Changelog

Version history for Audra

1.2 — July 9, 2026

A big update since 1.1.

• Share podcasts. Send a podcast — or a specific episode — as a link, straight from the Podcasts tab. Friends who have Audra open it right in the app; everyone else gets a clean web preview with a link to get it.
• Even loudness with Volume Normalization. Turn it on in Settings and every book and podcast plays at a consistent volume — no more reaching for the dial between a quiet podcast and a loud audiobook. A slider lets you set how loud.
• Pin your favorite podcasts. Pin the shows you follow for one-tap access on the Podcasts tab, synced across your devices.
• Player Sync for Rockbox players. Connect a USB Rockbox player to sync your listening progress both ways and carry downloaded episodes onto it — no computer needed.

Also in this release:

• Your lifetime “time saved” from silence compression now syncs across your devices
• Faster, more battery-friendly audio analysis
• Many playback, CarPlay, and library fixes

1.1 — July 3, 2026

• Skip silence, listen faster. A new real-time compression mode automatically shortens the quiet gaps in audiobooks and podcasts, so you get through them faster without changing the narrator's pace. The player shows how much time you've saved on each title.
• Subscribe to podcasts. Subscribe and unsubscribe to podcasts right from the Catalog with a quick swipe.
• Filter the Catalog. A new “Show” filter lets you view everything, just podcasts, or just audiobooks.
• CarPlay improvements. Your listening progress now appears next to each title in CarPlay, finished items are tidied out of the list, and the compression mode can be set on the go.
• Fixes & polish. The play/pause button now stays in sync across the player, mini-player, and lock screen; resuming where you left off is more reliable; plus general stability improvements.

1.0 — June 27, 2026

First release.

• Offline first — download audiobooks and podcast episodes and play them with no connection
• Browse your AudiobookShelf libraries and download books and episodes
• Find new podcasts — search the Apple Podcasts directory and download episodes into your library
• Multi-track audiobooks play as one seamless timeline
• CarPlay — your downloaded library, hands-free, with Now Playing controls
• Mini-player that follows you across the app, with adjustable playback speed and skip controls
• Listening progress backed up to your private iCloud, so it survives a reinstall or a new phone
• Connects only to your own server; token stored in the iOS Keychain; supports self-signed HTTPS