New Episodes feed has been removed from My Library

[EvieAnderson]

When I opened the spotify app this morning to download any new episodes from my favourite podcasts in My Library, I found a note where my New Episodes feed would be to say this was now not part of My Library and that I needed to go to Home to find new episodes. So now I have to scroll endlessly through my home page to find the banner new episodes of podcasts, and then I have to open each episode individually to then click again to get to download them. Then when I go back to the homepage it takes me back to the top again and I have to scroll down the page AGAIN to find new episodes and go through the process each time. It was a stupid change and I don't understand why you would make it so much harder for users than previously. How is this beneficial? 

Plan

Premium

Country

UK

Device

Samsung Galaxy 

Operating System

Android 

[nrojb]

After I explained this fiasco, my friends recommended Overcast to me. Gonna start adding epsiodes at lunch.

[skipjack322]

Yeah it's a garbage change. Just like most of the changes in the app, it's as if the employees of Spotify don't actually USE Spotify because if they did, they would make useful changes. There is a reason this service is cheaper than other streaming apps. Time to switch back to YouTube music. 

[Bradj3]

This change is horrendous … I know change in general is difficult but come on, this is a clear step back

[Shustermananna]

Coming in to reiterate what everyone is saying, I hate this update! I had my whole daily system of checking new episodes which worked great. Change is fine if it makes the user experience better but this is so much worse. Note i can’t easily hide podcasts that I’m not interested in listening to which is nuts!

[Surly78]

This change is horrible.
Revert back to the way it was please.
Just another case of bored developers making changes to things that work perfectly fine.

[Jasonswaggs]

This change is bad, and the other way worked much better. 

[Nostromo]

This change is horrible. Can you please stop **bleep**ing the UI up more and more with every single update. I hate it here so much. 

[Nostromo]

Well, time to switch to Pocketcast then I guess...seriously this is horrible

[mightyjubbo]

agree. Absolutely awful.

Worst thing ever.

Appalling 

[mightyjubbo]

Agree. This is absolutely horrific 

[mightyjubbo]

A perfect folder doing a perfect job

Taken away and destroyed for no reason.

This is beyond a joke. Just put it back so I can prepare my commute.

[mightyjubbo]

This is not solved. 

Please put the new episodes folder back that contains new episodes for podcasts that are being followed. 

This is a serious issue and will make me consider leaving Spotify and taking my family subscription with me

[YucketySux]

i see how it works. it sucks  change it back

[Surly78]

Because of this terrible change, Ive just discovered the Pocket Casts app which works exactly how I would like it to work for the podcasts I follow.

So I guess I have to thank Spotify for putting me onto another app!

[palmermarinelli]

I've been looking for this bell for 5 minutes. Also anything called following. That is 4:59 too long. Why? What is the matter with chronology and simplicity?

[Sq7]

Is there a solution for CarPlay?

[Npj208]

This is a terrible new format. Gives less to choose from. Sometimes there are more than one episode you hadn't listened to, and now it's gone from the list. This will make things much harder to stay current on. Terrible decision. 

[Ethankingcole]

You know what seamlessly connected listeners with the shows they love? The New Episodes folder.

[Brock13]

This is a terrible change. Did Spotify do any usability testing on this? Clearly not.

[GC333]

Terrible "update" to the app - definitely looking for an alternative service.