topic Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

Podcasts downloading super slowly

avargish — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 02:58:08 GMT

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iPhone 7

iOS 13.5.1

Whenever I try to download podcasts, they download extremely slowly for no reason at all. I have tried restarting phone e, reinstalling Spotify, going into airplane mode and back out, but it still takes like an hour to download 1 episode. Music and songs will download normally, but podcasts will take forever. What can I do to fix this? Please help!

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

Bellchambers2 — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:12:38 GMT

How long do the podcasts go for?

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

avargish — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 21:38:52 GMT

The podcasts are about an hour long each

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

echamp31 — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 19:09:33 GMT

I also have this issue, and it is for the Spotify app only - I have other podcasts apps I use where the download takes 1 minute, but for Spotify exclusives it can take up to an hour for each 1-hr episode. Sometimes I have to restart the download 3-5 times. It also only saves progress in a podcast about HALF of the time. Really not happy, and my favorite pods are Spotify-exclusive.

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

GermanB — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:39:42 GMT

Same issue here with iOS 14.7.1 on iPhone 11 Pro with app version 8.6.58.1030.

Each podcast is ~45min long and it takes up to an hour to download it.

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

Alex — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:00:38 GMT

Hi folks,

Thanks for the posts.

If you're experiencing this issue still, we'd recommend running a clean reinstall of the app, as described in this Guide.

Hope this helps. Don't hesitate to reach out again if you have questions.

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

Maddison2012 — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 17:32:12 GMT

Same its taken me 12 days to download 15 podcasts

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

OscarDC — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:13:49 GMT

Hey @Maddison2012,

Welcome to the Community and thank you for joining the conversation.

Just to make sure we're on the same page, have you performed a clean reinstall by following the steps mentioned in this article as suggested previously by @Alex to see if it makes any difference?

If so and the issue persists, would you mind trying with a different Wi-Fi network? If you don't have another one available, you can use a mobile data hotspot to test it.

Lastly, include in your next response the make, model, and OS version of your device, along with the Spotify version you're currently running to continue investigating the case.

We'll be on the lookout.

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

Tagged — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:06:02 GMT

Tried everything above, no luck. Problems started 3 days ago. I am using Iphone 13, version 17.5.1.

Re: Podcasts downloading super slowly

Elena — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 10:11:14 GMT

Hi there @Tagged,

Thanks for reaching out.

Can you share what you've tried so far so that we can make sure we're not missing something? It'd also be great if you can confirm what exactly is happening - is it just longer episodes that are downloading slowly and does this happen with all shows or just specific ones?

You can also check if you have enough free space on your phone and ask someone to log in their account on your phone and try downloading a podcast to check if they're experiencing the same issue. Sharing the exact Spotify version you're running would be very much appreciated as well.

Looking forward to your reply.