Podcasts Tab

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The Podcasts tab is the main display of your current podcast follows in the Android and iOS mobile apps.

To access the Podcasts tab, tap “Podcasts” on the lower-left corner of the app’s screen:

To see episode titles, you’ll want to click on a particular podcast in the Podcasts Tab. This will take you to the podcast’s page in the app, which will list episode titles. Alternatively, if your goal is to see the titles of newly released episodes for podcasts you are following, you can go to Playlists > New Releases.

The free version of the Pocket Casts app will show a Banner Ad in the Podcasts Tab. To remove the visual ads, and enjoy more features to enhance your listening experience, subscribe to Pocket Casts Plus or Patron.

You can customize the Podcasts view according to these steps:

  1. If you are not yet on the Podcasts screen, tap “Podcasts” in the lower-left corner of the app.
  2. On the Podcasts screen, tap the three-dot icon on the upper-right corner.
  3. You can now customize the following settings for the Podcasts tab:
    • Sort By
    • Layout
    • Badges

For the Podcasts tab’s “Sort By” settings, you can choose from the following:

  • Date Added
  • Episode Release Date
  • Recently Played
  • Name
  • Drag & Drop – you can rearrange your podcasts by long-pressing on a podcast and dragging it to your desired position

You can use one of the following layouts for the Podcasts tab:

  • Large grid
  • Small grid
  • List
Android
iOS

Choose from the large grid, small grid or list layouts

Within the Podcasts tab, you can choose to have badges displayed on podcast artwork tiles (in grid view) or the podcast’s title (if configured for list view) according to the following settings:

  • Off – display no badges
  • All unfinished (Android) or Unfinished Episodes (iOS) – show badges displaying a count of unfinished episodes; badges show up as numbers on the podcast tile/row
  • Only Latest Episode – displays an indicator dot for just the latest episode; badges look like dots on the podcast tile/row

From the Podcasts tab, you can share your followed podcasts according to the following steps:

  1. If you are not yet on the Podcasts screen, tap “Podcasts” in the lower-left corner of the app.
  2. On the Podcasts screen, tap the three-dot icon on the upper-right corner.
  3. Tap “Share Podcasts.”
  4. Select the podcasts you wish to share in one of two ways:
    • You can tap “Select All” if you wish to share all of your podcasts, or
    • You can tap individual podcasts to share.
  5. Tap the right arrow ➡️ on Android or “Next” on iOS.
  6. On the “Create List” screen, provide a title and an optional description.
  7. Tap the check icon ✔️ on Android or “Share” on iOS to create the share list.
  8. A shareable URL will be generated for you to copy, send to your friends, or use with another app.

An example of a share list can be viewed here.

Pro Tip: Podcasts with no unplayed episodes will be moved to the bottom of the grid when sorting by Episode Release Date.

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