How to fix Apple Podcasts app not playing or showing episodes on iPhone?

Ive had some support from Apple to try to resolve this but it seems to be a wider problem. Unable to play a podcast unless downloaded, and episodes not appearing when i click on a show. It did not resolve with the latest update as they hoped, so please- lets hope something is gonna be done!!



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iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on May 19, 2025 1:38 AM

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Posted on May 20, 2025 10:29 AM

Just found a solution in another thread. My Iphone was set to „Kölsch“ - a specific dialect of german. I changed it to german and for some reason Apple Podcasts started working again. Same seems to apply for english - try setting your phone to standard english.

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May 20, 2025 8:46 AM in response to BetiGarb

Same problem… in my case it started a couple of weeks ago. Apple support couln‘t help either, tried everything. App worked only after resetting the phone to factory settings, but then same problem after loading any type of backup. Currently, Apple Podcasts is basically useless on my phone. It works on my laptop with a webbrowser, though. Apple support tells me to wait for a global solution

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