Podcast FAQ

apple podcast app not showing new episodes

by Bernita Dietrich Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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If new episodes don’t appear on Apple Podcasts within 24 hours after publishing them on your feed, try the following: Check the show’s status in Apple Podcasts Connect to determine if there are any warnings or errors. Confirm the missing episodes don’t include an <itunes:block> tag. Manually test the feed to confirm it works.

Answer: At times, Apple may take up to 24 hours to check your RSS feed for new episodes or changes, but in most cases, new episodes should appear in Apple Podcasts pretty quickly and often times within an hour or two.

Full Answer

How does the Apple Podcasts app know if there are new shows?

If your listener refreshed the 'Library’ screen on their phone, or just opened their app, the Apple Podcasts app would directly visit each RSS feed that the listener was subscribed to, to see if there were any new shows.

How do I start the conversation again on a podcast?

To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Our last two episodes (#311 and #312) arrive to our subscribers, but if you click “see all episodes” or find us in Apple podcast rankings and click on our show, the feed does not show them. They are fine in all other pod catchers.

How long does it take to hear a new podcast episode?

But now, if you’re using Apple Podcasts, you could be waiting over two hours for your listeners to hear a new episode. We publish our podcast at 11:00 UTC. The iTMS crawler visited at 09:35 UTC, and then again, almost three hours later, at 12:25 UTC.

How often do you get visited on podnews?

Different podcasts are visited at different times, and since Podnews is a daily news podcast, we do get visited quite often: by everyone except Apple, who visits about every two hours. Previously, this wasn’t an issue, since if you were subscribed through Apple Podcasts, you’d see the new episode as soon as we published it.

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Why does Apple podcast not show all episodes?

Apple Podcasts is Not Showing All Episodes If that still does not work, try toggling the Airplane mode on and off and it will re-fetch the episodes for you. Toggle the WiFi network you are connected to off and on and this will help with resolving the issue on your device. Restart the device.

Why is my apple podcast app not updating?

Allow Your iPhone To Download Episodes Automatically It's possible that the reason your iPhone is not downloading podcasts is that you have some automatic download settings turned off. Luckily, you can check for this issue in the Settings app! Go to Settings -> Podcasts.

How do I refresh my Apple podcast app?

Apple Podcasts has brought back the 'refresh feed' button. While Apple seem confident that new episodes, and other changes in your podcast feed are now seen within 'a few hours' - an update to this page - they've also restored the ability to refresh a feed faster within Apple Podcasts Connect.

Why is my apple podcast app not working?

If your Apple Podcasts app won't connect, here's how to fix it: Make sure your Wi-Fi network has an active and stable internet connection. If Wi-Fi isn't available, enable cellular data on your iOS device. Check the Apple server status website for any outages.

How long does it take for a new podcast episode to appear on iTunes?

How Long Does It Take for a New Podcast Episode to Appear in Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes up to 24 hours for new podcast episodes to appear in Apple Podcasts. However, subscribers will generally have the episode in their queue within 1-2 hours of it publishing.

How do I update podcast app?

You can check if your Podcast app needs updating by going to App Store app > Search > then searching for “Podcast” and it should be the first or second app listed. If a button UPDATE is displayed next to the app name then the app can be updated and we recommend doing that by tapping UPDATE.

How long does it take to update podcast library?

For example, Apple Podcasts states "changes usually display quickly — often within a few hours". It's not unprecedented for podcast apps to take up to 24 hours to refresh feeds and display new episodes. Apple Podcasts allows podcasters to manually refresh their feed, from within Podcasts Connect.

How long does it take for Apple to update RSS feed?

24 hoursApple Podcasts Connect will update your RSS feed URL. Allow up to 24 hours for the podcast to be updated to the new RSS feed URL.

Does RSS feed update automatically?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It refers to files easily read by a computer called XML files that automatically update information.

Why does my podcast say episode unavailable?

The issue is that with new software updates to the iPhone or iPod the podcast files must also be updated. Apparently part of the podcast download file needs to be re-written in order to be compatible with the newest Apple software update.

How do I download all podcast episodes on my iPhone?

Go to Settings -> Podcasts and tap Download Episodes. Then, tap All Unplayed to download every episode of a podcast on your iPhone. You'll know All Unplayed is selected when there's a small check to its right.

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How does Apple Podcasts work?

If your listener searches Apple Podcasts for shows to listen to, they’re looking at Apple’s database, which is kept up to date by the iTMS crawler. After they subscribed, the Apple Podcasts app on your listener’s phone would directly connect to the podcast RSS feed for your show.

Is Apple Podcasts good for battery life?

It’s good for their battery life, since it’s one internet connection. And it’s good for their data connection, too, since RSS feeds can be quite large, while the API call to Apple contains the bare minimum required to keep the Apple Podcasts app working.

Does Apple support WebSub?

You could use WebSub to tell podcast crawlers to “come and get our new episode!”. Apple, though, doesn’t support WebSub ( though Google does). Apple’s crawler should theoretically know when to visit your podcast based on previous releases. We normally release ours between 10-11 UTC, but that doesn’t seem to be when Apple’s visiting.

Does Apple Podcasts use RSS?

The app still uses Apple’s database for searching for podcasts. But now, the Apple Podcasts app on your listener’s phone always uses Apple’s database, even if they’re subscribed. Your listener’s phone never looks directly at your RSS feed. If your listener refreshes the 'Library’ screen on their phone, the Apple Podcasts app makes one quick call ...

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