Apple Podcasts is removing the 'subscribe' buttonLike and...Follow?
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Apple is removing the "Subscribe" button from the Apple Podcasts app in iOS 14.5.
It is being replaced with a "Follow" button instead.
The "Subscribe" button will soon be erased from Apple Podcasts.
As reported by PodNews, Apple has made a small but notable change to the Podcasts app in iOS 14.5. Rather than subscribing to a podcast, users will now have the option to "Follow" the shows that they want.
Apple Podcasts will no longer use the word "subscribe" in a few weeks. Listeners will be invited to "follow" their favourite podcasts instead. The new wording will be in iOS 14.5, which should be released later this month (and is available in beta). We expect Apple to communicate further with creators, and listeners, when this version of iOS is released.
While Apple has not said why it is making the change, the report speculates that the wording change could result in more podcast subscriptions. Apparently, some users are weary to h...
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Apple Podcasts is removing the 'subscribe' button
