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Q: my iPhone podcasts won't finish downloading new episodes

My iPhone 4S (iOS 9.2.1) has stopped downloading new podcasts to the Podcasts app. Or, rather it stopped completing downloads. I will watch the new podcast episodes download completely but instead of "processing" and then becoming playable, the download process freezes telling me variously that the episode is "preparing to download" (even though it's shows as 100% downloaded) or waiting (with no indication of what it's waiting for.)

 

I've tried erasing the downloads entirely from the app and then re-downloading. I've tried doing that same thing, shutting the program down and then re-downloading. I've tried doing all that, doing a hard-restart and then re-downloading.

 

I haven't tried deleting "Podcasts" from my phone and reinstalling as I have a number of podcasts downloaded into it which would be a hassle to reconfigure.

 

I'm able to listen to the episodes if I stream them, but I usually listen to podcasts in my car where I don't have the WiFi to stream over.

 

This problem only arose in the past couple of days. I didn't do any system updates during that time.

iPhone 4S, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 25, 2016 1:16 PM

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  • by Thecrag1,Apple recommended

    Thecrag1 Thecrag1 Mar 2, 2016 6:03 AM in response to trickstermac
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    Mar 2, 2016 6:03 AM in response to trickstermac

    I have been having issues with podcasts and music download stuck in the "processing" phase.

     

    Not sure if this will work for you, but I was able to resolve this issue by doing the following:

     

    1.  Cancel/stop any pending downloads.

    2.  Go to General ->iTunes & App Store

    3.  Click on Apple ID and sign out

    4.  Sign back into

    5.  Retry the download.