Is it possible to load podcasts (using podcasts app) on iPhone without having to have these load on iTunes on Mac at the same time?

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Is it possible to load podcasts (using podcasts app) on iPhone without having to have these load on iTunes on Mac at the same time?

I subscribe, download and listen to podcasts on my iPhone (6S 9.3.4). When I sync with my Mac (2008 Macbook OS Lion) it syncs podcasts too (obviously) but it is taking up too much space on my Mac, and I never listen to any podcasts on the Mac. When I deselect the sync podcasts option in iTunes (12.2.2.25), it tells me it will delete all the podcasts on the iPhone too, which I don't want. Is there a way of downloading podcasts to the phone without also syncing them to iTunes as well?

Thanks

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Aug 12, 2016 1:36 AM

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qsszb

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Aug 12, 2016 2:01 AM in response to ytzabar

The Podcast app works using the iPhones connection and can sync unread using iCloud. Can just browse the podcasts and download them directly from the phone.

This support article might help: About the Podcasts app - Apple Support

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ytzabar Author

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Aug 12, 2016 2:08 AM in response to qsszb

I download my podcasts directly to the phone already. What I want do is to stop iTunes copying them to the Mac every time I sync the phone with the Mac using iTunes. I want everything else to sync but not podcasts. Unchecking the sync podcasts box tells me I'm going to have all the podcasts on my phone deleted, which I don't want.

What I have done for now is just switch off wi-fi syncing so that my Mac doesn't fill up with podcasts I have already listened to. I hope that's made my question clearer.

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qsszb

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Aug 12, 2016 2:33 AM in response to ytzabar

Ahh I see. The option you have already found is the only way I believe. I dont use the sync features, I let iCloud take care of all of that so I have never had to change those settings.

I think the message is saying anything that the mac put onto the phone will be removed - The syncing features are more based before iCloud syncing was introduced, and the most common way of syncing content was to sync with iTunes - sure someone else can confirm on here if they happen to know that level of detail.

Sorry I couldn't assist.

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ytzabar Author

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Aug 12, 2016 2:37 AM in response to qsszb

Thanks, at least i know there's isn't some hidden feature I don't know about. Like you, I use iCloud to sync most of the time but I do like a copy of my iPhone's important data on the computer just in case.

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