Get down with Downcast's support for Apple's CarPlay

Already, CarPlay is integrated with a number of apps including iHeartRadio, MLB.com At Bat, Spotify, CBS Radio, Audiobooks.com, Audible, Pandora, Slacker, Vox, and more.

Now, to the growing list of apps that support CarPlay, you can add one of our favorite podcasts apps here on AppAdvice, Downcast.

Now riding on CarPlay

The popular podcast app developed by Jamawkinaw Enterprises — which has been available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch — is now offered on Apple’s iPhone-connected car infotainment platform as well.

As a result, you can now easily and safely listen to your favorite podcasts with Downcast in your CarPlay-enabled vehicle. (You can find out which cars support CarPlay by looking at Apple’s official list here.)

Note that Downcast limits lists in CarPlay to a maximum of 100 items. “This is an arbitrary decision meant to control performance and improve safety,” one of Downcast’s developers, George Cox, notes. “If this creates a problem for you, I suggest creating a playlist on your iPhone with appropriate episode inclusion settings to make a manageable list.”

Also, Downcast lists in CarPlay are limited to include only ready-to-play episodes, i.e., episodes that are downloaded, queued for downloading, or marked for streaming.

Still, Downcast is a great alternative to any of the other podcast apps that integrate with CarPlay, including Overcast, Stitcher, and Apple’s very own Podcasts.

Now with more improvements

In addition to CarPlay integration, the latest update to Downcasts delivers a bevy of improvement and fixes, as follows:

Play position scrubber usability improvements

VoiceOver – Double tap play position scrubber to jump to a specific time

VoiceOver – Improved announcement for play position scrubber

Improves resuming of downloads

Performance & battery consumption improvements

Fixes iCloud Syncing issues leading to deletion of local episodes

Fixes iCloud Syncing deadlock issue when first enabling

VoiceOver – Fixes magic tap gesture

Fixes random disabling of play/pause command and other remote commands

Fixes continuous play issues

Fixes issue causing video not to display on externally connected screens

Fixes issue where transitioning to video episode could cause Downcast to pause

Fixes issue where now playing info wasn’t cleared from lock screen/control center

Fixes a few layout issues on player view

Fixes issue causing sleep timer to reset to 1min

Improves interactivity of URL textfield on the Import UI

Import UI now remembers your last destination podcast choice

Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running iOS 8.2 or later, and optimized for Apple Watch as well as CarPlay, Downcast is available on the App Store for $2.99, with in-app purchases for developer tips.