2 ▁with ▁the ▁Software ▁ 6 . 0 ▁update . ▁The ▁tv OS - based ▁ 4 th ▁generation ▁Apple ▁TV ▁launched ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁without ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁pod cast s . ▁This ▁was ▁despite ▁a ▁Pod cast s ▁icon ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁home ▁screen ▁in ▁commer ci als , ▁in - store ▁demo ▁loops , ▁and ▁developer ▁documentation . ▁The ▁Pod cast s ▁app ▁was ▁added ▁with ▁tv OS ▁ 9 . 1 . 1 ▁released ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Pod cast s ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Apple ▁Watch ▁with ▁watch OS ▁ 5 ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁mac OS ▁version ▁Pod cast s ▁in ▁mac OS ▁were ▁initially ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁i T unes ▁app , ▁which ▁added ▁support ▁for ▁pod cast s ▁in ▁version ▁ 4 . 9 ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Apple ▁announced ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁World wide ▁Develop ers ▁Conference ▁that ▁i T unes ▁would ▁be ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁specific ▁Music , ▁TV , ▁and ▁Pod cast ▁applications ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁mac OS ▁Catal ina . ▁Pod cast s ▁remain ▁available ▁through ▁i T unes ▁on ▁Microsoft ▁Windows . ▁ ▁Home Pod ▁The ▁Home Pod ▁supports ▁play back ▁of ▁Pod cast s ▁using ▁a ▁voice ▁user ▁interface . ▁ ▁Amazon ▁E cho ▁Support ▁for ▁Pod cast s ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Amazon ▁E cho