Podcast app crashing in iOS 9

Do a complete restore through iTunes, or on the iOS device, go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. WARNING: This is a total reset and you'll have to reinstall and reconfigure everything. Restoring from a backup re-breaks the Podcasts app.

Same Problem on iPhone 6+ & iPad Mini 2

No betas previously installed. Any solution other than restore? This *****.

Not going to happen, but thanks. Here's why: I had this problem yesterday, and I did a full restore (not from backup). it's a temporary fix because today, while loading my morning podcasts, I had another crash. For now, I'm willing to use another app, any suggestions?

This is happening to me on both my iPhone 6 and iPad mini 3. On both of these devices, I am subscribed to 35 Podcasts, all sync'd with my MBP. I tried everything I can find on the internet, that includes Airplane Mode, shutting off Custom Colors... etc. I even tried removing the Podcasts app completely in Restrictions (which is a new feature, i think?). Nothing worked. I can't live a day without Podcasts, so I guess I'll have to try restoring. But some people here are saying restoring from a backup doesn't work? ***? So I'd have to set it up as a brand new device? Like I'd have to lose all my photos?

You should start a new thread if you want suggestions for other apps.

I have found some other apps for podcasts. Overcast, Stitcher and PodCruncher. They will work until this gets fixed. I do not want to loose all the info on my phone. You would loose contacts and everything, right?

So, unless you want to wipe iPhone of all data and reconfigure from scratch (not restoring from a Backup) the only option is to wait for a patch/update.

Same issue for me. After successful iOS 9 update, Podcasts app won't launch. Just crashes while "Updating Library".

Unfortunately (for everyone on this thread, at least), this does not appear to be very widespread. If so, I would've expected to see more public clamoring over the issue. I hope that doesn't mean that this will be long-standing. Anyone know if this is on Apple's radar in terms of future releases?

Apple knows about this.

I have the same issue too. I had about 40 podcasts, so I suspect number of subscriptions is related (as previous poster suggested). I moved on to a different podcast app.

The problem, though, is the native iOS podcast app is hogging up a lot of memory storage... it's taking up 700-800 MB of Document and Data that I cannot delete (i.e., not previously saved or downloaded episodes).

Same here, it crashes on my 5s and iPad Air 2. Very annoying, please fix this asap!!! Anyone a suggestion for an alternative podcast app?

I am using Overcast- the app works great for all my podcasts!

Just downloaded and configured Overcast, too!

I Have the same problem. iPhone six plus. I was able to open the app and subscribe to some new hd video podcasts. Now the next day it won't open at all. Back to the home screen Every time I try.

I tried deleting all the data in storage in settings, and then turning the phone off for a while, but it didn't help.

The last time I tried that, the lock screen was frozen when I turned it back on; it wouldn't input my code or do anything or respond when I tried to turn it off!!! After a couple of minutes it started responding, phew. Then it went from 35% to 15% battery in a couple of minutes. This part is really weird and may have something to do with it being plugged into an Apple iPad charger that had kind of wiggled apart and was no longer charging.

P.S. Also the podcast app on my iPad is still working even though it also got upgraded. But the lack of full screen is really terrible. What happened to using the whole screen? And it's jumping around and playing too fast or freezing. I'll put the full screen issue in the appropriate thread, too.