# 3.12 release notes
**URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419
**Category:** Project management
**Tags:** releases
**Created:** [April 18, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419 "2026-04-18T08:10:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@loucasal](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/loucasal)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/1 "2026-04-18T08:10:04Z")
Ahoy! As we slowly get closer to a new release, it is time to prepare the release notes. This is the full list of changes:
> **List of PRs & commits in this release**
>
> | Entity | Merge/Committed date | URL | Title | Author(s) | Type | Functionality group | Related issue(s) | Related label(s) | Needs review replies? |
> | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
> | pr | 2025-12-27T13:15:08Z | [#8180](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8180) | Add ‘restore from archive’ to (multi-)select menu | ByteHamster | | | 8172 | Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2025-12-27T18:23:10Z | [#8187](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8187) | Add share to feed multi-select menu | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2025-12-27T22:08:31Z | [#8176](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8176) | Restructure feed settings | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-01T12:28:32Z | [#8189](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8189) | Directly enter multi-select when long-pressing subscriptions | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | commit | 2026-01-01T17:32:50Z | [92d7ad9](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/commit/92d7ad9cfbdcd6741051529277518a2f9d1c4567) | Merge branch ‘master’ into develop | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-02T21:32:48Z | [#8198](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8198) | Create UI Test For About Fragment | Thanush19 | | | 8174 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-06T09:31:01Z | [#8205](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8205) | Fix stream leak | Bicente44 | | | 8169 | Good first issue, Type: Confirmed bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-06T09:36:29Z | [#8209](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8209) | Check description position in PR check | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-07T21:45:07Z | [#8211](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8211) | Add screenshot mode that hides cover images with unclear licenses | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-07T21:45:32Z | [#8212](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8212) | Clear back stack when opening from launcher shortcuts | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-16T22:16:07Z | [#8226](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8226) | Add support for reading ID3 TXXX comment frames | ByteHamster | | | 8219 | Type: Confirmed bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-16T22:25:58Z | [#8227](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8227) | Clarify that new episodes action cannot be changed when autodownload is enabled | ByteHamster | | | 8224 | Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-16T23:14:18Z | [#8228](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8228) | Rename ‘delete podcast’ to ‘unsubscribe’ | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-16T23:15:50Z | [#8217](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8217) | Validate RSS URL before closing the AddViaUrlDialog | anotherHoffmann | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-18T17:50:56Z | [#8231](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8231) | Fix issue where sleep timer is marked as active after events are fired | eblis | | | 8207 | Type: Confirmed bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-19T21:19:52Z | [#8233](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8233) | Fix multi select actions to match single select action | Consto | | | 7144, 7849 | Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-19T21:31:53Z | [#8164](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8164) | Remove separator lines in lists | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-19T21:32:47Z | [#8235](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8235) | Fix mixing up media id and feed item id | ByteHamster | | | 8177 | Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-19T22:37:26Z | [#8236](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8236) | Stop subscription selection when de-selecting last item | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-23T22:58:27Z | [#8240](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8240) | Use events to handle external player state | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-25T12:36:30Z | [#8242](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8242) | Migrate more fragments to event-based architecture instead of keeping the service bound | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-01-28T18:26:27Z | [#8244](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8244) | Simplify playback statistics tracking | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-04T20:41:01Z | [#8252](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8252) | Fix still linking to Transifex | ByteHamster | | | 8245 | Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-07T18:11:18Z | [#8258](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8258) | Migrate AudioPlayerFragment away from constantly bound service | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-08T14:12:33Z | [#8232](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8232) | Playback service rewrite | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-13T07:04:16Z | [#8273](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8273) | Fix media session browsing | ByteHamster | | | 8272 | Good first issue, Type: Confirmed bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-14T21:06:08Z | [#8276](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8276) | Remove Android 5 support | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-14T23:13:54Z | [#8277](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8277) | Show buffering state as playing | ByteHamster | | | 8259 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-15T09:45:25Z | [#8279](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8279) | Avoid duplicate media notification when casting | ByteHamster | | | 5728 | Functionality: (Chrome)Cast, Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-17T20:13:14Z | [#8275](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8275) | Add back Chromecast support | ByteHamster | | | 8265 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-17T21:15:25Z | [#8278](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8278) | Re-add widget to media3 player | ByteHamster | | | 8263 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-17T21:53:12Z | [#8287](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8287) | Add ‘synopsis’ comment as an alternative to description to vorbis parser | ByteHamster | | | 8269 | Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-18T07:26:39Z | [#8290](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8290) | Enhance self-review checklist in PR template | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-18T12:03:21Z | [#8286](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8286) | Upgrade target API version | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-20T17:43:06Z | [#8296](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8296) | Remove automatic redirect to correct website language | cumeowlus | | | 8271 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-20T18:11:46Z | [#8292](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8292) | Fix completing the last episode in the queue keeps it active | tamilore-bello | | | 8284 | Good first issue, Type: Confirmed bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-21T13:21:51Z | [#8298](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8298) | Fix drawer counters not shown until counter setting is changed | DivyaKhunt07 | | | 8283 | Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-21T15:11:06Z | [#8297](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8297) | Move video playback controls to an independent component | ByteHamster | | | 8262 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-21T16:46:08Z | [#8299](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8299) | Re-implement delete after playback | ByteHamster | | | 8285 | Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-21T20:55:50Z | [#8300](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8300) | Re-implement video player toolbar | ByteHamster | | | 8267 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-22T18:02:03Z | [#8303](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8303) | Add basic agent instructions | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-22T20:29:48Z | [#8304](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8304) | Switch to new track selection method | ByteHamster | | | 6981 | Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-22T20:56:09Z | [#8305](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8305) | Small ExoPlayer tweaks | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-25T12:30:33Z | [#8308](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8308) | Re-add skip silence setting to new playback service | ByteHamster | | | 8266 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-26T19:17:42Z | [#8309](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8309) | Fix headphone double-tap skip for media3 playback service | Sarnyxq | | | 8260 | Excellent Contribution, Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-26T19:24:57Z | [#8313](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8313) | Move Statistics screen from Subscriptions menu to navigation drawer | amanjn38 | | | 8310 | Excellent Contribution, Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-02-28T08:58:43Z | [#8315](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8315) | Re-implement sleep timer for Media3PlaybackService | ByteHamster Sarnyxq | | | 8264 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-07T15:33:05Z | [#8320](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8320) | Remove hidden setting from search | ByteHamster | | | 8314 | Good first issue, Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-07T16:25:30Z | [#8322](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8322) | Fix crash when device does not support loudness enhancer | ByteHamster | | | 8294 | Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-08T07:38:59Z | [#8321](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8321) | Build media item stub on main thread and full item on background thread | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-08T16:13:03Z | [#8327](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8327) | Remove fyydlin and connect directly | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-09T23:32:34Z | [#8329](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8329) | Switch away from JitPack | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-09T23:32:51Z | [#8330](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8330) | Improve usability of error printer | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-12T20:09:18Z | [#8335](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8335) | Update readme | keunes | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-13T21:37:51Z | [#8332](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8332) | Load notification covers using Glide | ByteHamster Copilot | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-13T22:26:52Z | [#8331](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8331) | Add skip intro/ending support to Media3PlaybackService | ByteHamster Copilot | | | 8323 | Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-14T08:15:08Z | [#8336](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8336) | Add Copilot coding agent setup file | ByteHamster Copilot | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-15T07:44:38Z | [#8342](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8342) | Require at least 10 non-whitespace chars in PR description | ByteHamster Copilot | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-15T15:07:00Z | [#8341](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8341) | Add deprecation warning when disabling bottom navigation | ByteHamster Copilot | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-15T15:48:56Z | [#8344](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8344) | Add agent instructions about PR updates | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-15T15:50:56Z | [#8340](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8340) | Add missing multi-select episode actions | ByteHamster Copilot | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-15T16:07:44Z | [#8339](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8339) | Move favorites to a dedicated screen | ByteHamster Copilot | | | 8253 | Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-18T20:55:12Z | [#8317](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8317) | Add mobile data streaming confirmation to Media3PlaybackService | ByteHamster amanjn38 | | | 8301 | Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-20T07:38:32Z | [#8353](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8353) | Set user agent in new playback service | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-20T09:33:59Z | [#8354](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8354) | [media3] Add volume adaptation (boost/reduction) to Media3PlaybackService | ByteHamster Copilot | | | 8324 | Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-22T09:28:27Z | [#8356](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8356) | Add predictive back for main activity exit | ByteHamster Copilot | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-22T18:39:15Z | [#8357](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8357) | Make sure to close all streams and cursors, enable spotbugs | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | commit | 2026-03-22T18:43:30Z | [5de8d4b](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/commit/5de8d4b73f6908266c9bb73acacccd7d96e3b43d) | Merge branch ‘master’ into develop | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-28T15:51:25Z | [#8369](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8369) | CONTRIBUTING.md - update unit test section | mpollmeier | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-28T16:12:33Z | [#8367](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8367) | Run checkstyle in parallel | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-03-28T19:48:25Z | [#8371](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8371) | Lint all modules | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-04T19:25:39Z | [#8366](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8366) | Fix crash when opening Sleep Timer dialog due to main-thread DB access | geoffreysisco | | | 8360 | Type: Possible bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-04T20:18:27Z | [#7177](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/7177) | Add workflows to ping about play reviews | keunes | | | | Area: Project issue | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-07T19:09:35Z | [#8380](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8380) | Filter out non-subscribed feeds from GPodder subscription sync | dllmr | | | 8361 | Excellent Contribution, Functionality: Synchronisation, Type: Confirmed bug | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-09T21:56:52Z | [#8363](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8363) | Implement auto-rewind on resume in Media3PlaybackService | ByteHamster williamlgrt | | | 8268 | Good first issue, Type: Feature request | No |
> | commit | 2026-04-11T09:19:14Z | [8419a77](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/commit/8419a7796fc7d4cd1c4cde3d878a41256ed6c716) | Merge branch ‘master’ into develop | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-12T19:49:26Z | [#8365](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8365) | Add Android Auto “For You” recommendations with recency filter | brianjcohen | | | 8326 | Excellent Contribution, Functionality: Interacting devices, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-12T20:20:21Z | [#8389](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8389) | Implement mini rewind after interruption | ghjm | | | 2739 | Excellent Contribution, Type: Feature request | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-12T20:29:05Z | [#8391](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8391) | Faster media session item list loading | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-12T21:17:33Z | [#8392](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8392) | Show feed covers more reliably in media session callback | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
> | pr | 2026-04-14T21:03:49Z | [#8395](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/8395) | Fix some lint warnings and suppress the others | ByteHamster | | | | | No |
Which I have summarised as follows (in 491 characters, line endings not included):
> ∙ Rewrite playback service (@ByteHamster, @Sarnyxq and others) - this fixes many playback issues, but do report any regressions!
> ∙ UI changes: rename “delete podcast” to “unsubscribe” (@ByteHamster); move Statistics screen to navigation (@amanjn38)
> ∙ Multi-select: directly enter multi-select when long-pressing subscriptions; add more actions to (multi-)select menu (@ByteHamster)
> ∙ Add Android Auto “For You” recommendations (@brianjcohen)
> ∙ Plus an assortment of bug fixes & improvements!
Ideally we would also mention dropping Android 5 support, but all of the above will certainly affect a larger share of users.
@ByteHamster, @keunes: any comments?
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### Author:  [@ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/ByteHamster)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/2 "2026-04-18T14:33:16Z")
Nice, thanks! I think we don’t have to mention dropping Android 5 because people on Android 5 won’t see the update or release notes.
Maybe it could be nice to mention a few more people for the media 3 rewrite: [Pull requests · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pulls?q=is%3Apr+media3+is%3Aclosed) While that’s maybe less relevant for users, it might help to attract contributors. Maybe we can remove the word “media3” and instead just mention rewrite?
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### Author:  [@loucasal](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/loucasal)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/3 "2026-04-18T15:01:44Z")
> [@ByteHamster](#):
>
> Maybe it could be nice to mention a few more people for the media 3 rewrite
Done! I had to limit it to contributors with at least 2 PRs to fit in the length limit.
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### Author:  [@Jota\_Luis](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Jota_Luis)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/4 "2026-04-19T05:13:22Z")
Can’t wait to the release! ☺
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### Author:  [@ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/ByteHamster)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/5 "2026-05-14T13:25:07Z")
Version 3.12.0-beta1 is now under review by Google
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### Author:  [@Jota\_Luis](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Jota_Luis)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/6 "2026-05-15T21:28:52Z")
Let’s way for uncle Google decision… 🥲
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### Author:  [@ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/ByteHamster)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/7 "2026-05-17T17:06:06Z")
Rolling out to a random 10% of the beta testers now
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### Author:  [@Jota\_Luis](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Jota_Luis)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/8 "2026-05-17T19:52:18Z")
🙄 Not me yet. Uncle Google is very slow on that.
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### Author:  [@ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/ByteHamster)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/9 "2026-05-18T10:25:07Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Widget skip on 3.12.0-beta1](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/widget-skip-on-3-12-0-beta1/8557)
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### Author:  [@DavidDez](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/DavidDez)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/11 "2026-05-24T05:21:55Z")
Beta issues - [3-12-0-beta - Bugs](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-0-beta-bugs/8588)
Proud and happy to be helping by being a beta tester!
BESTEST
David
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### Author:  [@DavidDez](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/DavidDez)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/12 "2026-05-28T10:32:40Z")
See Update for Beta2 [3.12.0-beta - Bugs](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-0-beta-bugs/8588)
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### Author:  [@DavidDez](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/DavidDez)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/13 "2026-06-07T08:08:33Z")
See Update for Beta3 [3.12.0-beta - Bugs](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-0-beta-bugs/8588)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/3-12-release-notes/8419/14 "2026-10-05T08:09:24Z")
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