During Google I/O 2019 this week, Google’s new podcast-focused search results arrived in desktop browsers. When you search for a podcast, it will show you its three most recent episodes which can be played directly in Google’s web player on podcasts.google.com. This feature works across both desktop and mobile. It’s useful on iOS where a dedicated Google Podcasts app is yet to be released, said 9to5Google. First spotted back in March, the web player has a similar set of playback controls to the dedicated Google Podcasts app that was launched on Android last year.

You can skip forward and backward, control playback speed and sync your playback across multiple devices if you’re signed in with a Google Account. The biggest limitation is that the interface only lets you browse episodes from a single podcast, you can’t browse different podcasts from the site. Besides Google, Apple also updated the web interface for Podcasts to allow it to play episodes directly, strengthening rumours that the company is planning on breaking up iTunes into separate Music, TV and Podcast apps.