topic Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Pos1234 — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:32:09 GMT

I don't want to see every episode for a specific podcast. I'm crusing down the road and I want to choose a podcast, see ONLY the ones I haven't listened to, select one and go. So, I select the All Episode button, choose "Unplayed" and it filters perfectly. I see no new episodes exist, so I go to a different podcast. But...here's the catch. When you go back to that podcast you've reapplied the "All Episodes" filter. Ugghh!!!

Please save that setting. Otherwise I have no easy way to determine if there are episodes I haven't listened to. Maddening.

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

rgpriest — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:42:27 GMT

I have same issue. Aynyone know if it has been updated or a work around?

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

jarot — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:20:16 GMT

Any further updates here?

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Davehull — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 14:38:18 GMT

Seriously! I have the same issue. Would love to see a feature to select I played as my default for all podcasts.

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Peter — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:34:53 GMT

Hey folks,

Thanks for bringing your feedback to us 🙂

I searched for a similar idea in the Idea Exchange, but I wasn't able to find one.

If you like, you can go ahead and submit your own idea for this - you can read up on how to do that here.

Hope that helps! Let us know if you have any questions.

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Gv46 — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 14:41:16 GMT

I don’t think I have used a podcast app that did not provide this basic feature. This isn’t something already on your roadmap?

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Crob7 — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 22:55:50 GMT

Ridiculous - embarrassing they pay All this money for exclusive pods and can’t even fix this simple issue!

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Unklemac — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 02:23:19 GMT

Im so glad that this has been mentioned , I too have found this maddening . Why would anyone want to see every podcast whether played or unplayed, everytime they enter to listen? its not efficient and frankly a little overwhelming . This basic functionality seems to be standard in other podcast apps , so wondering why Spotify is choosing to go another route. Please Spotify give us the opportunity to save filter settings and make a good experience into an exemplary one.

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

LeonD60 — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:17:41 GMT

Here it is, 2022. Almost four years after this thread was started and this issue still remains. I've started using Spotify for my podcasts instead of Apple Podcast and I immediately run into this bug.

I can set the filter to show only unplayed and it works. But when I leave the podcast and come back into it, all the podcasts are displayed again. The filter doesn't save. This is a major bug with seemingly a simple fix.

Can we get this fixed?

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Matti2022 — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 21:43:39 GMT

November and still there…

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

mccon83 — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:59:17 GMT

Still an issue drives me nuts also have the issue where if i am listining to say episode 5 of 12 it wants to jump and play episode 12 after 5 and then 11 etc rather than in proper order.

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

dan_gan — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:20:48 GMT

I’ve created an idea post to have this issue resolved. Please vote for it here:

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Idea-Submissions/Remember-podcast-played-filter-setting/idi-p/5641001

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Mfuller — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:20:28 GMT

I live on podcasts. And it so annoying to have to filter every time I open the same series I’ve been listening to for months. I filter “unplayed” for a reason - just let me stick to it!!

Re: App doesn't save podcast episodes filter

Laurie22 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:52:05 GMT

2026 et je venais ici pour signaler ce problème qui m'agace au plus haut point. Je vois que je ne suis pas la seule.

Ca fonctionnait très bien sur google podcast (gratuit) mais sur spotify, que je paie de plus en plus cher, impossible de sauvegarder ma sélection "filtrer/non terminés".

C'est inadmissible que ce problème ne soit toujours pas résolu après autant d'années.