Specifically, it introduced subscriptions and a redesigned Podcasts app.
Today, were talking about the latter.
Okay, thats a bit much.
Anything that gets tweaked should be better to use, right?
Well, that hasnt happened with the new Apple Podcasts app.
The most obvious and least offensive change is visual.
No, my problems with the redesign are far more functional.
I get this change.
The issue with this on my Podcasts app at least is that this change removed all my download preferences.
Interview-based shows are a good example.
In these instances, I turn off the auto-download to stop my phone being clogged up.
Since the update, every damn show is now set to automatically download.
Having to go through my library and update parameters is irritating, but I can accept it.
This hasnt happened to everyone else Ive chatted to, so I can write it off as a bug.
Over the years, Apple has made this a little harder by hiding the menu behind further layers.
It has massacred my poor section.
Prior to the update, the latest episodes section was just that:allthe latest episodes.
Since the update, I was only shown a handful.
After a short moment of digging, it turns out Apple put a time filter on this section.
Surely itd be simple to just list every unplayed episode?
As it used to do?
Now this is limited by how long ago that show was released.
Effectively, the Apple Podcasts app has gotten worse for no reason whatsoever.
And lord, dont even get me started about the state of syncing different episodes across devices.
Youd think if Apple was going to take the Podcasts app seriously, itd focus solely on user experience.
Of course not Apples only about that money.
But still,ugh.
