Download and delete episodes in Apple Podcasts on iPhone and iPad

Keep listening to the podcasts that you follow when you're not connected to Wi-Fi or cellular.

• Download podcast episodes

• Turn off automatic downloads

• Delete podcast episodes

How to download podcast episodes on iPhone or iPad

1. Open the Podcasts app.

2. Browse or search for a show, then tap it.

3. Touch and hold the episode that you want to download.

4. Tap Download Episode.

   

When you follow a podcast, the newest episode of the show downloads automatically to your device.

How to turn off automatic downloads

If you don't want new episodes of a show to download automatically to your device, you can turn off this feature.

Turn off automatic downloads for one show

1. Open the Podcasts app.

2. Browse or search for a show, or choose one from your Library.

3. Tap the More button at the top of the screen, then tap Settings.

4. Under Downloads, tap Automatically Download and choose Off.

   

You can also choose the number of episodes or the timeframe for the episodes that you want to download automatically to your device.

Stop downloading all future episodes of the shows that you follow

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap Podcasts.

3. Under Automatic Downloads, tap Automatically Download, then choose Off.

   

How to delete podcast episodes on iPhone or iPad

You can delete one episode, all of the episodes in a show, or all of your downloaded episodes.

Delete one episode

1. Open the Podcasts app.

2. On your iPhone, go to the Library tab, then tap Shows. On your iPad, go to Library in the sidebar and tap Shows.

3. Tap the show to see all of its episodes.

4. Find the episode that you want, then touch and hold the episode.

5. Tap Remove Download.

   

Episodes delete automatically 24 hours after they're played. If you don't want episodes to delete automatically, go to Settings, scroll down to Podcasts, then turn off Remove Played Downloads.

Delete all episodes in one show

1. Open the Podcasts app.

2. On your iPhone, go to the Library tab, then tap Shows. On your iPad, go to Library in the sidebar and tap Shows.

3. Find and tap the show.

4. Tap the More button.

5. Tap Remove Downloads.

   

Delete all episodes

1. Open the Podcasts app.

2. On your iPhone, go to the Library tab, then tap Downloaded. On your iPad, go to Library in the sidebar and tap Downloaded.

3. Tap the More button.

4. Tap Remove All Downloads.

   

5. Confirm that you want to remove all of your downloads.