How Updates Communicates with Podcast Servers
Updates is a server-less podcast app, meaning there’s no intermediary between you and your listeners. The app directly loads your podcast’s RSS feed from your server to fetch new episodes, and when a user plays an episode, the audio is streamed directly from your server.
How RSS Fetching Works
Updates requests RSS feeds conditionally using
If-Modified-SinceandIf-None-Matchheaders if your server has previously providedETagorLast-Modifiedheaders.By default, RSS feeds are fetched no more than once per hour.
If a user manually pulls to refresh on your podcast’s details screen, Updates may fetch the RSS feed again, but no more than once per minute.
Discovery in Updates
All podcasts featured in Updates' discovery section come from Apple Podcasts.
