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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 is the episode title and controls to move backward or forward in the show, play or pause the show, and control the volume. 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 Sleep Timer.

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. Tap the Snooze button in the lower right of the screen.

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

The Snooze button.

Set a timer for podcasts to stop playing

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