About Podcast Addict: Podcast player
Welcome to Podcast Addict, the ultimate podcast player designed specifically for Android users! Our app is here to revolutionize your podcast listening experience, offering unparalleled features and powerful tools to make...
Welcome to Podcast Addict, the ultimate podcast player designed specifically for Android users! Our app is here to revolutionize your podcast listening experience, offering unparalleled features and powerful tools to make discovering, organizing, and enjoying podcasts a breeze.
🎧 Discover & Subscribe
Explore millions of captivating podcast episodes across various categories, including news, comedy, sports, and more. With Podcast Addict, you can find your favorite shows and subscribe with a single tap to stay updated with the latest episodes.
📱 Powerful Podcast Player
Experience a user-friendly and feature-rich podcast player with customizable settings, including playback speed, skip silence, sleep timer, and volume boost. Podcast Addict provides a seamless listening experience tailored to your preferences.
🔍 Advanced Podcast Search
Our advanced search engine lets you find podcasts by keywords, categories, or even specific episodes. Discover new podcasts that match your interests and easily add them to your library.
📤 Import & Export
Easily import or export your podcast subscriptions via OPML files, making it simple to switch between podcast apps or devices while keeping your library intact.
🔄 Auto-Download & Sync
Podcast Addict automatically downloads new episodes of your subscribed podcasts, ensuring you never miss a beat.
🎙️ Customizable Podcast Experience
Create custom playlists, set download rules, and personalize podcast notifications to stay in control of your listening experience.
📰 Integrated News Reader
Stay informed with the latest news from your favorite sources, all within the Podcast Addict app. Enjoy a seamless experience as you switch between podcasts and news articles.
💬 Community & Social Features
Engage with fellow podcast enthusiasts through our in-app community, leave reviews, share your favorite episodes, and follow podcast creators on social media.
📻 Live Radio Streaming
Podcast Addict is not just for podcasts – it also supports live radio streaming! Tune in to thousands of radio stations from around the world, covering various genres and languages. Enjoy real-time audio content, including music, talk shows, and news broadcasts, all within our app.
🔖 Advanced Features for Power Users
Podcast Addict is packed with advanced features to enhance your listening experience:
• Bookmarks: Save specific moments in podcast episodes with time-stamped bookmarks, making it easy to revisit your favorite segments or share them with friends.
• Alarms: Set alarms to automatically play your favorite podcasts, waking up or winding down with the content you love.
• Playback Statistics: Track your listening habits with detailed statistics on your podcast consumption. Gain insights into your favorite shows, listening time, and episode completion rates.
• Custom Audio Effects: Apply audio effects, such as equalizer settings and pitch control, to customize the audio output to your liking.
• Chromecast & Sonos Support: Stream podcasts directly to your Chromecast or Sonos devices for a seamless listening experience on your home audio system.
Download Podcast Addict now and experience the most comprehensive podcast app on Android! Join millions of satisfied users and immerse yourself in the ever-growing world of podcasts.
AVAILABLE NETWORKS
• English: 5by5, BBC, CBS Radio News, CBS Sport Radio, CNN, Criminal, Crooked Media, Earwolf, ESPN, Gimlet, LibriVox, Loyal Books, MSNBC, My Favorite Murder, NASA, Nerdist, Netflix, NPR, Parcast, PodcastOne, Podiobooks, Public Radio International (PRI), Radiotopia, Relay FM, Serial, Showtime, Slate, Smodcast, S-Town, The Guardian, This American Life (TAL), Ted Talks, The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE), True Crime, TWiT, Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Wondery
• French: Jazz Radio, Radio Campus Paris, Radio Canada, Radio France, Virgin Radio
• German: Deutsche Welle, DRadio Wissen, ORF, SRF, ZDF, WDR
• Italian: Radio24, Rai Radio
• Misc: 103 fm
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Podcast Addict: Podcast player since it was posted on our website on 2014-06-13 01:41:29.
The latest version is and it was updated on 2026-06-11 10:26:39. See below the changes in each version.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2026-06-05
Changes: [New] Polished the recent UI refresh with several visual fixes and a few additional improvements.
[Improved] Refined automatic download cleanup behavior to better handle the currently playing episode.
[Fix] Fixed a bug that could prevent completed episodes from being recorded in playback history and listening statistics when skipped to the end.
[Fix] Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause custom playlists to display incorrect content after a refresh.
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2026-05-23
Changes: [New] Refreshed the app UI to make it look more modern and less dated, while keeping the existing navigation and features unchanged.
[New] Added support for broadcasting episode download completion events to automation apps like Tasker, MacroDroid and Automate.
[Fix] Widgets now properly refresh when chapter artwork changes.
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2026-05-04
Changes: [Improved] Episode and podcast descriptions now better support right-to-left languages.
[Improved] Improved app responsiveness.
[Fix] Fixed an issue on some devices where tapping play or download could trigger scrolling due to incorrect fast scroll behavior on those devices
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2026-04-24
Changes: [New] Replaced the old download progress library with custom code for better performance and smoother animations.
[Improved] Refined podcast alternation behavior and added a setting to control how recently played podcasts influence episode ordering (Settings/Display/Podcast alternation behavior).
[Improved] Continued playlist performance improvements, ensuring smooth handling of very large playlists (10K+ episodes).
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2026-03-04
Changes: [Improved] Performance improvements to RSS feed parsing and overall app responsiveness.
[Fix] Contextual menu not working for bookmarked episodes with chapters.
[Fix] Improved compatibility with podcast episodes using uncommon or relative download URLs.
[Fix] Fixed an issue where the chapter list could be truncated after creating a bookmark.
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2026-02-21
Changes: [New] Podcasts on the main screen can now be sorted by playback date.
[New] Alarms can now be sorted.
[Improved] Automatic chapter artwork now uses Safe Search and improved keyword filtering to better prevent inappropriate images.
[Improved] Improved filtering of duplicated remote commands.
[Improved] Episode search now supports exact match using quotes (e.g. "John Williams")
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2026-01-24
Changes: [Improved] Better handling of episodes that include chapters from multiple sources at once.
[Fix] Fixed an issue where playback could incorrectly resume after a Google playback engine crash.
[Fix] Fixed an issue where some Vorbis-encoded episodes were limited to 99 chapters.
[Fix] Fixed a bug where the playlist panel on the player screen wasn’t updating after changing the sorting mode.
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2026-01-24
Changes: [Improved] Smarter retry when downloads fail.
[Improved] More reliable detection of RSS feed encoding.
[Improved] Reduced battery and CPU usage during network changes.
[Fix] Player screen sometimes reopening with the wrong episode.
[Fix] Playback position not saved when scrubbing while paused.
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2025-11-29
Changes: [Improved] Fully rewritten smart priority algorithm for more accurate and dynamic podcast prioritization.
[Fix] Scroll position no longer resets when rotating the device on the New Episodes screen.
[Fix] Incorrect mobile-data warning no longer appears when backing up or restoring app data from the cloud.
[Fix] Minor bug fixes.
Podcast Addict: Podcast player version
Updated At: 2025-10-26
Changes: [Improved] The app is now more resilient to broken podcast RSS feeds.
[Improved] Tapping a Radio shortcut on the Home screen now starts playback automatically while opening the UI.
[Fix] Authentication now supports special characters in usernames and passwords.
[Fix] The Download button has been restored in the “New episode” notification when only one episode is included.
[Fix] Fixed an issue where quick connection loss and recovery could repeatedly cancel the update process.
