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Edana Mckenzie

Q: Anyone else unable to download the July 2016 update?

So the Podcast app shows up in iTunes under the update tab.  However, when I click on download, I get an error message with:

Podcasts is only available on iOS.

To get Podcasts, search for it on the App Store on your iOS device.

 

which, of course is a meaningless message because Podcasts doesn't show up in the App Store search.

 

Any suggestions on how to get this to work?

iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.1, Messages/IM

Posted on Jul 12, 2016 9:08 PM

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Q: Anyone else unable to download the July 2016 update?

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  • by Rysz,Apple recommended

    Rysz Rysz Jul 12, 2016 9:11 PM in response to Edana Mckenzie
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    iTunes
    Jul 12, 2016 9:11 PM in response to Edana Mckenzie

    The alert is an error. You can keep ignoring it, or delete the Podcasts app from iTunes. This will not affect the app on your device.

  • by tomb78,

    tomb78 tomb78 Jul 14, 2016 9:20 AM in response to Rysz
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    iOS Apps
    Jul 14, 2016 9:20 AM in response to Rysz

    This seems to have fixed it. Not sure how the Podcast app got into My App on iTunes in the first place, but the error has now gone when updating all apps in iTunes where the Podcast app was showing as needing an update.

     

    Thanks

  • by Edana Mckenzie,

    Edana Mckenzie Edana Mckenzie Jul 15, 2016 7:48 PM in response to Rysz
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    iOS Apps
    Jul 15, 2016 7:48 PM in response to Rysz

    Are you saying that there was no July update for the Podcast app?  Won't deleting the app from iTunes remove it from my phone?

  • by summerswood,

    summerswood summerswood Jul 22, 2016 2:32 AM in response to Edana Mckenzie
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    Jul 22, 2016 2:32 AM in response to Edana Mckenzie

    NUPDATE

    tl;dr;   Update requires ios 10.0

     

    The Podcasts app update v2.4 is not designed for ios 9.3.3

    I tried to update in iTunes from v2.2:

         Failed: Got "Podcasts is only available on iOS".

         Failed: ios App Store show no update

         Deleted app from OSX iTunes to try to reinstall but...

         Search in iTunes App Store:

         Failed: Get/Download button is grayed out.

         Google "Podcasts app ios" at /itunes.com/ link it says:

              Podcasts app

              Updated: 01 July 2016

              Version: 2.4

              Size: 0.2 MB

              Compatibility: Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

     

    Luckily, deleting the Podcasts app from iTunes does not delete Podcasts app from ios device.

    Luckily, finding Podcasts 2.2.ipa in OSX Trash and double clicking allows adding it back to iTunes.

    Luckily, one cannot manually delete the ios app (no X when in shaky mode).

     

    Apple has re-upped the borkedness of the Podcasts app with this "nupdate".