iOS 18.4 has Apple’s best solution yet for this Podcasts app flaw

Apple Podcasts isn’t the dominant force in podcasting that it once was. But if you still get your podcasts from Apple rather than YouTube or another third-party app, there are some nice Podcasts app additions in iOS 18.4—including a new widget that solves a key shortcoming. Up Next queue has long felt like a regression in Apple Podcasts I’ve used Apple Podcasts for years, but a while back my customer satisfaction went way down when Apple implemented its new Up Next queue. Up Next, in theory, is meant to be your one-stop destination for what to listen to next. But the feature represented a big change from Podcasts’ previous interface, which showed a list of the most recent episodes published. You can still access a ‘Latest Episodes’ view, but it requires a couple extra taps to get there. I won’t go into detail on why Up Next doesn’t work well for me, as I’ve already done that elsewhere. But I am happy to report that iOS 18.4 adds a new Podcasts widget that makes viewing your Late ... Read full article.