The enhanced Apple Podcasts search feature now lets you find shows in your native language and search podcasts across nine newly-added subcategories.
These new search features are now available in the Apple Podcasts apps across the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV without a software update required.
Apple Podcasts gains nine new search subcategories
The search feature on Apple Podcasts now lets you find shows across nine new subcategories, including Self-Improvement, Parenting, Books, Learning and others.
According to Apple’s announcement, these nine new subcategories were added:
- Mental Health
- Relationships
- Self-Improvement
- Personal Journals
- Entrepreneurship
- Documentary
- Parenting
- Books
- Language Learning
For each of the subcategories, you can explore the Top Shows and Top Episodes charts for the local market. “All 19 categories and these nine subcategories have been refreshed with new artwork and recommendations,” Apple notes.
Finding podcasts in your native language
In addition to the enhanced search function, the Apple Podcasts app across the iPhone, iPad and Mac now provides a new section, titled “Podcasts by Language,” for users in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
Available in your search results, this new section lists podcasts in your native language. At launch, the feature supports 20 languages like English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
For certain markets, Apple Podcasts will also feature “Podcasts in English.”
Apple Podcasts has been rumored to introduce advertising at some point, but this hasn’t materialized as of yet.