How can I on my iPhone show only the downloaded podcasts?
So when I am off-line I don't need to search through 100s of podcasts to find the few I podcast I can listen to, as they are downloaded.
iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.2
In the Podcasts app, click Library at the bottom, then Edit in the top right corner. Turn off all options, except “Downloaded Episodes.” Then click Done.
In the Podcasts app, click Library at the bottom, then Edit in the top right corner. Turn off all options, except “Downloaded Episodes.” Then click Done.
Galaxy, Most people just want to download and play the episodes of their Shows (formerly podcast subscriptions). There doesn't seem to be much advantage to downloading the titles of every episode you have already played.
Note the Tips sheet below. To play just the episodes you have downloaded, add the Shows to a Station, set the Download Only option in Podcasts app settings (left pic) to Only New or Unplayed Only, then choose the Unplayed Only option you wish in the Station settings (middle pic). See if that solves it.
iOS 11 Podcasts App Tips - Simpler, but a Major Departure from iOS 10
(as of 26Oct17)
The iOS 11 Podcasts App took a major step toward simplicity over previous versions, however, after first introducing Stations as a replacement for iTunes Playlists with iOS 10, it now forces a manual transition to Stations since iTunes Playlists no longer appear in the app. It also only permits Autoplay within Stations, introduces the term Shows and eliminates the Mark As Played feature for an individual podcast Episode or a selected group of Episodes.
To move around the app, one needs to understand three terms:
SETTINGS - PODCASTS APP, STATIONS AND SHOWS
It is wise to choose your preferences in iPhone>Settings>Podcasts before you subscribe to several Shows as those preferences will be the defaults for each Show. You can also change preferences for a particular Show, such as the PBS NewsHour by going to Library>Shows>PBS NewsHour, clicking the blue three-dot icon to the right of the Show’s name, then choosing Settings.
Note you can choose to download Only New Episodes as they become available, All Unplayed Episodes or none, should you choose to review an Episode’s title in Available Episodes on its Show’s screen before downloading it. You can also choose to keep played Episodes, should you wish to listen to them repeatedly, or delete them automatically once heard. Played Episodes remain on your device for 24 hours after being played, though the titles remain in Available Episodes on the Shows screen. A previous Episode, if still available, can be downloaded again by clicking the plus sign to the right of its title.
Below are my settings preferences for the Podcasts App (left), Stations (center) and Shows (right), which might be a handy starting point, if you have questions or problems.
SUBSCRIBING TO A SHOW
You can subscribe to a Show using the search icon at the bottom of the app or through iTunes. You can also choose to download a single Episode rather than to subscribe to all future Episodes of a Show.
CREATING A STATION
Stations can be created, named and edited in the app at Library>Edit (upper right)>New Station or in iTunes. Shows can be added to a Station or removed by opening the Station in the Library screen and choosing Edit (upper right)>Settings>Choose Podcasts, then placing (or removing). a check mark to the right of the Show. A Station’s Shows can also be added or removed in iTunes.
You can Sort&Play all Episodes within the Station or when grouped by Show within a Station. The Sort&Play choices are Manual Show Order, Oldest to Newest, Newest to Oldest or Manual.
Note: a bug in the Podcasts App is that, if you are listening to an episode in a Station, then briefly move to another episode elsewhere, some music, a video or close the app, the original episode to which you were listening will automatically be marked as played and, therefore, removed from the station even though you did not listen to it all. You will still be able to find it in Available Episodes in the episode’s Shows screen.
AUTOPLAY
Episodes can only be Autoplayed within a Station; but not in Listen Now, the Library Episodes list or in a Shows screen. Simply open a Station in the Library and click the top Episode. The remaining Episodes will play in sequence. In each Station’s settings you can designate whether the Episodes are sorted and played from oldest to newest, the reverse or manually. Episodes not fully downloaded can be streamed when on Wifi, however, Autoplay will stop at the Episode, if only on mobile data, regardless of the Podcasts App settings for mobile data.
PLAY NEXT
If you want to designate a particular Episode to play next, open its Episode screen, click on the blue three-dot icon to the right of Play and select Play Next. If the Ep you designated is in a different Station, it will play next, then Autoplay will return to the original Station and continue where it left off.
SLEEP TIMER
While playing an episode tap the Play Bar at the bottom of the screen. You will see the horizontal Play progress bar and the Sleep Timer right under it.
PLAY TIME PROGRESS INDICATOR
The play time remaining shows up in the Episode screen being played. The time progress for the Episode being played can be seen by opening the Play Bar along the bottom of the screen, on the Lock Screen and, for the iPhone 6S and later, in the Control Center using 3D Touch. Just press-and-hold the Play icon.
SIRI
Siri enhances convenience and SAFETY, particularly when driving or walking quickly. For example just say “Play Podcasts Station xxx” to have Siri open the app and Autoplay available Episodes in a Station. Using single word Station names will minimize Siri errors. “Next podcast” is a handy command too.
REMOVING AN EPISODE
To remove an Episode from a Station, Episodes or Listen Now simply swish it to the left. It will no longer be in the list, however, it can be retrieved in Available Episodes on its Show page.
SYNC WITH iTUNES
As you transition to the iOS 11 Podcasts app, there may be some glitches when you first sync with iTunes. The best solution is to clean up iTunes after syncing by correcting mismatches. From then on syncing should be more accurate. Be sure to turn on Sync in the Podcasts app settings and check both Sync blocks in:
For complex Podcasts users the cleanest way to perfectly sync the Shows and Stations between your Podcasts app and iTunes podcasts might be to delete the Podcasts app and it’s stored data, restart you iPhone, download the Podcasts app again, select your preferred Podcasts app settings, then Sync. Before doing the sync be sure the two sync boxes are checked in iTunes>Preference>Store and iPhone>Settings>Podcasts. To delete the Podcasts app and all its stored data, Go to Settings/General/iPhone Storage/Podcasts and select “Delete App,” give it time to refresh screen, then exit.
FEEDBACK TO APPLE
The Apple Discussion Boards are for users to share knowledge. Two email methods exist to transmit your alerts, suggestions and concerns to Apple. As we learned passing through adolescence, one loses one’s audience quickly with whiney, ****** and rude comments, though, of course, we all tolerate it from children as they develop.
HELP REFERENCES
Given the amount of change in the iOS Podcasts version, a review of the settings screens for the app, Stations and Shows. For Shows to which you subscribe the default is to download Only New or All Unplayed episodes, depending on the choice in the Podcasts app Settings. The Tips sheet below should help.
A + sign next to an episode means the show is in the server archive. A cloud or no icon to the right of an episode means it is downloaded to your device. When you create a Station it only contains downloaded shows. Once played they are removed automatically.
iOS 11 Podcasts App Tips - Simpler, but a Major Departure from iOS 10
(as of 26Oct17)
The iOS 11 Podcasts App took a major step toward simplicity over previous versions, however, after first introducing Stations as a replacement for iTunes Playlists with iOS 10, it now forces a manual transition to Stations since iTunes Playlists no longer appear in the app. It also only permits Autoplay within Stations, introduces the term Shows and eliminates the Mark As Played feature for an individual podcast Episode or a selected group of Episodes.
To move around the app, one needs to understand three terms:
SETTINGS - PODCASTS APP, STATIONS AND SHOWS
It is wise to choose your preferences in iPhone>Settings>Podcasts before you subscribe to several Shows as those preferences will be the defaults for each Show. You can also change preferences for a particular Show, such as the PBS NewsHour by going to Library>Shows>PBS NewsHour, clicking the blue three-dot icon to the right of the Show’s name, then choosing Settings.
Note you can choose to download Only New Episodes as they become available, All Unplayed Episodes or none, should you choose to review an Episode’s title in Available Episodes on its Show’s screen before downloading it. You can also choose to keep played Episodes, should you wish to listen to them repeatedly, or delete them automatically once heard. Played Episodes remain on your device for 24 hours after being played, though the titles remain in Available Episodes on the Shows screen. A previous Episode, if still available, can be downloaded again by clicking the plus sign to the right of its title.
Below are my settings preferences for the Podcasts App (left), Stations (center) and Shows (right), which might be a handy starting point, if you have questions or problems.
SUBSCRIBING TO A SHOW
You can subscribe to a Show using the search icon at the bottom of the app or through iTunes. You can also choose to download a single Episode rather than to subscribe to all future Episodes of a Show.
CREATING A STATION
Stations can be created, named and edited in the app at Library>Edit (upper right)>New Station or in iTunes. Shows can be added to a Station or removed by opening the Station in the Library screen and choosing Edit (upper right)>Settings>Choose Podcasts, then placing (or removing). a check mark to the right of the Show. A Station’s Shows can also be added or removed in iTunes.
You can Sort&Play all Episodes within the Station or when grouped by Show within a Station. The Sort&Play choices are Manual Show Order, Oldest to Newest, Newest to Oldest or Manual.
Note: a bug in the Podcasts App is that, if you are listening to an episode in a Station, then briefly move to another episode elsewhere, some music, a video or close the app, the original episode to which you were listening will automatically be marked as played and, therefore, removed from the station even though you did not listen to it all. You will still be able to find it in Available Episodes in the episode’s Shows screen.
AUTOPLAY
Episodes can only be Autoplayed within a Station; but not in Listen Now, the Library Episodes list or in a Shows screen. Simply open a Station in the Library and click the top Episode. The remaining Episodes will play in sequence. In each Station’s settings you can designate whether the Episodes are sorted and played from oldest to newest, the reverse or manually. Episodes not fully downloaded can be streamed when on Wifi, however, Autoplay will stop at the Episode, if only on mobile data, regardless of the Podcasts App settings for mobile data.
PLAY NEXT
If you want to designate a particular Episode to play next, open its Episode screen, click on the blue three-dot icon to the right of Play and select Play Next. If the Ep you designated is in a different Station, it will play next, then Autoplay will return to the original Station and continue where it left off.
SLEEP TIMER
While playing an episode tap the Play Bar at the bottom of the screen. You will see the horizontal Play progress bar and the Sleep Timer right under it.
PLAY TIME PROGRESS INDICATOR
The play time remaining shows up in the Episode screen being played. The time progress for the Episode being played can be seen by opening the Play Bar along the bottom of the screen, on the Lock Screen and, for the iPhone 6S and later, in the Control Center using 3D Touch. Just press-and-hold the Play icon.
SIRI
Siri enhances convenience and SAFETY, particularly when driving or walking quickly. For example just say “Play Podcasts Station xxx” to have Siri open the app and Autoplay available Episodes in a Station. Using single word Station names will minimize Siri errors. “Next podcast” is a handy command too.
REMOVING AN EPISODE
To remove an Episode from a Station, Episodes or Listen Now simply swish it to the left. It will no longer be in the list, however, it can be retrieved in Available Episodes on its Show page.
SYNC WITH iTUNES
As you transition to the iOS 11 Podcasts app, there may be some glitches when you first sync with iTunes. The best solution is to clean up iTunes after syncing by correcting mismatches. From then on syncing should be more accurate. Be sure to turn on Sync in the Podcasts app settings and check both Sync blocks in:
For complex Podcasts users the cleanest way to perfectly sync the Shows and Stations between your Podcasts app and iTunes podcasts might be to delete the Podcasts app and it’s stored data, restart you iPhone, download the Podcasts app again, select your preferred Podcasts app settings, then Sync. Before doing the sync be sure the two sync boxes are checked in iTunes>Preference>Store and iPhone>Settings>Podcasts. To delete the Podcasts app and all its stored data, Go to Settings/General/iPhone Storage/Podcasts and select “Delete App,” give it time to refresh screen, then exit.
FEEDBACK TO APPLE
The Apple Discussion Boards are for users to share knowledge. Two email methods exist to transmit your alerts, suggestions and concerns to Apple. As we learned passing through adolescence, one loses one’s audience quickly with whiney, ****** and rude comments, though, of course, we all tolerate it from children as they develop.
HELP REFERENCES
The answer is!!! Go to
Podcasts>library>downloaded
Yay, woo
I just found a possible solution but as with much with this new app it is clunky:
When you are in a Podcast on the app if is scroll all the way down to the bottom of the list, through all the downloaded and not downloaded episodes, you arrive at more options:
Available Episodes
Synced from iTunes – this one has the number of items listed
Previously Played
If you click on Synced from iTunes you will only see the items you loaded.
Press edit in the Library tab. Check "Downloaded Podcasts".
Hey I figured out a pretty good way to do this. Not perfect, Apple should do better, but try this: settings>podcasts>Cellular data...just turn off the cellular data option in podcasts app. All available (downloaded) episodes are "highlighted".
I don’t think this works with the ios11 update, no highlighting any more!!! 😠
YES! Saved me
That is helpful, but you can't play and delete episodes from settings. At least you can see which have downloaded, but they need to make a way to list only downloaded episodes in the podcast app. It's making me crazy to have to search through each podcast subscription to find them. I often don't have cell service when hiking and driving and often when traveling so would love to be able to show only downloaded episodes to better manage storage and to decide what to play.
I can't edit my post to anymore, but I just remembered a thing that you can do. Go to settings-> General -> Manage Storage -> Podcasts.
It shows you who's podcasts you have downloaded, and you can go check from there. If you tap the music app I think shows you by artist and album, but for some reason they won't do it for podcasts
Hello Galaxytraveler42,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
I understand from your post that you would like to listen to your podcasts offline without having search through many other podcasts first. I understand wanting to have things organized for easy access. The following article has information on how to organize your podcasts into stations and how to download podcasts for offline listening:
Best Regards
Hi Erin
Thanks for the link, unfortunately the article doesn't mention anything about how to filter your podcast to only see the downloaded podcast.
-Line
Same problem - tried every suggested way to organize podcasts ("next title", station...) but nowhere can you just see the downloaded episodes. It's a royal pain in the butt to have to sift through each and every subscription. No fun, good people from apple, no fun at ALL! 😠
Totally agree, it used to be you could easily see a list of the episodes you have downloaded and now you can't . It is so clearly an effort to increase data usage so that you have to buy cloud services that it's gross. What happened to making the best intuitive user experience? If the extra data subscriptionsis really the rationale for making it hard if not impossib to find downloaded episodes your company is on the wrong path to shareholder value. 😟
How can I see only the downloaded podcasts?
