podcast app for iPhone 5 not working after latest software install

Same problem here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5477034

Same here, but it started when I was on 7.0.2. When I try to play any podcast synced with iTunes on my Mac, when I try to play it I an hit with "This episode is temporarily unavailable from [Podcast Name]." If I delete the podcast and re-download it on my iPhone, it does play, but is then unavailable again after another sync with my Mac.

iPhone 5S, iOS 7.0.2 & 7.0.3

I had a similar issue after upgrading to 7.0.3. The Podcasts app would start with the message "updating library" and then quit. I solved it by uninstalling the app and then reinstalling. I think the problem was that I still had the older Podcasts app (with pre-iOS7 UX look). Hope this helps.

I have a feeling that the new updates aren't as smooth as they used to...

DItto. I get this message "This episode is temporarily unavailable" for every podcast now. 😟

Just logging in to give a "me too".

(PS - I'm using this app on an iPad 2)

I've just about had it with this. This is an anti apple promotion every time I want to hear a podcast. I'm seriously wondering about continuing to use Apple phones in our business if this is the sort of software problems they are seemingly unconcerned about!

I went into an Apple shop today and they were able to identify that the problem is with the last iTunes update not installing properly, which seems to have been a common problem. I deleted iTunes from my PC, reinstalled it and problem solved. Downloaded podcasts are all working now.

I'm having this same "This episode is temporarily unavailable" message on various podcasts. It's so annoying, especially since I know it's on the computer that I synced with. What a fail, Apple.

Same issue.. I tried deselecting Sync Podcast, then syncing/resyncing. I tried removing Podcast app, and then reinstalling. Nothing has worked. I have been having issues with the app for a while now. I had been able to get some to play, but as of now nothing is playing.

"Episode Unavailable"

"This episode is temporarily unvailable from 'Podcast Name'."

I took my phone to the local Apple store and after a process of ellimination they identified that iTunes was corrupted on my computer. itunes apparently had stripped the file from my iphone but iphone thought it was still there. I deleted itunes on my computer, downloaded the latest version and it fixed the problem. I can't believe how common this problem is across this forum, with no comment from Apple. It's an amazing lack of backup.

Thank you, I appreciate the suggestion. I tried to uninstall iTunes, and get [paraphrased] you cannot delete iTunes, Mac OS X requires iTunes.

Have not found an updated (since Mavericks) method of safely uninstalling iTunes.

I was hoping that Apple would have updated iTunes to fix this issue. I started having this same problem, but not just with podcasts. I realized it was probably iTunes when I had problems with my music and movies. My music play list would scroll through until it would find one it could play. Movies just wouldn't play even though they were there. I tried to dump iTunes in the trash, but under Maverick you can not delete it. In the old days, pre OS10, a corrupted preference file used to cause these kind of problems and re-installing the app never replaced the preference file so it never fixed the problem. With that in mind I went looking for a preference file, but could not find one. I did delete some file in the music folder that temporally fixed the problem, but I also had to rebuild all my play lists.

I would also note that no mater how I set iTunes, ie not to sync any podcasts that when I would sync my iPhone it would reset the podcasts showing that I had not played them yet. I've had sync issues ever since I upgraded to iOS 7 and was forced to use the podcast app. Although I still think the problems are with iTunes itself.

I have the same issue. Is there no fix? Alternative Podcast apps?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hendry/11849260445/

I had this problem for months.

After reading these posts, here is what I did:

Delete the Podcast app.

Reboot the iPhone 5. It says all data will be deleted.

Reinstall the Podcast app.

Open the Podcast app. All the episodes are still there.

And now IT WORKS!!!

Not sure why, but I don't care.

Since updating the Podcasts app to 2.1 (May 15), it crashes immediately on startup. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, turned phone on and off, everything short of restoring my phone. This is a broken update that needs to be fixed.