alone ▁Pod cast s ▁app ▁was ▁initially ▁released ▁for ▁iOS ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁after ▁formerly ▁being ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁i T unes ▁app . ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁launch es ▁on ▁Apple ▁TV ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁tv OS ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁watch OS ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁with ▁mac OS ▁Catal ina ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁applications ▁created ▁to ▁replace ▁i T unes . ▁ ▁Platform s ▁ ▁iOS , ▁tv OS , ▁and ▁watch OS ▁versions ▁Pod cast s ▁were ▁formerly ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁i T unes ▁app ▁through ▁iOS ▁ 5 . ▁A ▁stand alone ▁Pod cast s ▁app ▁was ▁announced ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁World wide ▁Develop ers ▁Conference ▁as ▁a ▁feature ▁of ▁iOS ▁ 6 . ▁Apple ▁released ▁the ▁app ▁early ▁on ▁the ▁App ▁Store ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁It ▁adds ▁a ▁new ▁" st ations " ▁feature ▁for ▁discover ing ▁new ▁pod cast s . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁standard ▁app ▁on ▁Car Play . ▁ ▁A ▁stand alone ▁Pod cast s ▁app ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁generation ▁Apple ▁TV s ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1