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User profile for user: sweart
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sync podcasts iphone and PC itunes

So I have some podcast subscriptions and when I refresh on my Windows iTunes the new podcasts download. When I attach the iPhone (USB cable) and "synch" it claims to synch and shows files downloading, but looking at the list of podcasts on my device, as shown in the iTunes panel, they don't match up with the podcasts on the PC -- some are missing. On my iPhone podcasts app it shows everything, but not all have been downloaded. The most recent ones may be in fact downloaded to the iPhone, but others while they appear to be there, in fact will not play unless I have a wifi or cellular connection, they didn't actually download. Hey I want to play where I don't have an internet connection.


As a side note which might provide a clue, I haven't been able to delete anything from either place.


Yeah I uninstalled and then installed the most recent versions on both PC and iPhone, it saved my settings, no change.


iPod, iOS 15

Posted on Dec 29, 2021 12:50 PM

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User profile for user: Bryan_K1
Bryan_K1
User level: Community Specialist

Dec 30, 2021 10:53 AM in response to sweart

Hello sweart,


We see that you're having some trouble with syncing podcasts to your iPhone. We'd be happy to help!


Could you please confirm which iOS version your iPhone is currently running? You can check that in Settings > General > About.


Do you notice any issues with syncing other types files or does it only seem to be impacting podcasts?


What happens when you attempt to delete something? Do you see an error message?


This info will help narrow down possible causes of this issue.


Cheers!

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User profile for user: sweart
sweart Author
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Dec 30, 2021 2:38 PM in response to Bryan_K1

Thanks for answering. Everything updated, iPhone is v15.2

I haven't tried syncing anything except podcasts, that's all I'm interested in. If it would give you more info I can try something else, tell me what.

When I try to delete a podcast nothing happens, no error message (either in iTunes on the PC or on the phone), it just stays there in both places.

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User profile for user: sweart
sweart Author
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Dec 30, 2021 3:26 PM in response to Bryan_K1

By the way, the podcasts and subscriptions are inherited from a long time back, migrated repeatedly. They were preserved when I uninstalled and reinstalled. If there's some way I could just delete all the podcast info on my PC (there's gotta be a file in there somewhere) and maybe also from the iPhone, and start over with a new set of podcast subscriptions, that might solve the problem...?

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sync podcasts iphone and PC itunes

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