Include episode ID in links on web interface for Podcasts store
Originator: | jmorrisonAC | ||
Number: | rdar://37240169 | Date Originated: | February 5 2018, 11:48 AM |
Status: | Resolved | Resolved: | May 8, 2019 |
Product: | App Store | Product Version: | n/a |
Classification: | UI/Usability | Reproducible: | Always |
Summary: When you copy a link from from the iTunes application to a episode of a podcast it yields a direct link, however if you go Apple's 'iTunes Preview' web version of the podcast and then click the 'View in iTunes' link to an episode it's not a direct link as it appears, it opens iTunes to the show's general page instead of the episode. Steps to Reproduce: This can be reproduced with any podcast episode. However for this example I used the episode 'Episode 78: The Botanist' of the show 'Criminal' If you go into iTunes and look up this show you can find a direct link and choose the 'Copy Link' option. It will provide you with this URL which goes directly to the episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-78-the-botanist/id809264944?i=1000394367287&mt=2 However if you go to the 'iTunes Preview' web version of this show: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944?mt=2 Click or copy the 'View in iTunes' link for the 'Episode 78: The Botanist' episode you'll receive this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944?mt=2# which is the same as the iTunes Preview link, it just opens to the show's general page iTunes instead of a linking to the specific episode. Expected Results: Clicking or copying the 'View in iTunes' link next to an episode should provide the direct episode link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-78-the-botanist/id809264944?i=1000394367287&mt=2 Actual Results: Clicking or copying the 'View in iTunes' link next to an episode provides a general feed link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944?mt=2# Version/Build: n/a Configuration: n/a
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