[Podcasts] Automatically save offline new Podcasts and remove completed Podcasts

[mikewatson]

Add the ability to have a podcast you follow automatically downloaded and deleted once you've listened to it all the way through.

[Splosch]

If Spotify are serious about the podcast offering then this is a basic feature that many other platforms offer as standard  

[Clampetskc]

This feature is available on other music/podcast players. I would like this available on Spotify as well so I don't need additional music apps on my phone. I have a $10 a month pay plan. 

Please add an auto-download option for Subscribed podcasts where x number of the latest podcasts are available to be played in offline mode and auto deleted from the device after listening.

[Erinmichelletod]

Please add this feature! All other podcast supporting apps have it, so I'd expect it to not be very difficult. Or at least add the feature to schedule downloads, please!

[DannoNH]

Id be happy for for an MVP of this at first, but my user story is this.

As a long distance commuter running out the door as quickly as I can at 5 AM, I need a podcast solution that downloads my key daily podcasts between 4:30-5:00 AM and has the new episodes ready to go with 1 touch so that I can get on the highway ASAP and press as few button as possible to get my content into my brain.

going deeper:

i have 3 podcasts i listen to daily:

BBC Witness

BBC Business Daily

NY Times The Daily

think for a moment how many screen touches it takes to get to all of them, fetch new episodes, start playing the 1st, move to the 2nd and 3rd...

way clunky!

[Br14nK]

I was shocked to learn that this is not a feature. It seems like a no-brainer. 

[Daniel_W_90]

I would really like to have this feature as well. Right now I am using another app for my podcasts. I would recommend to choose the number of stored podcast episode per podcast. That would be perfect. 

[mfgolden]

As a result of this policy, I will continue to use Google Play Music to listen to podcasts.  It is a shame that Spotify is not willing to implement a relatively simple feature that most people who listen to podcasts rely upon.  For what it's worth, every time I open Google Play Music to listen to my most recent podcasts I wonder to myself if I shouldn't just switch music streaming platforms altogether.  I think, at least for the time being, the inertia of not wanting to rebuild a library will keep me using both apps, but having to use separate apps for essentially the same function is frustrating.  I would think that the last thing Spotify would want to encourage in its paid subscribers is the thought of, "Maybe I should change platforms."  I listen to about 6 podcasts routinely, everytime they post an episode, and so because of this one neglected feature, at very least, 6 times a week I think that maybe Google Play is a better fit for me, and who knows, maybe it is?

[lordbyron42]

How about you guys just make this feature, fix the roku app, add bluetooth autoplay, and then continue enjoying my subscription fee.

[PaulLittlewood]

Its pointless to include podcasts without this feature.

[sidhanthp]

Would love to see this as well, it's a must-have for a good podcast app.