iOS 14.5 podcast app issue

it seems like the problem of the Apple server not updating to the latest episodes is rapidly being solved. I noticed the last of the missing Sunday news programs were updated this morning and showed up on my Podcast app.

This is the first I’ve heard of the newest-to-oldest and oldest-to-newest issue before. The sorting feature seems to work fine whether in Station and Show window lists. To what window list are you referring?

Note the yellow circles in the pic below to see recently played episodes.

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!

I would like to add this in case someone else is having this issue. I published 3 episodes of my podcast since the beginning of the month and none of them show on my podcast app. My wife and others can see 2 of them while I can’t see any. But when I use the app on my MacBook, all episodes can be found. This is very confusing and seems to only have happened once I updated my IOS on my iPhone. How is it that some are able to see the episodes it I can’t?

My issue is that my podcasts are not refreshing. I know the podcasts are there because when I go to audible they’re listed but not on apple podcasts.

i’m tempted to just start using audible for my podcasts if I can’t refresh them in the Apple app.

I really appreciate the quick response and willingness to help. I can honestly say, this is the first positive experience I’ve had on a message/discussion board…love the Apple Community! Unfortunately, this still doesn’t work! I believe it has to do with the recent update. I’m out of ideas too but thanks again!!

Hello,

Here is something I really hate with the new app : I usually listen to podcasts from older to newer episodes, so I choose the setting accordingly on your 3rd screenshot. However, with this new version of podcast app, this setting also changes the display order of the episodes in the app.

As a consequence, for podcasts that have a long playback history, this means that the first episode you see displayed in the list of episodes is months or even years old, and you have to scroll down the list forever to see the latest episodes.

Is there something that I did wrong ? How can I just listen episodes in the correct chronological order but also, like iOS 14.4 and before, have them displayed from the newest to the older ones ?

Thanks for your ideas ;)

Same problem. Some of my podcasts are refreshing, others are not. I have yet to download ios 14.5 on my Ipad, and will not because i don't have this issue on the Ipad. It handles podcasts just fine.

Thank you for the hint, I never considered using stations before because the old way with display & playback order not identical, I preferred managing my podcasts individually (and this was perfect).

I submitted a feedback to Apple support but as usual, I don't really expect much from it.

I am a podcaster too and this is hugely impacting my listening audience. My listeners are not seeing the most recent episodes and my numbers are down a lot. I am one of the top 1% of podcasts. I really hope this bug gets fixed soon. It is a big issue.

Thank you so much for this, it is very helpful!

I did talk with support about the Podcasts not updating issue, and it seems we must wait for a fix in the next update.

The first tab on my phone (Listen Now) no longer works at all for the podcasts which I subscribe to. So, the Stations suggestion is quite a good solution for finding my next listen. It is also just a great tip even without the current problem! Thanks again :))

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 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 have the same problem. Some are downloading and some are not. I keep having to switch to pocketcasts because of the inconsistency. Would prefer to use Apple Podcasts, but I need them to download consistently daily.