Podcast Addict: Podcast player

Podcast Addict: Your all-in-one podcast player for Android!

Xavier Guillemane - Podcast & Radio Addict · com.bambuna.podcastaddict

4.2 out of 5 (34 ratings) 5M+ downloads v2026.11 23.5 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2026.11 (21774)
Updated: Sep 27, 2026 (12 days ago)
APK size: 23.5 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Listed since: Mar 19, 2025 (at least)
Permissions: 48 (6 sensitive)
Website: podcastaddict.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Podcast Addict: Podcast player is an app by Xavier Guillemane - Podcast & Radio Addict in the News & Magazines category, listed since at least March 2025. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 2025.3, the APK shrank from 30.6 MB to 23.5 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 8.0. It asks for 48 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including read media video, read shared storage and display over other apps. It asks for the same permissions as version 2026.10.1. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

4.2out of 534 ratings

5 ★59%
4 ★21%
3 ★12%
2 ★3%
1 ★6%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v2026.11

[New] Option to play a specific chapter / bookmark in a loop [New] Option to customize default file names for downloaded episodes (Settings/Download) [Fix] Small bug fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Podcast Addict allows you to manage Podcast, Radio, Audiobook, Live stream, YouTube, SoundCloud channels and RSS News feeds from a single app. https://podcastaddict.com/getting_started https://podcastaddict.com/faq http://bit.ly/podcastAddict https://podcastaddict.com/changelog Settings/Feedback Please contact me in case you have any issue/question. The app is free and unrestricted. It displays a small at the bottom of the screen. If you want to support Podcast Addict and/or disable the ad banner, you can do so via an . • Search by podcast name or keywords (5M podcasts / 100M+ episodes) • Use the search engine of your choice: Podcast Addict, Apple Podcast or The Podcast Index • Browse popular podcasts by category • Browse podcast networks (NPR, Gimlet, BBC, Serial, Ted Talks, ...) • Get custom recommendations based on your subscriptions • Find similar podcasts to the one you listen to • Paste the podcast RSS/ATOM feed url. Also works with iTunes / Apple Podcast, SoundCloud, YouTube channels and playlists urls • Support private / premium podcasts via RSS feeds • Built-in audio effects such as playback speed, volume boost, skip silence, mono playback. Works while streaming or playing downloaded files • Variable playback speed for video podcasts • Multiple playlists support • Advanced playback features like Shuffle mode, Loop mode and Sleep timer • Works as a standalone player (MP3, Audiobook, local files, streaming) • Full chapter support (with images, links, ...) • Chromecast support (with local files/audiobooks support) • SONOS support • Automatic update, download, playlist & deletion (Set a specific time so your favorite podcasts can be downloaded before you wake up) • Custom settings by podcast • Control the app through Intents with 3rd party apps • Alarm clock to wake up to your favorite podcast, radio, audiobook, playlist • Automatic cloud backup • Import/ export subscriptions (OPML file compatible with other podcast apps) • SD card storage • Podcasts reviews (both from Podcast Addict and from Apple podcast) • Reorder podcast and radio subscriptions by drag and drop • Android wear notifications & controls, Android Auto, Pebble ... • Live stream radio search engine (150K radio stations) • Bookmarks / Notes • Premium / private / Authenticated feeds & podcasts • Widgets • Search based podcasts (handle a search request as a podcast) • Virtual podcasts / Audiobooks (handle a folder content as a podcast) • Visual customization • Full screen reading mode for RSS news feed • Advanced filtering by type/keywords/duration to show/hide episodes • Advanced sharing features (full description, Twitter, ...) • Playback Statistics • Accessibility • HK Reporter • 5by5, BBC, CBS Radio News, CBS Sport Radio, CNN, Criminal, Crooked Media, Earwolf, ESPN, FrogPants, Gimlet, LibriVox, Loyal Books, MSNBC, My Favorite Murder, NASA, Nerdist, Netflix, NPR, Parcast, PodcastOne, Podiobooks, Public Radio International (PRI), Radiotopia, Relay FM, Serial, Showtime, Slate, Smodcast, S-Town, The Guardian, This American Life (TAL), Ted Talks, The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE), True Crime, TWiT, Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Wondery • Jazz Radio, Radio Campus Paris, Radio Canada, Radio France, Virgin Radio • Deutsche Welle, DRadio Wissen, ORF, SRF, ZDF, WDR • Radio24, Rai Radio 1 & 2 & 3 • 103fm

Version history

7 versions are listed, going back to v2025.3. Since v2026.1 it requires Android 8.0+.

v2026.11 LATEST Sep 27, 2026 23.5 MB TRUSTED v2026.10.1 Oct 4, 2026 23 MB TRUSTED v2026.10 Sep 15, 2026 22.8 MB TRUSTED v2026.4 Oct 6, 2026 20.4 MB TRUSTED v2026.2.1 Mar 20, 2026 20.5 MB TRUSTED

All 7 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 27, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Bambou” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Sep 27, 2026
Validated against Google Play Sep 27, 2026
Signed byCN=Bambou
Signing certificate (SHA-1)75:1A:69:84:8D:C3:BC:37:4E:E2:0B:F7:05:CA:B6:FB:64:1E:6A:C1
File MD5942c2353a713e3571b7862aadda28e6a
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (48)

Podcast Addict: Podcast player requests 48 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.

Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read media audio Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO
Read media video Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Access all downloads android.permission.ACCESS_ALL_DOWNLOADS
Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Attest (custom) com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST
Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Broadcast sticky android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
Foreground service media processing android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROCESSING
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Google Play license check com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.bambuna.podcastaddict.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Podcast Addict: Podcast player APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Podcast Addict: Podcast player for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 2025.3 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 2025.3 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is Podcast Addict: Podcast player free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Podcast Addict: Podcast player APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 942c2353a713e3571b7862aadda28e6a.