Overcast for iOS Gets Major Redesign and Several Much-Requested New Features

Developer Marco Arment’s popular third-party podcast player Overcast received an update today that brings the largest redesign in the app’s near eight-year history, with frequently requested features added and many under-the-hood improvements made. Firing up the updated app, regular users will first notice the overhauled home screen, with new customizable visual identities for playlists (which […]

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Overcast for iOS Gets Major Redesign and Several Much-Requested New Features

Developer Marco Arment’s popular third-party podcast player Overcast received an update today that brings the largest redesign in the app’s near eight-year history, with frequently requested features added and many under-the-hood improvements made. Firing up the updated app, regular users will first notice the overhauled home screen, with new customizable visual identities for playlists (which […]

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Overcast Podcast Player Update Brings Overhauled Apple Watch App, Improved Siri Support

In the latest update to the popular podcast player, Overcast has overhauled its Apple Watch app to be more intuitive and bring several features that were previously only accessible on Overcast for iPhone. The newly designed watch interface ditches the horizontally scrolling panels to reveal features, and instead uses a single screen providing button access […]

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Calls for Apple to Bring iPhone-Style Low Power Mode to MacBooks

Following rumors of a performance-boosting “Pro Mode” coming in the next update to macOS Catalina, developer Marco Arment has argued that Apple should bring an iPhone-style Low Power Mode to MacBooks as well.Since iOS 9, Apple has included a Low Power Mode on iPhones that reduces the amount of power that the device uses when […]

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