Pocket Casts - Podcast Player (Android Automotive) Icon

Pocket Casts - Podcast Player (Android Automotive) 8.0-rc-1

By Automattic, Inc • January 10, 2026
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Package Nameau.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts
Version Name8.0-rc-1
Version Code9387
Architecturearm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
Min Android VersionAndroid 24 (API 36)
Main Activityau.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.ui.MainActivity
FrameworkNative (Java/Kotlin)
File Size31.39 MB
Signature (SHA1)265BFDA6992D75D455BC74DD43F9ACE83EFAE7E5
File Hash (SHA256)c58eb798a014a9c62dc5ca419c8f90249f25c2f2dd5a2b7d1534dc78254b90e7

What's New

New Features
Add support for Manual Playlists and rebrand Filters as Smart Playlists
(
#4711
)
Bug Fixes
Fix podcasts drag & drop swapping podcasts' positions
(
#4699
)
Fix podcast settings icon theming with Classic theme
(
#4687
)
Fix chapters sleep timer not being visible
(
#4691
)
Fix 3-button navigation obstructing the podcast rating button
(
#4698
)
Fix episode list play button flickering
(
#4709
)

App Description

Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners.

Install

If you're just looking to install Pocket Casts Android, you can find it on

Google Play

. If you're a developer wanting to contribute, read on.

Build Instructions

Make sure you've installed

Android Studio

.

In Android Studio, open the project from the local repository.

Go to Tools → Device Manager and create an emulated device.

Go to Run → Edit Configurations… and create an Android App configuration.

Select the module "pocketcasts-android.app.main".

Run.

Build and Test

To build, install, and test the project from the command line:

$ ./gradlew :app:assembleDebugProd # assemble the debug .apk $ ./gradlew :app:installDebugProd # install the debug .apk to a connected device $ ./gradlew :app:testDebugUnitTest # assemble, install and run unit tests $ ./gradlew :app:connectedDebugAndroidTest # assemble, install and run Android tests

Directory structure

. ├── app # Mobile app ├── automotive # Automotive app ├── modules │ ├── features │ │ ├── account # Create account and sign in pages. │ │ ├── cartheme # Automotive resources needed for the account pages. │ │ ├── discover # Discover section. │ │ ├── endofyear # End of year stats. │ │ ├── filters # Filters section. │ │ ├── navigation # Navigation utilities. │ │ ├── player # Full screen player │ │ ├── podcasts # Podcasts section. │ │ ├── profile # Profile section. │ │ ├── search # Search pages. │ │ ├── settings # Settings pages. │ │ └── taskerplugin # Plugin for integration with Tasker app. │ └── services │ ├── analytics # Analytics code. │ ├── compose # Shared Compose code. │ ├── images # Image resources. │ ├── localization # Contains the strings in English and localized strings from GlotPress. │ ├── model # The database logic and entities. Also transfer objects required which aren't stored in the database. │ ├── preferences # Stores the user preferences and configuration settings. │ ├── repositories # Provides accessing to the data from the 'servers' and 'model' modules. │ ├── servers # Provides the network calls to the servers. The UI layer should access these through the 'repositories' module. │ ├── ui # Shared UI code for the 'compose' and 'views' modules. This includes the themes. │ ├── utils # Utility classes. │ └── views # Shred Only the old views code.

The hierarchy of the modules in the project are reflected in

this diagram

.

Contributing

Read our

Contributing Guide

to learn about reporting issues, contributing code, and more ways to contribute.

Documentation

Coding Style

- guidelines and validation and auto-formatting tools

Pull Request Guidelines

- branch naming and how to write good pull requests

Translations

- how the app gets translated and how to contribute translations

Signing a Release

To build a

signed

release, add these lines to your local.properties file

signingKeyStoreFile=/Users/username/git/secret.keystore
signingKeyStorePassword=
signingKeyAlias=
signingKeyPassword=

APK Permissions 22

  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH
  • android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
  • android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
  • android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
  • android.permission.VIBRATE
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
  • com.android.vending.BILLING
  • com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
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Developer

Name: Automattic, Inc

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