Version History
Here you can find the changelog of iCatcher! Podcast Player since it was posted on our website on 2021-12-17.
The latest version is 8.2.6 and it was updated on soft112.com on 03 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 8.2.6
posted on 2024-03-18
Mar 18, 2024
Version 8.2.6
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Bug Fixes
-Additional bug fixes for crashes in certain areas
-Fix for importing feeds not saving
-Fix for crash when accessing the stats area
8.2.1
Bug Fixes
-Fix for changing podcast sort within a podcasts settings
-Fix for some podcast feeds not recognizing new episodes media files.
8.2
New Stuff
+Updates to the Watch Now Playing view
+Shortcuts app, new iCatcher shortcuts available: Add to Playlist; Settings search; Navigate To (opens iCatcher to a particular area like the now playing screen).
Bug Fixes
-Fix for the user agent setting.
-Fix for issue where streaming episode gets marked as played due to playback error
-Feed processing bug fixes
-Possible fixes for certain crashes
-Fix for video playback issue where it could show a flash of a white screen when starting playback
-Shortcuts fix for View Podcast action to allow for variables. Example, now you can link the Currently Playing with the View Podcast to navigate to the currently playing podcast via shortcut.
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version 8.1.5
posted on 2024-01-18
Jan 18, 2024
Version 8.1.5
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New Stuff
+Selecting multiple episodes within a podcast now has a similar playlist actions available instead of just Add to Playlist. If those episodes are all in a playlist, then it would show the option to remove instead of add. This behavior was already done for single episode actions
Bug fixes
-Fix for the skip back previous action via headphones
8.1.4
New Stuff
+Updated sleep timer actions available in the shortcuts app
+Add next/previous episode Siri shortcut option in settings, Siri shortcuts
+New actions available in the shortcuts app. Including:
++View Podcast. Navigate to a podcast within the app
++Playlist Details. Returns details like episode count & episode details. Can be used with other actions
++Chapter Skipping updated with option to go to current chapter (restarting it).
++Updated Podcast Episode filters allowing you to find episodes that are in/not in a playlist as well as apply the pub date filters like latest unplayed, oldest unplayed, etc.
Bug Fixes
-Fix for the latest unplayed pub date for each podcast. You will need to refresh your podcasts for the dates to get fixed. This affected playlists created that used the latest unplayed pub date option
-Bug fix for interrupt and resume playback. This might also have caused playback to start while in the background after a period of time
-Fix for animation when tapping the skip ahead and skip back
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version 8.1.5
posted on 2024-01-18
Jan 18, 2024
Version 8.1.5
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New Stuff
+Selecting multiple episodes within a podcast now has a similar playlist actions available instead of just Add to Playlist. If those episodes are all in a playlist, then it would show the option to remove instead of add. This behavior was already done for single episode actions
Bug fixes
-Fix for the skip back previous action via headphones
8.1.4
New Stuff
+Updated sleep timer actions available in the shortcuts app
+Add next/previous episode Siri shortcut option in settings, Siri shortcuts
+New actions available in the shortcuts app. Including:
++View Podcast. Navigate to a podcast within the app
++Playlist Details. Returns details like episode count & episode details. Can be used with other actions
++Chapter Skipping updated with option to go to current chapter (restarting it).
++Updated Podcast Episode filters allowing you to find episodes that are in/not in a playlist as well as apply the pub date filters like latest unplayed, oldest unplayed, etc.
Bug Fixes
-Fix for the latest unplayed pub date for each podcast. You will need to refresh your podcasts for the dates to get fixed. This affected playlists created that used the latest unplayed pub date option
-Bug fix for interrupt and resume playback. This might also have caused playback to start while in the background after a period of time
-Fix for animation when tapping the skip ahead and skip back
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version 8.1.4
posted on 2024-01-15
Jan 15, 2024
Version 8.1.4
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New Stuff
+Updated sleep timer actions available in the shortcuts app
+Add next/previous episode Siri shortcut option in settings, Siri shortcuts
+New actions available in the shortcuts app. Including:
++View Podcast. Navigate to a podcast within the app
++Playlist Details. Returns details like episode count & episode details. Can be used with other actions
++Chapter Skipping updated with option to go to current chapter (restarting it).
++Updated Podcast Episode filters allowing you to find episodes that are in/not in a playlist as well as apply the pub date filters like latest unplayed, oldest unplayed, etc.
Bug Fixes
-Fix for the latest unplayed pub date for each podcast. You will need to refresh your podcasts for the dates to get fixed. This affected playlists created that used the latest unplayed pub date option
-Bug fix for interrupt and resume playback. This might also have caused playback to start while in the background after a period of time
-Fix for animation when tapping the skip ahead and skip back
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version 8.1.3
posted on 2023-12-18
Dec 18, 2023
Version 8.1.3
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New Stuff
+Updated the category settings for a podcast so it functions like the episodes to include/ignore.
+Local watch playback has a new option when you double tap the playback rate. This will present a control to change the playback rate ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 in .1 increments
+Add Top 10 podcasts listened to in the settings Stats
Bug Fixes
-Fix for overlapping text on now playing below the time slider.
-Fix for gestures not working on now playing for some scenarios.
-Fix for paid/premium podcasts that have a user id and password not completing the follow/subscribe process.
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version 8.1.2
posted on 2023-12-06
Dec 6, 2023
Version 8.1.2
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New Stuff
+Playlist settings adjustment so newer than and older than use complete day (midnight) instead of current time. Example newer than 2 days includes today and yesterday published date.
+Added preview action for episodes when viewing a podcasts feed that you already have in iCatcher. Previously this will limited to episodes that were not already on the device
+Updated the tap and hold on episodes to include a download now option if the episode is queued
+Consolidated the tap and hold add to playlist/download + playlist option. After selecting a playlist if the episodes is not ready to play/queued for download, then it will prompt with options. This option now allows you select a playlist that it was explicitly added to and have it remove it from that playlist.
+Consolidated the add to playlist/download + playlist when tapping a single episode. This is now just playlists like the tap and hold. After adding a playlist if the episodes is not ready to play/queued for download, then it will prompt with options.
+New View Podcast app intent shortcut
Bug Fixes
-Fix for voice over bug after dismissing show notes. Phantom Remove prepended to episode title
-Fix for Chapters toc = false for podcasting 2.0 chapters
-Fix for Fast-forward/rewind where it would reset to 1x
-Fix for show notes not showing completely on some devices
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version 8.1.1
posted on 2023-11-09
Nov 9, 2023
Version 8.1.1
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Bug fixes for 8.1.1
+Performance improvements to address CPU spikes leading to crashes
+Fix for sluggish scrolling due to issue with where the app was looking for store files.
Bug fixes for 8.1
+Fix for sort order on podcasts tab ready to play (most, then recent)
+Fix for episodes to ignore missing add button
+Fix for oldest unplayed playlist setting (after refresh)
+Fix for missing chapter/bookmark button after creating a bookmark
New Stuff in 8.0
+Interactive Widgets on supported devices
+Updated Now Playing view to closer match what the experimental now playing view has had for a long time now.
+Support for episode images. Some podcasts add downloadable images for each episode. If the setting is enabled, then those images will be downloaded when starting playback for the selected episode. Settings tab, Appearance, Episode Images from Feed.
+Ability to export a playlist (settings) to send to someone else or to send to another device. This doesn't send the contents, just the settings/rules for that playlist.
+Export settings to transfer to another app or just to save and restore later.
+New option in Settings, playback, general, Max Audio Volume. This is separate from the devices volume. Useful for those that have asked for lower volume
+Help tab removed and merged with the settings tab. Settings tab search now includes searching help topics. At least the help topic titles.
+Subscribe is now Follow. A change other apps have made some time ago.
+Additional app intents available through the shortcuts app for iOS 16.
+Added Command+Option+Left and Command+Option+Right shortcuts for skip back and skip forward to work better on the Mac
+New playlist published date filter added, Oldest Ready to Play. Podcasts would need to be refreshed for the property to be updated.
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version 8.1
posted on 2023-10-31
Oct 31, 2023
Version 8.1
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Bug fixes for 8.1
+Fix for sort order on podcasts tab ready to play (most, then recent)
+Fix for episodes to ignore missing add button
+Fix for oldest unplayed playlist setting (after refresh)
+Fix for missing chapter/bookmark button after creating a bookmark
New Stuff in 8.0
+Interactive Widgets on supported devices
+Updated Now Playing view to closer match what the experimental now playing view has had for a long time now.
+Support for episode images. Some podcasts add downloadable images for each episode. If the setting is enabled, then those images will be downloaded when starting playback for the selected episode. Settings tab, Appearance, Episode Images from Feed.
+Ability to export a playlist (settings) to send to someone else or to send to another device. This doesn't send the contents, just the settings/rules for that playlist.
+Export settings to transfer to another app or just to save and restore later.
+New option in Settings, playback, general, Max Audio Volume. This is separate from the devices volume. Useful for those that have asked for lower volume
+Help tab removed and merged with the settings tab. Settings tab search now includes searching help topics. At least the help topic titles.
+Subscribe is now Follow. A change other apps have made some time ago.
+Additional app intents available through the shortcuts app for iOS 16.
+Added Command+Option+Left and Command+Option+Right shortcuts for skip back and skip forward to work better on the Mac
+New playlist published date filter added, Oldest Ready to Play. Podcasts would need to be refreshed for the property to be updated.
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version 8.0
posted on 2023-10-24
Oct 24, 2023
Version 8.0
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for add to playlist from within a podcast tapping the share icon
+Fix for Copy MP3 link share action
+Fix for AirPlay Mirroring that would cause playback to start back at the beginning when mirroring was stopped.
+Fix for Export Bookmarks in settings, backup/export
New Stuff
+Interactive Widgets on supported devices
+Updated Now Playing view to closer match what the experimental now playing view has had for a long time now.
+Support for episode images. Some podcasts add downloadable images for each episode. If the setting is enabled, then those images will be downloaded when starting playback for the selected episode. Settings tab, Appearance, Episode Images from Feed.
+Ability to export a playlist (settings) to send to someone else or to send to another device. This doesn't send the contents, just the settings/rules for that playlist.
+Export settings to transfer to another app or just to save and restore later.
+New option in Settings, playback, general, Max Audio Volume. This is separate from the devices volume. Useful for those that have asked for lower volume
+Help tab removed and merged with the settings tab. Settings tab search now includes searching help topics. At least the help topic titles.
+Subscribe is not Follow. A change other apps have made some time ago.
+Additional app intents available through the shortcuts app for iOS 16.
+Added Command+Option+Left and Command+Option+Right shortcuts for skip back and skip forward to work better on the Mac
+New playlist published date filter added, Oldest Ready to Play. Podcasts would need to be refreshed for the property to be updated.
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version 7.6.3
posted on 2022-12-10
Dec 10, 2022
Version 7.6.3
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7.6.3
Bug Fixes
+Fix for the more playback speeds option for the classic now playing view.
7.6.2
Bug Fixes
+ Fix for playback speed button in the older now playing
+ Fix for stats in settings tab.
+ Voice over label correction for the jump back and jump forward amounts
+ Fix for text missing on confirm delete episode on the watch
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version 7.5.1
posted on 2022-08-19
Aug 19, 2022 Version 7.5.1
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Bug Fixes
+Fix for version number in the app
+Fix for missing undelete button in deleted episodes area
+Fix for search text not visible when night mode enabled, but disabled in the app
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version 6.8.6
posted on 2022-04-05
Apr 5, 2022 Version 6.8.6
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Bug Fixes
+Mark as played correction with the new after playing setting
+Fix for sharing episode to email. It was missing the formatted show notes
+Fix for importing feeds causing a crash when there is an error with one of the podcast feeds
+Fix for deleting episode after playing on the watch when podcast is set to delete episode after playing
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version 6.8.4
posted on 2022-03-26
Mar 26, 2022 Version 6.8.4
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New Stuff
+Delete after interval (instead of just 1 hour). See podcast defaults
+Episodes that have seasons can now also be filtered by time frame like other podcasts
+New Mark as Played setting added. After Playing Setting, which means it uses the podcasts after playing setting when determining what to do with the downloaded media. If after playing is set to delete after interval and mark as played is set to after playing setting, then marking an episode as played will delete the downloaded media after the interval
Bug fixes
+Fix for podcasts that have numerous empty items preventing the app from recognizing actual new items
+Fix for large date on the podcasts tab when increasing the font (appearance settings)
+Fix for issue downloading older patreon episodes. If you see 403 - try again, you can try starting the download again. Patreon feeds are time-based and so their url's have a time token that updates on a regular basis, therefore older episodes become out of date. Refresh the feed and start the download again.
+Fix for crash when tapping mp3 links in the built-in web browser
+Fix for end of episode sleep timer resetting to time-based with certain actions
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version 6.8.2
posted on 2022-02-14
Feb 14, 2022 Version 6.8.2
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New Stuff
+Option to hide the categories on the podcasts tab
+Tapping notification for downloaded episode will open app and show show notes view
Bug fixes
+Sleep timer bug fix
+Fix for embedded artwork setting (moved to appearance settings)
+Fix for shortcut action to help import from podcasts app
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version 6.8.1
posted on 2022-01-24
Jan 24, 2022 Version 6.8.1
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New Stuff
+Updated sleep timer UI to allow it work on M1 Macs
+Increases number of available podcast priorities from 30 to 500
Bug fixes
+Misc. bug fixes
+Bug fix for crash when exporting media on M1 Macs
+Bug fix for auto fill playlist setting
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version 6.8
posted on 2021-12-29
Dec 29, 2021 Version 6.8
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New Stuff
+Basic stats added to settings tab for iOS 15+ users only
+Podcasts tab, select multiple podcasts, select delete downloads. Added option to Skip Protected.
+Added podcast default for playback speed. Playback Rate also added to each podcasts settings. For existing podcasts it won't use the system default.
+Added Edge as another browser option when tapping links if you have it installed
Bug fixes
+Potential fix for episodes starting over when selecting them
+Fix for start downloads on cellular and you choose to download. Previously it would ask you to tap start again.
+Night mode fix for show notes when night mode theme 'Gray' is used with brightness threshold
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version 6.7.15
posted on 2021-11-27
Nov 27, 2021 Version 6.7.15
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New Stuff
* Updated show notes popover
* Added option to disable the newly added Double tap Action for the skip ahead and skip back buttons on the apple watch.
* Added additional media transfer options within settings tab, Backup/Export to transfer media at a finer detail. You can now select Protected Downloads or Select multiple podcasts that have downloaded media. Use this to transfer media between devices by selecting air drop when presented. This is meant toto work when if you restored a database
Bug fixes
* Fix for the subscribe to podcast action within Shortcuts app. This allows for connecting the Podcasts app shortcut Get Podcasts from Library with Subscribe to Podcast action for iCatcher.
* Fix for restore process when restoring from an iCatcher database backup and then receiving media files
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