Apple Podcasts to Switch ‘Subscribe’ Button to Follow’
The new change to Apple podcasts will roll out along with the release of iOS 14.5. By ANI | Updated: 12 March 2021 10:02 IST
Apple has long been the leader in podcasting platforms with iTunes then its Apple Podcasts app
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Nearly half the people associate subscribe with paid subscriptions
Spotify used the word follow to describe the feature
American multinational technology company Apple will soon no longer be allowing its users to subscribe to podcasts, rather they will now be following them.
According to Mashable, this new change to Apple podcasts will roll out along with the release of iOS 14.5. However, the beta version of the iOS update already has the change available in it.
Apple to switch its Subscribe button to Follow on Podcasts ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 18:42 IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): American multinational technology company Apple will soon no longer be allowing its users to subscribe to podcasts, rather they will now be following them.
According to Mashable, this new change to Apple podcasts will roll out along with the release of iOS 14.5. However, the beta version of the iOS update already has the change available in it.
Though it may look like not a big change but Edison Research, a market analysis firm had found that 47 per cent of people who don t listen to podcasts, actually thought that it costed money to subscribe to podcasts.
Apple users no longer to 'subscribe' to podcasts, to 'follow' them - Interestingly, Spotify used the word 'follow' to describe the feature that adds favorite podcasts to the playlist.
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