- Apple is set to bring one-tap switching between audio and video in the Podcasts app.
- The button placement is identical to YouTube Music.
- The feature unifies audio and video streams for podcasts, which were previously available only separately.
Apple just rolled out the iOS 26.4 beta 1 for enthusiasts yesterday. If you’re an Apple user, you might want to prepare for some exciting new upgrades, such as the Music app’s redesign with AI playlist creation as well as end-to-end encryption for RCS messages (currently only when communicating with other iPhone users). In addition, Apple’s Podcast app is getting a major upgrade, which appears to borrow a page from YouTube Music‘s playbook.
Apple is expanding support for videos in the Podcasts app. While the app has always supported videos, creators could only upload audio and video versions of the same podcast to different feeds. That would also mean users would have to switch between audio and video versions and manually scrub to a specific timestamp. This is being addressed in the latest iOS beta, which will enable a seamless transition between audio and video feeds and consolidate them into a single stream rather than two. Interestingly, Apple’s Music app misses out on the feature currently and instead lists audio and video tracks separately.