Pocket Casts Now Available on Apple TV

[MacRumors]

Starting today, the popular podcast platform Pocket Casts is available on all Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD models. The app was already available on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

"Your podcasts, your Up Next, your place in every episode, right on the screen in front of you," said Pocket Casts, in a blog post. "Start something on your phone at the bus stop. Finish it on the couch that night, exactly where you left it. Nothing to re-find. Nothing to sync by hand."

Article Link: Pocket Casts Now Available on Apple TV

 

[Justin Cymbal]

Pocket Casts is available on all Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD models

Nice 👍😎 I just use the regular Apple podcast app on my Apple TV to watch all of my podcasts - I watch a lot of Leo Laporte tech podcasts (such as MacBreak Weekly) on there as well

Definitely planning on replacing my 2022 Apple TV when the new one comes out! I just hope that they don’t copy what Roku just did and raise prices by a lot:

Roku Hikes Hardware Prices by Up to 60% — CNET

RAMageddon has claimed another company's products, with costs for streaming devices the latest to blow out.

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[GIZBUG]

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[sw1tcher]

Nice 👍😎 I just use the regular Apple podcast app on my Apple TV to watch all of my podcasts - I watch a lot of Leo Laporte tech podcasts (such as MacBreak Weekly) on there as well

Definitely planning on replacing my 2022 Apple TV when the new one comes out! I just hope that they don’t copy what Roku just did and raise prices by a lot:

Roku Hikes Hardware Prices by Up to 60% — CNET

RAMageddon has claimed another company's products, with costs for streaming devices the latest to blow out.

stocks.apple.com

The price increases don't make sense.

The Streaming Stick Plus, Streaming Stick 4K, and Streambar SE all have 1GB RAM, yet the price increases are all different. Meanwhile, the Roku Ultra with 2GB RAM will see the same $50 price increase as the 1GB Streambar SE.

And a $30 price increase for a 5 year old device? 😂 (Streaming Stick 4K was announced on Sep. 20, 2021 as 2022 year model)

Product	Old price	New price	RAM	Model Year
Roku Streaming Stick	$30	$40	512MB	2025
Roku Streaming Stick Plus	$40	$60	1GB	2025
Roku Streaming Stick 4K	$50	$80	1GB	2022
Roku Ultra	$100	$150	2GB	2024
Roku Streambar SE	$100	$150	1GB	2024

 

[johannnn]

Cool that we get more apps on the Apple TV.

But is this podcast app really "popular"? I know it used to be cool many many years ago, but I haven't heard anyone use it in the last like 5 years. Everyone seems to be using Apple Podcasts or Overcast or Spotify

 

[amphetamine]

I’m not super into podcasts, which may be why the Apple Podcasts app is enough for me, but what does Pocket Casts offer that makes it worth using over the default one?

 

[sjsharksfan12]

Cool that we get more apps on the Apple TV.

But is this podcast app really "popular"? I know it used to be cool many many years ago, but I haven't heard anyone use it in the last like 5 years. Everyone seems to be using Apple Podcasts or Overcast or Spotify

I use it and this is pretty cool. Thanks povketcasts team.

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Does it have the minuscule RW/play/FF buttons that they innovatively brought to the iPhoneOS app?

 

[4 bit 9d api]

But is this podcast app really "popular"? I know it used to be cool many many years ago, but I haven't heard anyone use it in the last like 5 years. Everyone seems to be using Apple Podcasts or Overcast or Spotify

Yes, I've listened to 259 days worth of podcasts using the app since 2018. They're one of the few apps that actyally honored the lifetime purchase after moving to a subscription model too so I continue to get new features.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Cool that we get more apps on the Apple TV.

But is this podcast app really "popular"? I know it used to be cool many many years ago, but I haven't heard anyone use it in the last like 5 years. Everyone seems to be using Apple Podcasts or Overcast or Spotify

That's because for a few years after the original developer sold it, it was bought by a weird conglomerate of broadcasters in an attempt to monetize it.

As I recall, that went poorly for everyone.

Then Automattic bought it, owned by Matt Mullenweg.

I seem to remember some controversy there, but I don't remember if people decided he was the good guy or bad guy.

(Quick edit after looking into it briefly. Seems like he wasn't exactly the good guy.)

So it's had a rough few years, while those other three you named have been quietly chugging along their expected path.

Also, Overcast is really good these days. Hard to beat.