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iOS 13: Automatic Dark Mode & Watch Sync Beta
Version 2019.11iOS 13 is here, and we’re ready to roll. Alongside some foundational compatibility support, we’re happy to announce that Night Mode can be set up to listen to Apple’s system dark mode...
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Guest Feature: Khoi Vinh
This week we're featuring a selection of podcasts from Khoi Vinh. Khoi is a long standing pillar of the design community, a Principal Designer at Adobe, and currently runs the design podcast Wireframe....
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Watch Sync Is Here
All your favorite podcasts on your wrist. Watch sync frees you up to listen completely untethered from your iPhone. Whether you’re out on a run, your kids have your phone during a road trip, or you...
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Siri, Shortcuts & Castro
We’re excited to announce a deep integration between Siri and Castro that shortens the distance between you and your podcasts. Play Any Show What’s your favorite show? Ask Siri to play it in Castro,...
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Queue Widgets
Time to make some room on the old home screen friends, Castro is coming in hot with Queue widgets in 3 different sizes. First up is a small widget that shows off the artwork from the first four...
View ArticleA Fresh Start for Castro
We are excited to announce Castro has been purchased by Bluck Apps. Castro is a great app with a long history on iOS and many passionate fans, and it will continue to operate in its current form. This...
View ArticlePricing Updates
We wanted to give everyone a heads-up that we are making some updates to our subscription tiers and pricing. TL;DR We are lowering our standard prices.We are discontinuing all discounts and C2 early...
View ArticleState of the App -- May 2024
Just wanted to give a quick recap of what we've been up to with Castro since acquiring the company. I was on an episode of The Changelog. If you have any questions about the acquisition, this will...
View ArticleAnnouncing WebSub Support
Yesterday we began rolling out support for WebSub, which will allow more precise timing for your podcast updates. ~25% of the popular podcast feeds on our service have WebSub support already, and...
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Summer Update 2024
There is a new iOS app update available in the App Store right now. I feel this update requires some context so I want to give some information on what's going on with Castro and what's coming down the...
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Castro Fall Update
2024.9.1 This week's release (2024.9.1) fixed some small UI bugs and crash issues from the previous build. I promised more alternate icon choices on social media but those were pushed to the next build...
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Making Castro’s Feeds Update Faster the Lazy Way
This is more technical than my previous posts. In terms of Castro itself, the app is doing great. Last week we again hit new user highs for 2024, presumably spurred by the pumpkin icon. The app is how...
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Holiday Update
Skip Outros / Holiday Icons The big feature in this release is the ability to skip outros. This is probably our most requested feature so I’m thrilled we can finally deliver it. Merry Christmas! In...
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Transcript Tag Support
Today we’re releasing our initial support for the podcast:transcript tag. This is not generating transcripts but rather displaying the ones that are already in the feed, consistent with our goal of...
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State of the App: Year 1
Merch As a celebration of one year with Castro, we are opening a merch store. We tried a few stores and this was the best combination of quality products and a good selection. As always, all proceeds...
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