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After iOS 18 update I Can't stop Continupus Playback of Podcasts

Since updating my iPhone 14 to iOS 18, podcasts play continuously even though I have NOT selected that. Checking the Podcast Settings Continuous Play is not selected and is set to Off. However Podcasts play continuously anyway. What can I do to stop this behavior?

iPhone 14

Posted on Sep 20, 2024 9:32 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2024 7:27 AM

Same frustrating issue with “Continuous Playback” option being broken in iOS and iPadOS 18. Apple Podcasts app also marks episodes as “Played” before being played, it’s removing episodes from the Up NeXT queue before being played, it’s loading episodes automatically into the player marking it as played so if you choose a different episode, the one it automatically loaded into the player disappears from Up Next because it was marked as played. All very frustrating. 🙁👎🏼

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Sep 27, 2024 7:27 AM in response to Ralph9430

Same frustrating issue with “Continuous Playback” option being broken in iOS and iPadOS 18. Apple Podcasts app also marks episodes as “Played” before being played, it’s removing episodes from the Up NeXT queue before being played, it’s loading episodes automatically into the player marking it as played so if you choose a different episode, the one it automatically loaded into the player disappears from Up Next because it was marked as played. All very frustrating. 🙁👎🏼

Oct 23, 2024 3:03 PM in response to Leethalee

Update:


Continuous play bug and old unsubscribes returning remains after:


  • Uninstalling Apple Podcast App
  • Turning off sync library
  • Reinstalled and subscriptions that were in place back in 2022 reappeared with the reinstall?
  • Had to re-add current subscriptions and adjust settings to my preferences
  • Old unsubscribed items from way back did not reappear - bonus
  • Reset Identifyer, continuous playback set to Off
  • Background App refresh On


The App is still crappy after the ISO18 update!

After iOS 18 update I Can't stop Continupus Playback of Podcasts

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