Cosmicast

Bug fixes

- Added automatic sleep detection
- The recently updated timeline feed now only fetches the 2 latest episodes from each podcast in the library, and caps at 20 altogether, allowing for more diverse content to appear there
- You can now hide downloaded and played indicators in the recently updated timeline feed (via the ••• button in the recently updated timeline section)
- Added Czech localization
- Improved various other localizations
- Fixed issue where toggling the option to reduce motion in settings wouldn't always reduce motion
- Fixed issue where the segments in the full-screen sized list (settings option) would always default to the first one
- Fixed issue where selecting an item to play from the full-screen sized list (settings option) would display the default list view too
- Fixed issue where audio would overlap and play twice at times
- Fixed issue where attempting to remove items from the playlist wouldn't always remove them
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- Added automatic sleep detection
- The recently updated timeline feed now only fetches the 2 latest episodes from each podcast in the library, and caps at 20 altogether, allowing for more diverse content to appear there
- You can now hide downloaded and played indicators in the recently updated timeline feed (via the ••• button in the recently updated timeline section)
- Added Czech localization
- Improved various other localizations
- Fixed issue where toggling the option to reduce motion in settings wouldn't always reduce motion
- Fixed issue where the segments in the full-screen sized list (settings option) would always default to the first one
- Fixed issue where selecting an item to play from the full-screen sized list (settings option) would display the default list view too
- Fixed issue where audio would overlap and play twice at times
- Fixed issue where attempting to remove items from the playlist wouldn't always remove them
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- Added automatic sleep detection
- The recently updated timeline feed now only fetches the 2 latest episodes from each podcast in the library, and caps at 20 altogether, allowing for more diverse content to appear there
- You can now hide downloaded and played indicators in the recently updated timeline feed (via the ••• button in the recently updated timeline section)
- Added Czech localization
- Improved various other localizations
- Fixed issue where toggling the option to reduce motion in settings wouldn't always reduce motion
- Fixed issue where the segments in the full-screen sized list (settings option) would always default to the first one
- Fixed issue where selecting an item to play from the full-screen sized list (settings option) would display the default list view too
- Fixed issue where audio would overlap and play twice at times
- Fixed issue where attempting to remove items from the playlist wouldn't always remove them
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- The recently updated timeline feed now only fetches the 2 latest episodes from each podcast in the library, and caps at 20 altogether, allowing for more diverse content to appear there
- You can now hide downloaded and played indicators in the recently updated timeline feed (via the ••• button in the recently updated timeline section)
- Added Czech localization
- Improved various other localizations
- Fixed issue where toggling the option to reduce motion in settings wouldn't always reduce motion
- Fixed issue where the segments in the full-screen sized list (settings option) would always default to the first one
- Fixed issue where selecting an item to play from the full-screen sized list (settings option) would display the default list view too
- Fixed issue where audio would overlap and play twice at times
- Fixed issue where attempting to remove items from the playlist wouldn't always remove them
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- The recently updated timeline feed now only fetches the 2 latest episodes from each podcast in the library, and caps at 20 altogether, allowing for more diverse content to appear there
- Added subtle motion effects that adjust shadows and highlights based on device tilt (enabling 'Reduce Motion' via the top-right icon's 'Extras' section or via the Settings apps will disable this)
- Added a dedicated settings section
- Added a settings option to view lists full screen on iPhone (giving more space to browse)
- Searching for podcasts now keeps the search screen open when selecting podcasts (long-press in the search view to subscribe quickly)
- Fixed issue where removing podcasts from subscriptions wouldn't remove them from the recently updated timeline feed
- Fixed a crash that would occur when performing a long-press on the turntable vinyl when no episode was loaded
- Fixed issue where attempting to remove podcasts you'd subscribed to would sometimes fail to remove them
- Fixed issue where lock screen media playback controls would sometimes fail to change the playback state
- Fixed various layout issues on smaller sized devices
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- Added subtle motion effects that adjust shadows and highlights based on device tilt (enabling 'Reduce Motion' via the top-right icon's 'Extras' section or via the Settings apps will disable this)
- Added a dedicated settings section
- Added a settings option to view lists full screen on iPhone (giving more space to browse)
- Searching for podcasts now keeps the search screen open when selecting podcasts (long-press in the search view to subscribe quickly)
- Fixed issue where removing podcasts from subscriptions wouldn't remove them from the recently updated timeline feed
- Fixed a crash that would occur when performing a long-press on the turntable vinyl when no episode was loaded
- Fixed issue where attempting to remove podcasts you'd subscribed to would sometimes fail to remove them
- Fixed issue where lock screen media playback controls would sometimes fail to change the playback state
- Fixed various layout issues on smaller sized devices
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- Added subtle motion effects that adjust shadows and highlights based on device tilt (enabling 'Reduce Motion' via the top-right icon's 'Extras' section or via the Settings apps will disable this)
- Added a dedicated settings section
- Fixed issue where removing podcasts from subscriptions wouldn't remove them from the recently updated timeline feed
- Fixed a crash that would occur when performing a long-press on the turntable vinyl when no episode was loaded
- Fixed issue where attempting to remove podcasts you'd subscribed to would sometimes fail to remove them
- Fixed issue where lock screen media playback controls would sometimes fail to change the playback state
- Fixed various layout issues on smaller sized devices
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- Added push notifications to alert about new and recently updated episodes that you may not have listened to
- Added onboarding with the ability to import podcasts
- Added accessibility labels to various elements to help visually impaired users
- Added placeholder images
- Added the option to long-press episodes in the recently updated timeline feed to add them to the playlist queue
- The play/pause button is now prevented from being tappable whilst audio is buffering or loading in
- Added Turkish localization
- Added more alternative app icons
- Improved the contrast of various elements for improved accessibility
- Refined haptics across the app to be less prominent
- Fixed issue where subscribing to podcasts would sometimes fail to add it
- Fixed issue where the app would be slow to switch list segments at times
- Fixed issue where adding episodes to the playlist would sometimes fail to add it
- Fixed issue where audio would sometimes duplicate or overlap
- Fixed issue where importing podcasts would sometimes not work
- Fixed issue where rearranging the playlist would sometimes revert back
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- Added CarPlay support to listen to popular podcasts as well as those in your library
- Added chapter markers support (tap the top-right icon when playing an episode to view the option for chapters if it's available)
- Added the ability to long hold on the turntable to bring up chapter markers for the currently playing episode (this can be disabled via the gesture settings section)
- Added more Siri Shortcuts (to control the currently playing media)
- Added 24 more alternative app icons (some are themed around popular podcasts)
- Added more iPad keyboard shortcuts to match available options
- You can now skip forwards and backwards regardless of whether the episode is currently playing or not
- You can now go up to 2.5x playback speed
- Improved iPad cursor/trackpad support
- Fixed table cell layout when searching for podcasts
- Fixed issue where the lock screen media playback controls wouldn't show the episode artwork at times
- Fixed issue where using context menus whilst searching would bring up and subscribe to the incorrect podcasts
- Fixed issue where carriage returns in episode details would sometimes be ignored
- Fixed issue where subscribing to a podcast wouldn't update the library at times
- Fixed issue where the AirPlay icon tint wouldn't update when changing the app tint
- Fixed issue where some app icons would change to the incorrect one
- Fixed issue where the player arm wouldn't display on an iPad if the orientation is in landscape mode
- Fixed issue where podcasts imported from within the app wouldn't persist at times
- Minor UI changes

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- Completely redesigned from the ground up
- Added iPad support, an Apple Watch app, and more

If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. Cosmicast was created by an incredibly small team of one and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm available through Twitter @JPEGuin.

- Recreated the video player to use the stock iOS player instead, allowing you to view videos in full-screen as well as rotate them to landscape
- Fixed issue where the volume bar would be presented behind the notch on various devices that have a notch
- Minor UI adjustments
- Minor bug fixes

If you enjoy using Cosmicast and like this update, please consider leaving a review. It helps with delivering great continued support. Thank you! :)

- Added iPhone XR support
- Added a variety of new subcategories to the list of categories in the discover tab to further refine discovering new podcasts to listen to
- Added ability to flip episode list ordering by tapping the ••• more button and selecting "Flip Episodes Order"
- Fixed issue where you could bookmark the same podcast multiple times
- Fixed issue where you could download and add the same episode to the playlist multiple times
- Fixed various layout issues
- Minor UI adjustments
- Minor bug fixes

If you enjoy using Cosmicast and liked this update, please consider leaving a review. It helps with delivering great continued support. Thank you! :)