topic Re: video for distractible is unavailable in Content Questions

video for distractible is unavailable

Adel7 — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:49:20 GMT

Plan

Free

Country

Saudi Arabia

Device

(poco f3, vivobook laptop(firefox browser, edge browser and desktop app))

Operating System

(Android 12, Windows 10)

My Issue

video works on all podcasts but distractible.
the error message "Video podcasts are downloaded as audio only" pops up, although i am clicking the show video button and not trying to download.

i can't watch spotify exclusive video on the distractible podcast.

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:41:22 GMT

I tried clearing cache and reinstalling the app on both my phone and pc and i still can't watch it. Is it region locked?

Re: video for distractible is unavailable

Prague — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:20:31 GMT

Hiya Adel7, so if you are encountering an error message saying "Video podcasts are downloaded as audio only" when trying to view the video for the Distractible podcast on Spotify, it is possible that this issue is specific to the Distractible podcast itself rather than a problem with your device or the Spotify app.

One possible explanation is that the Distractible podcast may not currently be offering video versions of their episodes on Spotify. While the podcast may have video versions available on other platforms, such as YouTube, they may have chosen to only release audio versions on Spotify. In this case, the "Show Video" button may be disabled or unavailable for the Distractible podcast episodes on Spotify.

Another possibility is that there may be a technical issue with the podcast's video files or the way they are uploaded to Spotify. This could cause the "Show Video" button to not function correctly, even if video versions of the podcast episodes are available on Spotify.

Also Spotify has a setting that allows you to download podcasts with audio only. Here's how you can enable this setting:

Open the Spotify app on your device.
Tap on the "Home" tab at the bottom of the screen.
Scroll down to the "Podcasts" section and select the podcast you want to download.
Tap on the three dots in the top right corner of the screen to open the podcast's settings.
Scroll down to the "Download" section and make sure the "Download Episodes" toggle is turned on.
Tap on the "Download using Wi-Fi only" option to turn it off if you want to be able to download episodes using your mobile data connection.
Tap on the "Audio Only" option to enable it. This will ensure that only the audio version of the podcast is downloaded, without any video or other multimedia content.

Once you have enabled the "Audio Only" option for the podcast you want to download, any future downloads of that podcast will be in audio-only format. You can also follow these same steps to disable the "Audio Only" option if you want to download both the audio and video versions of the podcast.

Let me know what you find,

-Prague the Dog

Re: video for distractible is unavailable

NAB20 — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:51:25 GMT

الحمد لله أحسب بس أنا الوحيد ألي يسمع البودكاست في السعودية و عنده نفس المشكلة

أظن المشكلة عندنا مو عندهم عشان لمن اسأل الناس في الريدتت يطلع شغال عندهم فا أظن الفديو مو موجود في السعودية عشني حاولة كل شيء و مافي فايدة أذا زبط معاك قلي بالله

Re: video for distractible is unavailable

31257zh6m774vrgiu2k — Thu, 25 May 2023 09:06:12 GMT

Hello,

I can't even search the Distractible Podcast, I reinstalled and deleted cashe, yet it still didn't work, neither on my laptop or phone, it keeps saying the podcast isn't available.

Re: video for distractible is unavailable

Suoh_Genji — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:43:55 GMT

I can't watch the distractible podcast but I can watch other video podcasts, there has been an announcement and everything that it offers video but I can't find it even though I can watch other podcasts I've done the reinstalling and toggling the settings method but it won't work

Re: video for distractible is unavailable

TomTramita — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 07:44:53 GMT

Yeah for me too. Region: Central Europe. Is there any way to find out if the issue is on my side?

Re: video for distractible is unavailable

Lemon13 — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:41:21 GMT

i think in some regions it doesnt work 'cuse am in saudi arabia

Re: video for distractible is unavailable

Suoh_Genji — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:48:01 GMT

its already on YouTube now