How to follow your favorite podcasts on iPad

When you find a show you like in the Podcasts app, follow it to add it to your library so you can get notified about new episodes, change the playback order, and more.

Podcasts you follow are on your other Apple devices and the Apple Podcasts website, too. You can follow a show from search results, show information, or Now Playing, and unfollow it later.

Here’s how to follow your favorite podcasts on iPad.

Follow a podcast

Podcasts you follow are added to your library, and you can access them on your other Apple devices or on the Apple Podcasts website.

1. Start the Podcasts app on your iPad.
2. Search or browse to find a show.
3. Do any of the following:
   • From search results: Tap the Follow button.
   • While viewing show information: Tap Follow.

     You can also tap the More button, then tap Follow.

   • While viewing episode information, or from Now Playing: Tap the More button and then tap Follow Show.

Unfollow a podcast

1. Start the Podcasts app on your iPad.
2. In the sidebar, tap Shows.
3. Tap a show, tap the Check button near the top right, and then tap Unfollow Show.

   Or tap the More button near the top right, then tap Unfollow.

Get notifications for new episodes

Get notified when new episodes are available for podcasts you follow.

1. Start the Podcasts app on your iPad.
2. Choose Account > Account Settings in the menu bar.
3. Tap Notifications, then turn on notifications for the shows you want. If Allow Notifications on This iPad appears at the top of the screen, notifications are turned off for Podcasts. Tap Allow Notifications on This iPad, then tap Allow.

   Tip: You can also control notifications for a specific show from its settings page. Open the show, tap the More button, tap Settings, then turn Notifications on or off.

Customize playback speed and Enhance Dialogue settings for a show you follow

1. Start the Podcasts app on your iPad.
2. Tap Shows in the sidebar, then select a show. (You can also search or browse for a show you follow.)
3. Tap the More button, tap Settings, and then scroll down to Speed & Audio Adjustments.
4. Choose Custom for This Show. Select a playback speed and turn Enhance Dialogue on or off.

See also

• Subscribe to a show or channel in Podcasts on iPad
• Find podcasts on iPad
• Organize your podcast library on iPad