{"id":244465,"date":"2021-05-07T15:07:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T12:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-apple-podcasts-app-redesign-is-a-crime-against-humanity\/"},"modified":"2021-05-07T15:07:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T12:07:20","slug":"the-apple-podcasts-app-redesign-is-a-crime-against-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-apple-podcasts-app-redesign-is-a-crime-against-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Apple Podcasts app redesign is a crime against humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a409ab486390\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a409ab486390\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-apple-podcasts-app-redesign-is-a-crime-against-humanity\/#The_true_horror_of_the_Apple_Podcasts_app_redesign\" >The true horror of the Apple Podcasts app redesign<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le Podcasts app redesign is a crime against humanity<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>Amongst all the big product announcements Apple made\u00a0at its April event, the company also ushered in a new era for its podcast offering. Specifically, it introduced subscriptions and a redesigned Podcasts app.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we\u2019re talking about the latter. Why? Because the Apple Podcast app redesign is a violation of our human rights; a plague upon this fair and pleasant land.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, that\u2019s a bit much. But the redesign\u00a0<em>is<\/em> annoying. Anything that gets tweaked should be better to use, right? Well, that hasn\u2019t happened with the new Apple Podcasts app.<\/p>\n<p>The most obvious and least offensive change is visual. The overall shape of the app remains much the same, but the show pages have been redesigned so they look far more modern.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example from Apple\u2019s marketing materials:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1349991 js-lazy\" alt=\"apple podcast app redesign show pages\" width=\"796\" height=\"485\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-796x485.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-796x485.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-280x171.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-443x270.jpg 443w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-221x135.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages.jpg 1576w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F05%2F07%2Fapple-podcasts-app-redesign-crime-against-humanity-opinion%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: As you can see, it\u2019s more interactive, has CTA buttons, and has a fresher look.\" data-title=\"Share As you can see, it\u2019s more interactive, has CTA buttons, and has a fresher look. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share As you can see, it\u2019s more interactive, has CTA buttons, and has a fresher look. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>As you can see, it\u2019s more interactive, has CTA buttons, and has a fresher look.<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1349991\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-796x485.jpg\" alt=\"apple podcast app redesign show pages\" width=\"796\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-796x485.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-280x171.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-443x270.jpg 443w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages-221x135.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/apple-podcast-app-redesign-show-pages.jpg 1576w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>I don\u2019t mind this \u2014 the Apple Podcast app was due a facelift, and at least this makes it a more unified browsing experience.<\/p>\n<p>No, my problems with the redesign are far more functional. Let\u2019s look deeper.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things Apple changed in the refresh was the fact you no longer \u201csubscribe\u201d to podcasts, you \u201cfollow\u201d them instead. I get this change. If you\u2019re trying to launch an actual, paying subscription model, \u201cfollow\u201d makes way more sense to separate your paying and non-paying users.<\/p>\n<p>The issue with this \u2014 on my Podcasts app at least \u2014 is that this change removed all my download preferences.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of podcasts I listen to that pump out a gamut of episodes, a fair chunk of which I have no intention of listening to. Interview-based shows are a good example. In these instances, I turn off the auto-download to stop my phone being clogged up.<\/p>\n<p>Since the update, every damn show is now set to automatically download.<\/p>\n<p>Having to go through my library and update settings is irritating, but I can accept it. This hasn\u2019t happened to everyone else I\u2019ve chatted to, so I can write it off as a bug.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s one bit of the Apple Podcasts app redesign I simply cannot deal with: the change to the latest episodes section.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_true_horror_of_the_Apple_Podcasts_app_redesign\"><\/span>The true horror of the Apple Podcasts app redesign<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I think the way I listen to podcasts is pretty normal. I find a list of all available episodes in my library and scroll down until I land on one I fancy listening to.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Apple has made this a little harder by hiding the menu behind further layers. But now? It has massacred my poor section.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1350009 js-lazy\" alt=\"what apple has done to the podcasts app\" width=\"796\" height=\"521\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-796x521.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-796x521.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-280x183.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-413x270.jpeg 413w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-206x135.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app.jpeg 1194w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F05%2F07%2Fapple-podcasts-app-redesign-crime-against-humanity-opinion%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: An artist\u2019s interpretation of me at this current moment.\" data-title=\"Share An artist\u2019s interpretation of me at this current moment. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share An artist\u2019s interpretation of me at this current moment. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>An artist\u2019s interpretation of me at this current moment.<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1350009\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-796x521.jpeg\" alt=\"what apple has done to the podcasts app\" width=\"796\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-796x521.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-280x183.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-413x270.jpeg 413w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app-206x135.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/what-apple-has-done-to-the-podcasts-app.jpeg 1194w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to the update, the latest episodes section was just that: <em>all<\/em> the latest episodes. Since the update, I was only shown a handful.<\/p>\n<p>After a short moment of digging, it turns out Apple put a time filter on this section. The default appears to be one week, but the bigger problem is that the largest filter you can put on is a month.<\/p>\n<p><em>Why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Surely it\u2019d be simple to just list every unplayed episode? As it used to do? I like to curate podcasts as they come in, marking episodes I have no intention of listening to as played, so I have a stream of content I\u2019m interested in. Now this is limited by how long ago that show was released.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1350044 js-lazy\" alt=\"Apple Podcasts app latest episodes\" width=\"796\" height=\"1021\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-796x1021.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-796x1021.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-164x210.jpg 164w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-211x270.jpg 211w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-105x135.jpg 105w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes.jpg 1242w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F05%2F07%2Fapple-podcasts-app-redesign-crime-against-humanity-opinion%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: THE LOCATION OF THE HORROR.\" data-title=\"Share THE LOCATION OF THE HORROR. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share THE LOCATION OF THE HORROR. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>THE LOCATION OF THE HORROR.<\/figcaption><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1350044\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-796x1021.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Podcasts app latest episodes\" width=\"796\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-796x1021.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-164x210.jpg 164w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-211x270.jpg 211w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes-105x135.jpg 105w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/05\/Apple-Podcasts-app-latest-episodes.jpg 1242w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>It sounds minor, but these small design decisions make a big difference when you\u2019re managing a ton of content across several shows \u2014 a topic I\u2019ve written about before.\u00a0Effectively, the Apple Podcasts app has gotten worse for no reason whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>And lord, don\u2019t even get me started about the state of syncing different episodes across devices. It\u2019s a mess.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019d think if Apple was going to take the Podcasts app seriously, it\u2019d focus solely on user experience. Instead, the whole redesign seems to have been concentrated on funnelling people into new shows that Apple wants them to pay for.<\/p>\n<p>Surprising? Of course not \u2014 Apple\u2019s only about that money. But still,\u00a0<em>ugh.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter all about consumer tech? 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Specifically, it introduced subscriptions and a redesigned Podcasts app. Today, we\u2019re talking about the latter. Why? 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