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Podcast's not downloading

My podcasts on iphone 6 have stopped downloading. All new podcasts are stuck on "preparing to download" but never actually downloading.


Is this a known error?

Posted on Apr 14, 2015 1:01 PM

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Sep 29, 2016 4:43 AM in response to wpalm_99

I've had the same problem since IOS 10. The temporary fix works but is kindof a pain to do for every podcast.

What i've found that seems to work permanently, so far, is to delete the podcast app and then reinstall it.

I did this yesterday and everything uptated fine this morning but be aware that it wipes out your settings and you'll have to do a little housekeeping afterwards.

Sep 30, 2016 10:06 AM in response to Darren_Summers

Same problem here. iphone 5S. iOS 10 is what caused the problem.


Re-booting the phone didn't work.


Deleting the podcast from the download queue seems to work. When I go to d/l it manually, it looks like it is already downloaded. Almost like the d/l process just didn't finish the "I'm done" process very well.


All of these workarounds do not "solve" the problem. A little direct attention from Apple would be nice.


Something other than the standard silence.

Oct 4, 2016 8:33 PM in response to Detox665

Thanks! That worked. Instructions for others:

1) Launch Podcast app.

2) Touch "My Podcasts" button at the bottom.

3) Note which podcasts are stuck (waiting) trying to download new episodes.

4) Touch "Edit" (upper right).

5) Touch the red "-" button next to each of the troubled podcasts.

6) Use search to find the podcasts you have deleted and subscribe (again) to them.


I was happy to see that I did not lose any podcast episodes through this process. Now the app is working, and downloading, without difficulty.

Oct 5, 2016 4:41 AM in response to Rangeley

TThis is not a viable option for me. I have a giant list of podcasts. This would literally take me a half a day of work. I should not have to delete things to make them work. i don't have time to unsubscribe to every single podcast and redo settings for all of them. I listen to podcasts all day everyday and I have accumulated a lot of subscriptions over the years. Apple needs to come up with a solution to this. It's ridiculous. Each of their changes to the podcast app has made it a little worse.

Podcast's not downloading

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