The reality of writing about technology is that you regularly move your life from one device to another. Choosing apps and services to make this transition is easy, but I've often struggled with ...

Pocket Casts, the podcast app acquired by Automattic in 2021, is now making its web player free. The company says the move offers an alternative to the big platforms’ closed ecosystems, where ...

I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you’ve been on the internet before. If so, you’ve likely stumbled upon a podcast or two. There are almost 5 million of them out there, after all. The problem ...

After redesigning its Android widgets earlier this year, Pocket Casts is getting transcripts and the ability to create and share an interesting section of a podcast as a video/audio clip. From the now ...

Pocket Casts now has banner ads pushing their subscription on individual podcast episodes, regardless of whether you paid for the app, so I'm looking for a replacement. Needs Android Auto support, and ...

Both mobile and desktop versions of the Pocket Casts app have introduced a new playlist feature designed to help you organize your favorite podcasts. You can manually create your own playlists by hand ...

Over 90% of people listen to podcasts they do not have to pay for. There is a lot less motivation to pay for a podcast that a movie or TV series. More so if the economy is going worse, if you make ...

Pocket Casts has been my podcast app of choice for years now, mostly because of how well it works across different platforms. Its mobile apps opened up access for free a few years ago, and on Tuesday ...

The Automattic-owned service framed the move as standing up for open podcasting that's freely accessible to anyone, everywhere. "By making our Web Player available to everyone, we're reinforcing our ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

I like listening to podcasts when I’m doing household chores. So I recently opened YouTube Music with the intention of continuing a podcast I’d been enjoying the evening before, but instead of ...