delete podcast episodes ios 14.6

You followed up with an incredibly condescending response because you never actually read and responded to the specific question and just thought you were so clever that your answer should be enough.

Apple have made a dogs breakfast of this Podcast update. There was no need to change the interface for regular podcast use but clearly getting it ready to charge for podcasts.

Not only has it caused unbelievable problems (people having every episode downloaded and going over their mobile data budget, as an example) but the delete function doesn’t work. You slides for and see the red delete bar show up but you can’t select it. You have to go to downloaded episodes, select options and remove download. Even if you Mark As Played an episode, it stays downloaded. Previously you could ‘delete’ an episode that would remove it from your list AND delete any download. No longer.

Previously you could download episodes without subscribing to try them out. Now you must ‘follow’. If you subscribed before it auto followed and downloaded every episode. Even ones you listened to in the past, using up precious memory and bandwidth. If you hadn’t subscribed before it deleted all episodes you had stored.

So overall, a disaster, and the initial question was valid and not because someone doesn’t know how to use an App.

To remove downloaded episodes…

Podcasts, Library, Downloaded,

tap and hold a podcast, tap remove downloads.

however the list of podcasts you have shown interest in seems to be recorded in your Apple Account somewhere because even if you delete the app to clear the lot, they sneak back a few minutes after reinstalling.

To remove downloaded episodes…

Podcasts, Library, Downloaded,

tap and hold a podcast, tap remove downloads.

If you dislike specific features then feedback to Apple with a feature request or Bug report

Product Feedback - Apple:

So my iPhone memory is full and to continue to use podcast with the iPhone I must "unfollow" some podcasts where

"unfollow" seems to be the new word for delete in the Apple iOS 14.6 update. It also seems to be the new word for unsubscribe.

I am a heavy podcast user - a podhead. The iOS 14.6 update is cumbersome and inefficient for podcast use compared to the last version.

In order to regain memory space I am forced to delete( aka unfollow or unsubscribe) an entire podcast. Before I could keep the podcast and simply delete episodes to retain the podcasts I want to keep up with.

If anybody with Apple is monitoring this thread - a reply would be well received.

I totally agree. The interface changes as frustrating and pointless, making it much harder to use the App. You can’t simply swipe to delete the episode (and any download.) you can mark as played to remove from the list but if you downloaded the episode you have to go to downloads and select delete download as an option. Even to get back from an episode requires pressing THE tiniest back arrow which often takes 2 or 3 goes to get right.

The new interface is a disaster.

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That has been reported before.

Delete the podcast app, restart the phone, reinstall the app

Actually I think thee is a bug or at least a bizarre UI behaviour if you swipe left once you get an orange Save Ep bar alongside a Blue Download bar (what's the difference?) but id you swipe again you get the familiar red Delete bar, but when you hit it, nothing happens. The Delete button does not work. Whether you swipe short and seems to bring different options than a slow drag.

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I’ve move to Downcast

I tried what LD150 suggested and was not able to delete individual podcast episodes.

Here is what I came to. From Podcasts I went to Libray, from Library to Downloads. At this point what is presented are entire Podcasts, not single episodes.

So, I opened a Podcast to its list of single episodes. On a single episode I swiped left. I get three different colored boxes, one yellow to save, one blue to download ( I think), and one red with the trash can symbol - presumably to delete. BUT, when I put my finger on the red box ( which incidentally is not easy to do, I mean by that it’s HARD, because the red box exhibits disappearing behavior before I can place my finger. But when I do manage to be able to place my finger on the red box with the trash can symbol - nothing happens, by that I mean that the single podcast episode is not deleted.

I do not think this is tittle …..

this is a helpful forum and Apple would do well to follow

this upgrade to podcast app in 14.6 sucks

the reply about going to download screen was helpful and works, but delete an episode should be an option on main screen

Ok try this..

Library

Shows

Edit

Edit shows

Hit the red dot

unfollow

Swipe right on the podcast episode you want to hide and press the purple box.

what actually happens is that it no longer shows in your list of unplayed podcasts

But it remains on your phone, ie not disappeared