I've had the Podcast app for awhile on my iPhone 5. I woke up this morning and the app was gone. I went to the app store to re-download it, but the store shows that I still have it and the button tells me to "Open" the app. When I clicke the Open button nothing happens. When I search my iPhone for the app or any of the podcasts I subscribe to, nothing comes up. Has anyone else seen this problem or have any suggestions? Thanks!
iPhone 5
It doesn't appear in the Restrictions list.
I had deleted the icon from my phone, and I tried some other suggestions, to no avail. This one, however did work! Thanks
Yay, SarahMaryN!
After hours of searching, I found your solution for restoring the Podcast app.
Thank you for taking time to post it.
An alternative solution-
The app wasn't working for me so I tried to reinstall, but it wouldn't come up in the app store. . I went to iTunes and searched a podcast, then tapped it to download, it prompted me to show the podcast app in the store (since it doesn't come up in a search) I was able to download it then.
Hi there BigWern,
I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
iOS: Troubleshooting applications purchased from the App Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1702
-Griff W.
The exact same thing happened to me. Tried everything on the link from griff w to no avail.
Update: After restarting phone again, and waiting 15 min, it magically appeared and is working 🙂
Thanks, I did sort of the same thing (I think they call it a hard reboot, hold down both keys till restarts) and as you experienced, my app had magically reappeared (didn't even need to wait 15 min)! Thanks, you saved me a trip to the Genius Bar!
Yes, exact same problem. Still trying to fix.
These steps are for purchased apps, but the Podcast app cannot be purchased. The instructions aren't relevant.
I have been struggleing with this as well and have finally found my solution.
For some reason I restricted access to the app. Doing this hides it from the home screen.
Steps to resolve:
Go to Settings - General - Restictions(enter passcode) - toggle on Podcast
FIXED!
Thank you so much. This fixed the problem of the Podcast App not appearing for me.
Had the same problem and Shadavi212's tip worked for me! 🙂
I had this same problem. I have an Iphone 4 that I use just for music, vids and podcasts. I tried all the suggestions here but none of them worked. In the end I had to go to itunes and download the podcast app. It will allow you to download an older version if u don't have ios 10 and up.
Thank you! This was the answer for me too.
Aloha, Manju
Podcast app disappeared
