Launch Podcast App With URL scheme

Question

I'm trying to open the podcast app with a url like this

- (void)setupPodcast
{
    NSLog(@"setup podcast");
    NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"pcast://podcasts.sdxme.org/RSS/default.aspx?ID=%ld", (long)[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] integerForKey:@"CustomerID"]];
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:str]];
}

2015-10-18 23:45:11.367 [29302:1691034] LaunchServices: ERROR: There is no registered handler for URL scheme pcast

However it looks like the pcast scheme is no longer supported? How can I open my own XML feed in the podcast app?

Have a look at this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8201724/how-to-register-a-custom-app-opening-url-scheme-with-xcode-4 — Ty Lertwichaiworawit, Oct 19 '15 at 06:55

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 25 '19 at 09:13

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As per Swift 4,

We should use the below url schemes to open podcasts app from our app.

Podcasts (Add Feed By URL) — podcast:// (you can also add a feed URL after to auto-populate it)
Podcasts (Browse) — pcast:// or itms-pcast:// or itms-pcasts:// or podcasts:// or itms-podcast:// or itms-podcasts:// (displays a "can't connect" error)

answered Feb 25 '19 at 09:13

Nishu_Priya

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I am able to get it to open macOS podcasts only with `pcast` or `podcasts`, but do you know how to have it prompt the user to subscribe to a feed? – inorganik Nov 12 '20 at 14:30
Thanks, this works great for opening and prepolutating the feed url on both MacOS 12 and iOS 16: `podcast://example.com/feed.xml` – Markus Sep 23 '22 at 10:43

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 16 '19 at 17:39

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MacOS Majave needs pcast:// IOS podcast://

answered Jun 16 '19 at 17:39

thilo

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 16 '15 at 07:20

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I believe Apple changed their recognized podcast scheme and you should now use 'feed://...'.

answered Nov 16 '15 at 07:20

David Smith

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Its looks like feed opens up the news app, and pcast opens up the podcast app, but only on the device with the podcast app installed. not on the simulator. – 4m1r Nov 24 '15 at 17:33

Launch Podcast App With URL scheme

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