Apple's own podcast directory and playback service, first supported inside iTunes 4.9 in June 2005 and released as a standalone mobile app on June 26, 2012. The app was pre-installed with iOS beginning in October 2014, embedding podcast access on hundreds of millions of devices and becoming one of the largest single drivers of podcasting's mainstream adoption.
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Founding YeariTunes 4.9 added podcast support in June 2005; the standalone Podcasts app followed in 2012. Connections
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Wikimedia FoundationApple Podcasts, history section
Apple began supporting podcasts with iTunes 4.9 released in June 2005 and launched its first standalone mobile app in 2012.
Apple Podcasts, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), status
Apple Podcasts (known on Apple's devices as system feature Podcasts) is an audio streaming service and media player application developed by Apple for playing podcasts.
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