Downloaded Podcasts

How can you tell they've downloaded? (aside from the solution above). I'm starting to think that no one working on iOS / OS development actually use their UI... Or that they never watch a new user figure out how to work with their UI. Sigh...

Thanks for the Storage hint but the pity is that in previous version of Podcast App, there was a possibility to create lists and add podcasts we downloaded. Therefore, it was easy, when read, to erase them (automatically or manually).

Frankly, Music App and Podcast App since two years are just so complicated to be used and are not at all user-friendly... Sorry guys, but it seems to be Apple's style: to forget what historic users used to love and to forget that user-friendly devices was their force v. competitors...

BTW, is there good alternative podcast app?

Hello soapsayssurf,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

I see that you are looking for a way to view podcasts you have downloaded. I found this in the following article:

My Podcasts

Tap My Podcasts at the bottom of the Podcasts app for iOS. This lists all the podcasts you already have. From here, if you want to search podcasts that you've already downloaded, pull down with one finger to reveal search.

Podcasts app for iOS: Browsing and searching

Best regards.

Hi soapsayssurf,

You may find more information on search options for podcasts by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action.

Cheers

There does not seem to be a way to just show downloaded podcasts. I'm quite certain there once was... shame, for some of us thats an important feature.

I might have to check third-party apps...⚠

But this way you cannot jump directly to the downloaded podcast in order to play it... you can just delete it from the settings.

Instead of having to hunt down for the partially played episodes, mark them as already played.

When playing an episode, or reviewing abailable episodes, top on the " ... " button and select the "Mark as Played" option. This can be done even on episodes that are still in iCloud and, therefore, will not be downloaded to your device. marking downloaded episodes as played will result in them being deleted after 24 hours.

Soapsayssurf, I was really glad to run into this thread since I have the same problem. Going into Manage Storage>Podcasts is a big help. However, I cannot seem to locate the list of all individual downloaded episodes there. It just shows the podcast names that have download episodes (sometimes listed multiple times), with the ability to delete them (not sure if the episodes or the whole podcasts!) from within the settings screen... Can you tell me more about how you found the whole downloaded episodes list? Maybe I'm missing something here.

This is the best "solution" so far, but still like you said, far too cumbersome. But what I had previously done was make sure cellular data is toggled OFF for Podcast, then turn OFF WiFi, then open the Podcast app browse through all my podcasts and look for episodes that weren't grayed out. That takes a while. Seems like we can't be the only ones looking for this option, and it seems like a rather simple thing that Apple could add to the app.

I have started to add them to "up next" after they have downloaded. Try it.

BTW, I'm trying DOWNCAST App, and it seems to be exactly what you are looking for. So, I give up with Podcast by Apple.