Google Podcasts App Gets a Redesign and Some Minor Changes

The Google Podcasts app for Android and iOS has been updated with a new redesign, coupled with a few minor changes. One of the bigger additions here is the inclusion of “Subscriptions” on the “Home” tab.This change allows Google to add a “More” button to the right-hand side of the screen. Tapping this opens all subscriptions in a grid view. This is particularly beneficial for users with many podcasts, allowing for easy viewing of each subscription.While the Home tab remains largely unchanged beyond this, each episode card now gets an overflow menu in the bottom right corner. Tapping this opens options to share the episode or “Mark as played.” Previously, users had to open the episode page to mark an episode as played.The changes are included with version 12.30 of Google Podcasts9to5Google highlights that the “Activity” tab on the bottom has now been renamed to “Library.” The Library tab contains options like Subscriptions, Queue, Downloads, and History. Meanwhile, the Explore tab remains unchanged for the most part, while the red “Beta” badge has been removed.Another minor but significant change is the behavior of the Google Podcasts icon on the homescreen. After the update, tapping the icon won’t automatically take users…
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