topic Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options in Your Library

Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

ScottGeiger — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:48:39 GMT

Plan

Free

Country

Device

Samsung Galaxy A71

Operating System

Android

My Question or Issue

There is no option to sort podcasts in "Your Episodes" in descending date order (i.e. oldest episodes to newest).

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

ScottGeiger — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:50:52 GMT

And for just a bit of irony... at the bottom of my post I see this:

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

Yordan — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:55:01 GMT

Hi @ScottGeiger!

That's correct - currently on the mobile app, sorting Your Episodes by Release date causes the newest ones to appear on top. Note that the sorting options oldest to newest / newest to oldest are available when browsing a podcast, not in Your Episodes.

There's an idea about changing this behavior here which is still open for voting, so feel free to check it out and give it a like to show your support.

Hope this clears things up. Cheers!

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

robigouk — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:57:04 GMT

how stupid is it that the newest go to the top so when you're listening to your current episodes it jumps to the latest one not the next one in date order? c'mon Spotify this is basic stuff.

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

DerrickGardner — Tue, 16 May 2023 02:22:41 GMT

This is one of my biggest frustrations with the Spotify app!!

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

Peteb1 — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 10:44:37 GMT

Hi, Playing newest first is mad, no one wants to listen to podcasts that way. The link to the "idea" provided doesn't work for me, not sure if it has changed?

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

Johsnon — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:49:46 GMT

YES! Make this sorting options go both ways

oldest to newest / newest to oldest

btw: this is a newer poll about the issue

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

philschmulian — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 12:11:03 GMT

"Spotify Staff will look into this idea once it reaches the necessary amount of votes."

ARRRGGHHH there's only 12 votes! Not enough people are voting! They'll never even look at this!!!! 😡😡😡

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

JoeMusicLover — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:22:39 GMT

They will spend millions on Joe Rogan but can't pay a junior developer to implement a basic feature.

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

Eevee13 — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:57:34 GMT

It didn't work for me either

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

jjttdd — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:45:55 GMT

Bumping this. It's asinine that this isn't a default feature.

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

Sl70176 — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:21:33 GMT

This is super annoying. Who wants to listen to episodes newest to oldest?

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

emceenugget — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:42:30 GMT

Checking in and piling on. Day 2 of using Spotify after looking for a Google podcast replacement and already thinking of what to use instead

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

ScottGeiger — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:56:25 GMT

It's really pathetic that this is STILL an issue 🙄 I posted this over a year ago and the only "solution" is to "vote" for it. This shouldn't be something that needs to be voted for. This is just common sense which Spotify completely lacks. I would recommend to everyone - find a different app and ditch Spotify. Tell the hosts of any Exclusively Spotify podcasts that you are dropping them and why. Maybe if enough hosts find they are losing listeners they will abandon this garbage platform and make their podcast available on other apps.

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

barry1024 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:19:30 GMT

I can't believe Spotify podcasts is missing this basic feature. Who on earth would listen to podcasts newest to oldest? Even if you're not listening to an entire series it's still needed.

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

SilentSword — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:11:09 GMT

So we are still waiting on this...

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

SpaceshipSprstr — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:11:57 GMT

Anyone tried YouTube premium? Gonna give it a go I'm thinking, as this seems like a lost cause...

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

ScottGeiger — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:45:11 GMT

I have successfully switched over to using Castbox for podcasts. A MUCH better platform (but honestly anything, even tin cans and string, is a better platform).

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

Grandviewsurfer — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 04:27:20 GMT

I can't manually sort podcasts? So.. what you're saying is the entire podcast functionality is useless. Ooook.. back to castbox I guess.

Re: Your Episodes (Podcasts) Sort Options

stevehurst79 — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 17:44:30 GMT

I keep hoping that they'll see how annoying not having this feature is to people but until that day I'll have to stick with an alternative app. Seems like such a basic function to add but they just can't be bothered