This description covers the launch of the Apple Podcasts service in 2005. Apple Podcasts was the first major podcasting platform to be released, and it revolutionized the way people consume audio content. The service allowed users to easily search for, subscribe to, and download audio content from a variety
Apple Podcasts is an audio streaming service and media player application developed by Apple for playing podcasts. Apple began supporting podcasts with iTunes 4.9 released in June 2005 and launched its first standalone mobile app in 2012. The app was later pre-installed with iOS beginning October 2014. The Apple Podcasts directory features more than two million shows. Apple Podcasts is available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, CarPlay, visionOS, Microsoft Windows operating systems, web browsers, and on Amazon Alexa devices.