Podcasts you follow are automatically downloaded to your Apple device. Episodes you’ve played are automatically deleted from your device. You can change these settings, and adjust other download options.
You can also change them for a single podcast, limiting automatic downloads to a certain number of episodes or a timeframe, or choosing whether to download video, and turn on Remove Played Downloads just for that show. Here’s how to change your download settings for Podcasts on iPhone.
Turn automatic downloads on or off
- Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Tap Apps and tap Podcasts.
- Tap Automatically Download and then tap an option.
Quick tip: You can set automatic downloads for a particular podcast. Go to the Podcasts app , tap Library , and then tap Shows. Touch and hold the show, and tap Settings. From there, tap Automatically Download to cap automatic downloads at a certain number of episodes or a timeframe, or tap Download Video to choose whether video downloads too.
Remove downloaded podcasts after you watch or listen to them
- Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Tap Apps and tap Podcasts.
- Turn on Remove Played Downloads.
To adjust this setting for a particular podcast you follow, tap Library , tap Shows, then touch and hold the show. Tap Settings, then turn on Remove Played Downloads.
Resume automatic downloads
New episodes of a show you follow stop downloading automatically when you haven’t watched or listened to it in a while, but you can resume automatic downloads at any time.
- Start the Podcasts app on your iPhone.
- Tap Library, tap Shows, and then tap a show.
- Tap the Resume Automatic Downloads button. Then tap Turn On Automatic Downloads.
Turn off automatic syncing across Apple devices
- Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Tap Apps and tap Podcasts.
- Turn off Sync Library.
