Fountain 1.3 - Likes, New Home Tab, Improved Search and Nostr Infrastructure Upgrades
We’ve made major improvements to discovery in the app and on our website.
Our latest update makes it easier to discover podcasts and music worth supporting, whether you’re looking for something specific or you want to see what your friends have recommended. We’ve also included a longer list of bug fixes and improvements based on your feedback.
Here’s what’s new in Fountain 1.3:
Likes
Boosts and comments are great, but sometimes you just want to say “I enjoyed this” without typing anything. Now you can like any episode or track from the player or the content page. When you like something it shows up:
In the feed for people who follow you
On your profile under Recent Likes
Likes also influence what gets featured in the Trending sections on the new Home tab (more on this in a moment). Likes on Fountain are powered by Nostr, so they can work in any supporting podcast apps.
Liking is the easiest way to recommend content to your network. Try it out and see what your friends are liking too.
New Home Tab
You will notice some big changes to the Home tab in the app and on our website to give you recommendations based on people you are following.
Recently played: Jump back into podcasts you already started listening to
Live now: See livestreams from people you are following
Trending: See which episodes and tracks were recently boosted, liked or shared by people you are following
The Feed now has its own dedicated tab and we’ve also added a Trending view which allows you to see the top boosts.
Improved Search
Let’s be honest - our old search wasn’t great. In 1.3, we’ve completely rebuilt our content search index from scratch and rolled it out in the app and on our website.
Faster and more relevant search results for podcasts, music, profiles and clips
Find episodes by keywords in the title, subtitle, or description
See your recent searches
We’ve also made some design and UX improvements to the charts as well as featured shows, artists and music shows.
Nostr Infrastructure Upgrades
In Fountain 1.3 we've completely rebuilt our Nostr database for speed and stability. Browsing the feeds, comments, profiles, and reactions should feel noticeably snappier.
Bug Fixes and Other Improvements
Boost with bank card added for select shows hosted on Fountain
Nostr Live stream bug fixes and UX improvements
Early access improvements (locked items won’t automatically add to you queue)
Music collections like My Tracks and Hot Tracks now play in sequence
Track playback position is now saved in player when returning to the app
Added light haptic feedback on reactions
Follow/unfollow a show directly from the menu
Improvements to import podcasts flow
We would love to hear how you’re finding Fountain. Please submit your thoughts and feedback via the main menu in the app and we will take it on board as we continue to improve the app.
If you want to help test new features out before they get released, you can join Fountain Beta on Telegram. All iOS and Android users welcome.
I love Fountain, but I don't like that I can't select multiple episodes and mark them as played or delete them (if they've been downloaded) individually. The fact that an episode stays in the list after it's been played, and doesn't disappear, doesn't feel very natural to me either.
Really wish there was a play/pause widget for my home screen. Also trying out again after the Guy Swann episode, and it doesn't seem to be integrated with Android Auto like it did before??