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Apple Podcasts Gets Video on Mac and Apple TV, Plus New Search Feature

Apple yesterday announced several improvements to Apple Podcasts, including video podcast playback on macOS and a fully redesigned tvOS app.

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Mac users will gain a new, enhanced video podcast experience in ‌Apple Podcasts‌, including Picture in Picture support for watching episodes while multitasking. The update brings the full mobile ‌Apple Podcasts‌ experience to the Mac, with audio and video content alongside transcripts, timed links, and chapters.

The ‌Apple Podcasts‌ app on tvOS is receiving a complete redesign with video podcast playback, a new sidebar navigation for easier browsing, and support for podcast creators' episode and show artwork. The update is aimed at making it simpler to discover and enjoy video content on the big screen.

Across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, as well as on the web at podcasts.apple.com, Apple is also adding a new search within show feature. The tool allows users to search directly within a show from its See All Episodes view, making it easier to locate a specific episode without scrolling through an entire back catalog.

The updates will arrive this fall as part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, visionOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and tvOS 27.

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Top Rated Comments

3 weeks ago
Picture in Picture support is very welcome. Will definitely use the search feature.
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3 weeks ago
They’ve been really building out the Podcast app just for me lately.

I mainly stick to it because of the search functionality I’ve not found in any other app (the ability to search individual episodes and not just show titles/descriptions), and being able to further narrow searches to specific shows is great.

My only gripe is that I’d like to be able to just fully block shows the way you can block publications in News. There are a ton of shows I see in the New tab that I will never listen to.
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3 weeks ago
I had not clocked that they were still not supporting video podcasts on the mac. I could have sworn that I'd seen video podcasts on iTunes more than 15 years ago. I thought I had some on my iPod Classic.
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