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Listen to podcasts on iPhone

In the Podcasts app , you can play an episode, listen to an episode when you’re offline, set a sleep timer, and use the playback controls.

The playback controls on the Now Playing screen. Below the podcast artwork, drag the track position slider to rewind or move ahead. Below the episode title, there are buttons to rewind, play or pause, and fast forward. Below those is the volume control. In the bottom-left corner is the control for changing the playback speed. In the bottom-right corner is the More button.

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Play a podcast

  • Tap an episode.

    To pick up where you left off in a show or resume playing a previous episode, tap Listen Now, then scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap an episode below Recently Played.

    Tip: To jump to a specific time in the episode, drag the slider below the show’s artwork.

Set a sleep timer

You can set a sleep timer so that playback stops automatically after a specified period of time.

  1. Tap the player at the bottom of the screen to open the Now Playing screen.

  2. Scroll up on the Now Playing screen, tap Sleep Timer, then choose an option.

Use the playback controls

Open the Now Playing screen, then use any of the following controls.

Control

Description

the Play button

Play

the Pause button

Pause

the 15 Seconds Rewind button

Jump back 15 seconds

To change the number of seconds you skip back, go to Settings > Podcasts, then tap Back.

the 30 Seconds Fast Forward button

Jump forward 30 seconds

To change the number of seconds you skip forward, go to Settings > Podcasts, then tap Forward.

the Playback Speed button

Choose a faster or slower playback speed

the Playback Destination button

Stream the audio to other devices

the More button

Choose more actions such as sharing or downloading the episode

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