Changelog

Overcast

News
By Marco Arment
iPhone iPad Watch

Jan. 25, 2024

v 2024.1

- Smart Speed now uses a perceptual filter for more accurate silence detection on shows with mastering errors.
- Minor bug fixes.

Sept. 18, 2023

v 2023.9

Interactive widgets!

Aug. 7, 2023

v 2023.5

- Improved performance with large collections
- Improved importing from other apps
- Fixed clip-sharing to Instagram Stories

March 23, 2023

v 2023.4

- Revamped artwork downloader for higher image quality and reliability
- Minor fixes

March 2, 2023

v 2023.3

- Improved the UI to make Apple Watch downloads faster and more reliable
- Improved sync frequency and efficiency
- Minor fixes

Feb. 6, 2023

v 2023.2

- Everyone hated the new "unplayed" logic, so I changed it back to the previous logic (meaning "not deleted")
- Renamed Unplayed sections to "Current" (let's give that a try)
- In the list-filter selector on the home screen, restored Archive and removed Active
- Reduced sync frequency when not necessary to improve battery life and reduce data usage
- Not-yet-downloaded podcasts now count as current/unplayed
- Fixed widget sometimes showing completed episodes
- Fixed VoiceOver announcing wrong episode count on podcast rows

Feb. 2, 2023

v 2023.1

- Replaced "Archive" filter on home screen with new "All" filter
- Unplayed areas now exclude items that have been fully played; formerly, "unplayed" really meant "not deleted"
- Episode menus with actions to "Add to" playlists now also include corresponding "Move to" playlist actions
- Fixed potential errors and infinite spinners with streaming playback
- Improved performance

Dec. 18, 2022

v 2022.11

- By popular demand, per-podcast listening stats are now collected to enable "most-listened" lists (coming soon)
- Minor under-the-hood fixes and improvements

Oct. 20, 2022

v 2022.10

- More customization of Lock Screen widgets
- Bug fixes

Sept. 9, 2022

v 2022.9

- Fixed a crash on watchOS 8.
- Fixed a crash with certain uploaded filenames.

July 23, 2022

v 2022.7

- Bug fix
- Now requires at least iOS 15 and watchOS 8

June 2, 2022

v 2022.5

- Minor bug fixes
- Accessibility improvements

April 14, 2022

v 2022.4

- Play Next is now available under more conditions
- Other minor fixes

March 29, 2022

v 2022.3

Minor fixes and performance improvements following the previous version's major redesign.

March 25, 2022

v 2022.2

- Redesigned home screen, fonts, and many other elements throughout the app (other areas, such as the now-playing screen, will be redesigned soon)
- Can now choose your own theme colors
- Playlists can now have custom icons and colors
- Playlists can now be reordered on the home screen by dragging
- Added Starred, Downloaded, and In-Progress list options
- Recent episodes are now displayed on the home screen, and can be long-pressed to preview
- Podcasts can be pinned to the top of the list, and pinned podcasts can be reordered by dragging
- Episodes can now be marked as "played"
- Notifications are much more reliable
- Links can now be opened in Safari

Jan. 14, 2022

v 2022.1

- Fixed playback of Anchor-hosted podcasts
- Minor design tweaks (MUCH more coming soon!), including many improved icons throughout the app
- Now exclusively uses the system font for practicality, modern design priorities, and broader world-language support. I bid a very fond farewell to the excellent Concourse font that served us well for many years.

Oct. 23, 2021

v 2021.11

- New consolidated Privacy screens showing domains, trackers, etc. used across all of your podcasts
- Fixed bugs including crashes while streaming, erroneous timeout dialogs, Watch speed selection, and iPad keyboard controls
- Improved layout on new iPad Mini and Apple Watch Series 7