1/3 - WTF its only Monday and Apple just dropped the biggest podcasting news of 2026!
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1/3 - WTF its only Monday and Apple just dropped the biggest podcasting news of 2026!
Did you know Apple already supported video podcasting - MP4 - (but didn't tell anyone)? Now they have finally decided to support their own video technology called HLS - see below for more details.
The podcasting 2.0 community has been asking Apple executives to do this for over two years but it has fallen on deaf ears until today.
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@samsethi can my app download the video just like any mp3 with this HLS protocol? So I can play it offline and archive it like any file.
If not, it's broken and doesn't deserve implementation in any "podcast" app, it's not podcast, it's enshitification by introducing an uncontrolled element in the podcast infrastructure. It's a threat
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@samsethi This is huge!!!!! Can't wait for you guys to dissect this feature!
Apple supporting HLS is HUGE fo the Podcasting ecosystem.
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EPIC! This is big news!
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@samsethi This is huge!!!!! Can't wait for you guys to dissect this feature!
Apple supporting HLS is HUGE fo the Podcasting ecosystem.
HLS is a near-perfect protocol, and makes all kinds of streaming so much better (and almost for free, too)
How will this work with Podcasting software? I think of a podcast as a pre-downloaded media file, where the benefits of HLS are lost. or is this for playing things I haven’t downloaded yet?
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HLS is a near-perfect protocol, and makes all kinds of streaming so much better (and almost for free, too)
How will this work with Podcasting software? I think of a podcast as a pre-downloaded media file, where the benefits of HLS are lost. or is this for playing things I haven’t downloaded yet?
@benpate @phillycodehound we already break up MP3 and MP4 into 6 second packets to stream podcasts on TrueFans.
We allow TrueFans users to also download the whole file for offline use.
HLS uses the same tech for 6 second packets but also has adaptive rates based on playback device/bandwidth. So you can have multiple files stored by the host e.g 320k, 720k, 1080p or 4K etc
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@benpate @phillycodehound we already break up MP3 and MP4 into 6 second packets to stream podcasts on TrueFans.
We allow TrueFans users to also download the whole file for offline use.
HLS uses the same tech for 6 second packets but also has adaptive rates based on playback device/bandwidth. So you can have multiple files stored by the host e.g 320k, 720k, 1080p or 4K etc
@samsethi@podcastindex.social Of course you’ve figured it out on TrueFans.fm!
Impressive.
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Apple’s Video Podcast Play: Consumption Solved, Creation Wide Open
Apple announced today that Apple Podcasts is getting video streaming support. Starting with iOS 26.4, you’ll be able to watch video podcasts right in the app, toggle seamlessly between audio and video, and download for offline viewing. It’s powered by HLS, supports dynamic ad insertion, and launches with a handful of hosting partners.
This is clearly a response to YouTube eating their lunch. Video podcasts have exploded, and Apple’s been watching from the sidelines while creators flocked to YouTube for the reach and Spotify for the features. This move makes sense.
But here’s what caught my attention. Jason Snell, writing at Six Colors:
Interesting, you know what Apple doesn’t have? A podcast creation app in its brand new creative suite. Hmmm.
He’s right. Apple just shipped a whole suite of creative tools, and podcasting — one of the most democratic forms of media creation — didn’t make the cut.
Consumption vs. CreationApple is really good at consumption. Apple Podcasts is a fine player. Apple Music is great. The TV app aggregates your streaming services. They’ve nailed the “lean back and enjoy” experience.
But creation? That’s a different story.
GarageBand is ancient. Logic is powerful but intimidating. If you want to record a podcast with a remote guest, sync up the tracks, edit out the ums, and export something clean — you’re cobbling together a workflow from five different apps and services.
The podcast hosting companies Apple partnered with today (Acast, Simplecast, etc.) handle distribution. But the actual making of the podcast? That’s still surprisingly painful, especially for anyone who isn’t already neck-deep in audio production.
The GapYouTube solved this by being YouTube — you just upload a video. The creation tools are wherever you already edit video. But for audio-first podcasters who want to add video, or remote recording setups, or anything more sophisticated than “point a camera at your face” — the tooling is fragmented and expensive.
Riverside. Squadcast. Zencastr. Descript. They’re all solving pieces of this, but there’s no simple, native, “it just works” solution. Apple could build this. They probably should. But today’s announcement suggests they’re more interested in the distribution side.
That leaves a gap. And gaps are interesting.
What I’m WatchingI think the podcasting tools space is about to get a lot more attention. Apple validating video podcasts as a format brings more creators into the space, and those creators are going to need better tools.
If you’re building in this space — or thinking about it — now’s the time.
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@phillycodehound never say never. If Apple see money in them hills they might bend. Imagine using Apple Pay for subscriptions and streaming payments. Apple
Taking a cut would be their incentive. It might not be Bitcoin but it could be StableCoins
