
Pocket Casts - Podcast App
Your go-to podcast player & Best podcast app for Android
NowThis Media, Inc. · au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v7.89-rc-1a (59337)
- Updated
- May 12, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 22.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 9+ (API 28)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS, MIPS 64-bit
- Category
- News & Magazines (app)
- Listed since
- Nov 22, 2011 (at least)
- Permissions
- 15
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
Pocket Casts - Podcast App is an app by NowThis Media, Inc. in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least November 2011. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS and MIPS 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 6.3.1, the minimum Android version rose from 4.4 to 9. It asks for 15 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 6.3.1, it adds 7 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution”, “Detect screen capture” and 4 more) and drops 4 (“Control vibration”, “Modify shared storage”, “Google Play license check” and “Receive push notifications”). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
What's new in v7.89-rc-1a
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v6.3.1. Since v7.89-rc-1a it requires Android 9+.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Shifty Jelly” Not the developer's name (“NowThis Media, Inc.”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified May 12, 2025
- Signed byCN=Shifty Jelly, OU=Shifty Jelly, O=Shifty Jelly, L=Adelaide, ST=South Australia, C=AU
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)26:5B:FD:A6:99:2D:75:D4:55:BC:74:DD:43:F9:AC:E8:3E:FA:E7:E5
- File MD5b543162edd716cdd8fc4849d6be85697
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (15)
Pocket Casts - Podcast App requests 15 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Commondata get common data (custom) com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
- Detect screen capture android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Mapsagent read app info (custom) com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Type automotive android.hardware.type.automotive
Pocket Casts - Podcast App APK: questions and answers
Is there a version of Pocket Casts - Podcast App for older Android phones?
The current version needs Android 9 or later. Version 6.3.1 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 6.3.1 · All versions
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is Pocket Casts - Podcast App free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Pocket Casts - Podcast App APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is b543162edd716cdd8fc4849d6be85697.