Podcast app crashing regularly - especially when an alarm goes

Delete the podcast app then restart your iPhone then re download the app.

I'm having the same issue. I don't think the Podcast app can be deleted, can it? (I'm using an iPhone 6 with iOS 8.4.1)

Someone's could give us a tip? My app is crashing all the time, is too annoying! I don't no what do to!

Having the same issue with podcasts for the past week or so. I have an iPhone 5s. After listening for a few minutes the podcast transport controls won't work and if I try to unlock, the screen goes blank/white for several seconds and it comes back up to main home screen. If you go back in to play the podcast its forgotten where you left off, starts over from the beginning. I see no way to delete the podcast app. Hopefully someone comes up with a fix soon.

Same Same. Whenever my screen saver comes on or I change screens for a moment the app crashes to a white screen.

Today I also have a black screen.

Is this an update issue like last year or is a data issue again

I do have alot of podcasts on my iphone.

Any help would be greatly appreciate!

Thanks

I've had the exact same string of issues for the past couple weeks - links in emails don't work; podcast app crashes to white; iBooks hangs; Lockscreen player controls become unresponsive; Apple Music signup dialog would pop up despite already having signed up for a family plan. Restarting worked for a short while before symptoms returned. Made my iPhone 5s and iPad Mini nearly unusable.

But today it seems like the issue has been fixed and I'd like to share with you what I did in hopes that we narrow down the actual solution.

I did two things that I could rationally attribute to solving the issue:

1. Forced iCloud backup. I noticed that my devices hadn't backed themselves up in a couple weeks - since around the time these issues cropped up. Go to Settings->iCloud->Backup->Back Up Now
2. Now this one's a bit weird. Around the time these issues began (after upgrading to 8.4.1), a new podcast popped up that corresponded with an iTunes U course to which I subscribed. This new podcast was simply the video episodes within the course. I was afraid to delete it, fearing I'd lose my place in the course through iTunes U. Today, I finally gave in and deleted it.

After these two actions, suddenly things started working. I was trying to show a friend all the issues with which I've been battling these past weeks, when everything that didn't previously worked suddenly did work. Links in emailed work. Podcasts update, Apps update. I haven't had enough time to run through my usual usage patterns, but so far it's looking great.

I'd love someone to try at least the iCloud backup. I'd really like to narrow down what it was I did that seems to have fixed the issue. I made it a point to return to the forum and document my experience.

Did this ever get resolved?