Apple has adjusted the user interface of the Podcasts app in the recently released iOS / iPadOS 17 Developer Preview update, making it look more modern and the interaction experience smoother.
The “Now Playing” screen no longer has a white or gray background, but instead resembles Apple Music design elements with a blur effect and improved volume and playback progress controls.
Apple has also tweaked the chapter listings for podcast shows to show exactly how much time is left until the next show and the length of each episode.
Shows display images of each episode at the top of the Now Playing screen, with the podcast illustration displayed at a smaller size directly below, followed by the title.
Apple has also adjusted the Listen Now tab so that each podcast show card is the same color as the cover, and users can now filter search results by popular results, shows, episodes and channels.
