Release Notes
What's new in earsay
- Stability improvements and crash fixes
- Persistence and data reliability improvements
- Mac Catalyst fixes for window management and layout
- Queue optimization and playback continuity improvements
- Apple Watch companion app: control playback, complications, Digital Crown speed picker
- Tip jar: support earsay development with optional tips
- Per-episode ad skipping toggle
- Podcasting 2.0 chapter support with chapter navigation
- Enhanced Up Next queue management
- Performance and stability fixes
- Improved ad detection for topic deviation patterns
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Mac app via Mac Catalyst: full desktop experience with keyboard and menu bar support
- CarPlay integration: browse, subscribe, queue management, and Now Playing
- Per-podcast playback settings: set speed, voice boost, and silence skip per show
- iCloud sync: subscriptions, queue, and playback position sync across devices
- Custom hold music during ad segments
- Podcasting 2.0 feed support
- Improved ad detection accuracy
- New Swift audio engine for better performance and reliability
- New playback speed picker: quick presets (0.8x, 1.0x, 1.3x, 1.5x, 2.0x) plus a slider for precise control from 0.7x to 3.0x
- Podcast support button: tap the globe icon in the player to visit a podcast's website or funding page
- Ad feedback reporting: tap the star icon to report missed ads and help improve detection
- Sleep timer now includes 5 and 10 minute options
- Refined progress bar design with cleaner visuals
- Top Podcasts UI improvements with better genre browsing
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Heavy resources have been moved out of the app bundle. This means after your first install, updates will be much faster to download and install
- Lock screen widgets: pause, play, and see current episode at all times from your lock screen. Great for resuming after listening to a voicemail
- Home screen widgets: see your next up queue and now playing status right on your home screen
- Top Podcasts: Browse and subscribe to the most popular podcasts across all genres
- Bug fixes
- Initial release of app
- Sponsors Tab: Visual sponsor cards with brands, offers, and promo codes
- Voice Boost audio enhancement
- Intelligent Silence Skip
- Variable playback speed (0.5x - 2x)
- Automatic ad detection with optional skipping
- Podcast search and subscription management
- OPML import and export for migrating from other apps
- Episode downloads for offline listening
- Sleep timer
- Customizable skip-back intervals
