.

2FA is necessary for iCould but not for logging in to Podcasts.

I have 2F enabled and it was not required to log in to this site

 

[brofkand]

Is this how Apple finally decommissions iTunes on Windows? Podcasts and audiobooks were the last things still handled by iTunes as I recall.

 

[JoeShades]

Is this how Apple finally decommissions iTunes on Windows? Podcasts and audiobooks were the last things still handled by iTunes as I recall.

I think you still need Itunes for Home sharing things like photos to Apple Tv

 

[HouseLannister]

This plus the transcripts might make me leave Pocket Casts. Still wish there was a trim silence feature.

 

[tonywalker23]

Perhaps this will be the century that it works for me, and for example, I won’t have 5,000 unplayed episodes on my iPad, a few dozen on my phone, and my Mac say no new episodes.
For the 100th time I have put on these forums, I have no way to understand how a company that made podcasts famous can have an app that syncs so bad to where no device ever looks even remotely close to the other in terms of what is new and what is not.

If any other app did this (mail, contacts, etc) it would be unusable. I want to use the app so bad, but it is so broken (for me).

 

[SMH4KIDIOT]

I can't believe this wasn't already available, what on earth was Apple waiting for?

They realized people who don't use Apple platforms also have disposable income to spend.

 

[NervousFish2]

This is so welcome. Overdue. But very very welcome.

 

[Liam555]

Finally!!! Been waiting for this for about 3 years now.

 

[tomtad]

As well as having these as separate websites it would be great if they were added to iCloud.com as extra apps.

Should be on Apple.com

Why is it still just a shop?

 

[johannnn]

Really happy about this. Now it's just iMessage I'm waiting for!

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

You can check out Podcasts on the web by going to Apple's podcasts.apple.com site. Note that if you have the Podcasts app installed on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, the website will open the app automatically rather than directing you to the web

Isn't doing this on Mac for me?