Podcasts has had a big update. Podcasts 1.2 allows users to create custom stations of their favorite podcasts that update automatically with new episodes and choose whether the stations begin playing with the newest or oldest unplayed episode. Those stations are stored in iCloud, so they’re synced across all devices.

Listeners can create On-The-Go playlists on their iOS devices with their own list of episodes, and the Now Playing view has been redesigned with playback controls that Apple says are easier to use.

Also, the reel to reel effects have been removed and a new cleaner look as shown below is being used. This is a sign of what iOS will ultimately move towards.