Podcast App Should Return Links to Content in Same Format as Other Media

Originator:johnvoorhees
Number:rdar://19368708 Date Originated:03-Jan-2015
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Other: iOS Podcast App Product Version:
Classification: Reproducible:
 
The Apple iOS Podcast app allows users to share links to podcasts. Those links use old-style Web Objects links. For example: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=937578527#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Frelay.fm%2Fbonanza%2F4. iTunes on Mac uses a link format that is similar to other media in the iTunes stores on both iOS and Mac OS X. For example, https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bonanza!-1-arkansas-chuggabug/id937578527?i=322565012&mt=2. The difference makes it difficult to provide a consistent user experience across platforms.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Choose a podcast in Apple's iOS Podcast app.
2. Tap the share button.
3. Copy the link generated.

Expected Results:
I expect the Podcast app to return a link similar to what is returned by the iTunes Mac app and returned by the iOS App Store and iTunes Store apps. Something like the following: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bonanza!-1-arkansas-chuggabug/id937578527?i=322565012&mt=2

Actual Results:
Instead, the iOS Podcast app returns a WebObjects link like this: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=937578527#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Frelay.fm%2Fbonanza%2F4. This seems to be the last remaining place in any of Apple's iOS apps where a WebObjects link is returned.

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