News in brief
A bite of the Apple
TRANSCRIPTS FOR PODCASTS
Making podcasts more accessible and easier to navigate, Apple has introduced transcripts for Apple Podcasts. You can read the full text of an episode, search an episode for a specific word or phrase, and tap on the text to play the podcast from that point. As an episode plays, each word is highlighted, making it easy to follow along. Transcripts can be accessed from the bottom–left of the Now Playing screen and are available in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 for podcasts in English, French, German, and Spanish (in the language of the podcast, not in translation) “shortly after episodes are published”, with back–catalog episodes being added over time.