Apple has decided to delay the launch of paid podcast subscriptions on its Podcasts app. It was originally planned that the innovation would appear this month, but the developers decided to postpone it to June. Apple said this is necessary to “provide maximum convenience for authors and listeners. “
“To ensure the best experience for creators and listeners, Apple Podcasts channel subscriptions will launch in June. We will provide additional information on the availability of the service and methods to help you prepare subscriptions and channels, ” Apple said in a statement.
Apple has also acknowledged problems with the Podcasts Connect tool. Last month, there were messages on the Internet, according to which users of the podcast catalog are experiencing various difficulties, mainly the long publication of updates on the authors’ channels. In the current announcement, Apple said that the developers had successfully resolved all previously reported problems with Podcasts Connect. In addition, in a post, Apple thanked users for the “warm design” of the podcast app, which has been updated with the launch of iOS 14.5.
Recall that Apple officially announced the launch of paid subscriptions to podcasts in its application at the Spring Loaded event, which took place in April. As part of this service, content authors will be able to sell for free access to exclusive content or the ability to listen to the recordings without advertising.