iOS 14.5 podcast app issue

There were major changes to the iOS 14.5 Podcasts app overhaul, but, once you go through the drill of reviewing and resetting the Podcast setting, Station settings and Show settings, I find it works great.

I agree, the defaults in the new version, didn’t correlate well with our past settings. For such a big overhaul, I wish the default setting had been to list only the most recent three (or whatever) unplayed episodes with auto downloads off. The we just could have checked to insure the Shows were still assigned to Stations properly, then adjusted the various settings as necessary.

Check the Station settings (three dots in upper right corner of Station window) to see insure the proper shows are still assigned. The check your download and episode limiting options.

Here is a pic of the Podcasts app settings (left frame) at iPhone Settings>Podcasts, the Station settings (middle) and the Show settings (right).

Many Others are experiencing the same problem. However, it does not appear to be the Podcast app. If you check the Apple Podcast Server for a particular Show you’ll find the server doesn’t have the latest episodes yet, even though they do appear in other third-party podcast apps.

I imagine Apple is working arduously on this glitch. In the meantime do an iOS update to 14.6. It made some needed changes to the Podcast App coding.

Hello,

sorry about the approximate translation, my iphone is in French and I don't know the exact name of the preloaded station in podcast app for the latest episodes. In French, it's named "Les plus recent" which litteraly translates into "the most recent", this is what I called the "latest station" (sorry !).

I have exactly the same settings as yours, and I tried again tonight with my favorite podcasts : I used to be able to get he latest episodes directly in each podcast, but they don't show up any more. I have to go to the station "the most recent" (or whatever its name is in English / American ;) ), refresh the list from there, then when I go back to each individual podcast, hte latest episodes finally show up.

This is sooooo annoying ...

All,

I experienced this issue on my iPad after upgrading to iOS 14.5. I setup podcasts in Spotify and NYT as a contingency. When listening I let the podcast churn and after an hour my podcast library was loaded with some UX mods…. The UX mods are cool.

Let the app process for a while and see what happens!

Note circled “See All” in pic of Show settings in left frame below. Sometimes it appears at the bottom instead of the top. Tap it to show all Played and Unplayed episodes. You should then see your eps 15 & 16.

Click the three dots to the right of 15 or 16 and you’ll probably find they say Mark as Unplayed, which would indicate the app considered them Played. Since you had Hide Played Episodes on in Show settings, it would explain why they were hidden.

if that isn’t the case, I’m out of ideas.

Toggle Enable When Following in The Podcasts app settings. Check the Shows that are not refreshing and sort the Show settings by newest-to-oldest. Be sure Episodes in Station Settings and Limit Downloads in Show settings are chosen appropriately.

The pic below shows the Podcasts app settings at iPhone Settings>Podcasts (left frame), the Station settings (middle) and the Show settings (right). Disregard the options selected. Choose your permutations as you wish.

If you find an answer that’s helpful, be sure to mark it as such. That way it draws others with the same problem to the answer and those of us helping out don’t have to repeat ourselves as much.

I had the problem of some podcasts not showing up in my Shows list, even though I had the downloaded episodes on my phone, and could play them but only from Downloads (not from Shows). I finally figured out the fix while on hold with Apple.

Here it is:

Go to Library/Downloads (in the Podcast app).

Click on the ellipsis (...) on an episode of a missing show.

Click on Go to Show (it's sometimes near the top, and sometimes near the bottom).

In the upper right, if you have a + sign, click on that to "Follow", whereupon it will change to a downward-pointing arrow. There is also an option to enable/disable automatically downloading new episodes if you hit the arrow again.)

Now go back to Shows. The missing podcast should be there, with all the episodes you've downloaded.

I Feel your pain. When the iOS 14.5 Podcasts app upgrade was released it took me over three hours to reset the settings for the 109 Shows I Follow and assign across seven Stations. They work fine now.

I don’t know how many Shows you follow. However some other people have had luck by creating one or more Stations and then assigning Shows to them. Automatic episode updates then recommenced as planned.

The screenshot is of my Library page with the number of new episodes in each of the seven Stations.

I am having a similar issue. After about a minute, try clicking on browse or search then come back to the library. That sometimes helps...otherwise, they do finally load, it just takes a couple of minutes.

Ah,! Je comprends. C’est “Latest Episodes” en la version anglaise du podcast app.

However, I do not understand why they are not updating automatically. The French version of the app should have similar settings for the Podcasts app settings at iPhone Settings>Podcasts (left frame), the Station settings (middle) and the Show settings (right). Check the two toggles noted by blue arrows which cause Shows to be updated automatically.

ConcernedPodcaster, it would be helpful, if you could get two listeners — one who is receiving your latest eps and one who is not — to screenshot their Podcast app and Show settings (& Station settings, if applicable) to compare the difference.

I’ll be a volunteer, if you wish. By now you’ve probably seen my side-by-side screenshots of the Podcasts app settings at iPhone Settings>Podcasts (left frame), the Station settings (middle) and the Show settings (right) for the Axios Today Show..

Hello,

I marked as Helpful even if I really miss the old behavior : now I have to create a station on top of individual podcast, and this is really not convenient ... but it's better than nothing (a.k.a. the Apple way to deal with problems : just ignore them).

I’m not sure what you mean by “latest station”.

By “…then newest episodes show up in each podcast,“ do you mean “then the newest episodes show up in each Show” or “then the newest episodes show up in each Station?”

If Automatically Download is toggles in the Podcast app settings and the Show settings, as in the pic below, new episodes should appear automatically in the Show lists and the Station lists.

HOWEVER, for some Shows Apple seems To be having a problem updating the latest episodes on the Apple Podcast Server. For those Shows nothing you do will let you download them.