dbm289
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Q: iTunes 12.4 Podcasts Impossible to Sync

I just upgraded to iTunes 12.4 and now, when I try to click on the podcasts I want to put on my iPod Classic, the scroll functions for the podcast subscriptions and the podcasts under those subscriptions seem to be linked. Because of this, I can only really stay up to date on the first 7-8 podcasts I subscribe to because when I try to click the others, it is impossible to scroll up to them. This is very annoying and I never would have updated if I knew this would happen. When is this being fixed? Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot this problem?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), ITunes 12.4

Posted on May 19, 2016 10:19 PM

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Q: iTunes 12.4 Podcasts Impossible to Sync

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  • by joema,Helpful

    joema joema May 20, 2016 10:03 AM in response to dbm289
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    May 20, 2016 10:03 AM in response to dbm289

    Yes starting with 12.4 when you click on your iOS device then select Settings>Podcasts, the podcasts and episodes no longer scroll separately. The UI lets them move a little vertically, then exhibits a "bounce back" behavior. The only solution is put your cursor outside those lists and scroll the entire page up and down. If you have a long list of podcasts and many episodes per podcast, it is now extremely frustrating to manage. It requires scrolling the entire page up and down many times. I can't believe more people are not complaining about this.

  • by pad45@mac.com,

    pad45@mac.com pad45@mac.com May 29, 2016 9:26 AM in response to joema
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    May 29, 2016 9:26 AM in response to joema

    I totally agree. This lack of internal device contents scrolling is hugely frustrating and seems to limit what you can select. Not a "feature" but a real "bug" and should be fixed by Apple tech.

  • by ska-triumph,

    ska-triumph ska-triumph Jun 17, 2016 9:04 PM in response to dbm289
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    Jun 17, 2016 9:04 PM in response to dbm289

    Thank you for your notice and the replies. I so heartedly agree. Apple and iTunes seem to continually cheat the podcasting - activity, recording, synching, interface - with each new major upgrade. I've literally stopped synching directly from iTunes and instead do it from my iPhone. Of course, it becomes a real pain to update between the Macbook and iOS libraries but I can deal until Apple Tech get their collective head straight and not go backwards.