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Developer Marco Arment launch the popularpodcasting app Overcast a decade ago . Now , he has rebuilt and redesign the app for the current era . While most of the alteration are n’t going to be visible , one main departure is that you could no longer pelt podcast episode . or else , you have to swear on downloads .
Arment justifies this move by saying that dynamic advertizement insertion used by major podcasts breaks pelt playback . Plus , with today ’s web speeds , download instalment before playing is a more reliable method for podcast consumption .
Besides this alteration , Arment spent almost 18 calendar month rebuilding the app with modern fabric and programming lyric .
The core of the app stay on the same , with functions like smart speed for silence skipping and voice rise . But there are some missing features at launching , such as Siri Shortcuts accompaniment , storage direction and OPML ( Outline Processor Markup Language ) support for export and import podcast subscriptions — those are coming presently .
“ Most of Overcast ’s code was ten days old , which made it cumbersome or impossible to well move with the times , adopt Modern iOS functionality , or impart raw feature article , especially as one person , ” he pronounce in an in - app writeup .
“ For Overcast to have a future tense , it needed a New foundation for its second 10 . ”
Arment ’s line said that the app is faster and has easy approachable controls for large phones . Other feature let in an undo button if you by chance jump to a different part of the podcast and setting play list priorities .
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He also read that he is work on making pick for downloading and deleting sequence smarter . Plus , he is work on update the Apple Watch app .
Overcast is available as a free downloadin the App Storewith an optional agio subscription to unlock more feature and hide ads .
