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How to autoplay next episode of an Apple Podcast?

I would like Apple Podcast to automatically play the next episode in a series, but I cannot figure out how to do this.


Currently, when Apple Podcast is done playing one episode of a series, e.g., Wondery+, instead of playing the next episode it cues up to something entirely different, or stops playing altogether. Then I have to go through the process of searching through menus until I find the next episode I want.


I've searched online, but the instructions I've found so far don't appear to correspond to the Apple Podcast version I'm using. This should be simple, right? Any suggestions? Thanks.


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Posted on May 27, 2023 9:59 AM

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Posted on Nov 30, 2023 7:37 AM

This is the same thing I’m finding… for some reason when I’m playing a podcast that let’s say podcast A… it will finish episode 1 and instead of auto playing episode 2 which is available, it starts playing podcast B, then C… needs to be a way that you auto play next episode within a podcast, and not shuffle between all of our followed podcasts

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Nov 24, 2023 5:34 AM in response to jml789uk

I have that one turned on already, but it only plays unplayed episodes. And it skips from show to show.


for example:


if I play podcast A and there is only 1 unplayed episode, it will play it and then skip to podcast B and play it’s unplayed episode.


I’m trying to get it to stay on podcast A and play it continuously only. Similar to listening to an album in its entirety. Even if I hit shuffle, it doesn’t shuffle different albums it stays on the album.

Jun 25, 2024 3:22 PM in response to Waltm

SOLUTION: (iOS 18)


  1. Open up the Apple Podcasts APP
  2. On the top, you should see the "Up Next" section
  3. For the "Shows" you DON'T want in the queue, long press on the three dots "..." icon on the bottom right corner.
  4. Select "Remove from Up Next"
  5. Once you have a single "Show" left in the "Up Next" section, that show will playback continuously.

Nov 24, 2023 3:01 AM in response to Waltm

There is an option for ‘continuous playback’, but it isn’t in the app, it’s in the Podcasts section of Settings.


Go to Settings, scroll down to Podcasts, then scroll down (a long way down) to Continuous Playback.


So far as I can tell, this allows you to listen to all episodes in one podcast.


It’s not ideal.

Feb 7, 2024 12:51 PM in response to Waltm

This is a bit drastic and I didn’t have a huge number of podcasts in my library, but when I’m hooked on a podcast, I only listen to that till I’ve caught up anyway. So, before I did the following, after an episode, all the other podcasts in my library were listed to Play Next at the bottom, ie my true crime episode would finish then I’d be launched into a random paranormal episode of another podcast or something. So I just removed everything from my library except my current podcast and another I really like. After that, all episodes of the podcast I was listening to were listed below instead and they play chronologically.

Mar 21, 2024 7:59 PM in response to Waltm

I search this up about five times and it shows me the same thing or does it say Google podcast and I have a Apple iPad so it never shows me what I want the app that I’m looking at is Podcasts it’s a purple app with a podcast sign on it does anybody have this problem because I do nothing shows up I can never do anything on it just never does anything and it’s useless. The Internet really needs to add that because I’ve been sitting here like five minutes and I want to go to bed.

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