Amaya Toman If you want to listen to podcasts, you have a lot of options these days. In addition to Spotify, one of the most famous platforms is Apple Podcasts, which you can also call the Podcasts app. How to really use the native Podcasts in the macOS operating system to the fullest?
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Less experienced users might appreciate some advice on how to actually subscribe to podcasts they're interested in. First, click to go to the program that interested you in the overview in Podcasts. Now all you have to do is click the Watch button below the podcast title and description. If, on the other hand, you want to stop watching, go to the program again, click on the circle with three dots and in the menu that appears, click on Stop watching.
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Download episodes
The function of downloading episodes is more worthwhile in Podcasts on iPhone, where you can download individual episodes for offline listening, for example on the go, so as not to waste mobile data. Of course, you can also download podcasts on a Mac. To download a specific episode of a selected podcast, first go to the relevant episode. Now just click on the arrow icon. To view downloaded episodes, click the Downloaded section in the panel on the right side of the Podcasts application window. Here you can also delete downloaded episodes by clicking on the circle with three dots and selecting Delete from the menu.
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Automatic deletion of played episodes
In Podcasts in macOS, you can also set up and customize the automatic deletion of played episodes, among other things. Launch Podcasts and head to the menu bar at the top of your Mac screen. Here, click on Podcasts -> Settings, at the top of the settings window, click on the General tab and check Delete Played Downloads.
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Customize playback
In native Podcasts on Mac, you can also customize the amount of time you advance when skipping within an episode you're playing. To customize this time slot, launch Podcasts and from the menu bar at the top of the screen, click Podcasts -> Settings. In the upper part of the Settings window, click on the Playback tab and in the Playback buttons section, select the desired time period in the drop-down menu for both items.
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Synchronization across devices
One of the advantages of Apple applications is automatic synchronization across all devices signed in to the same Apple ID. However, it may happen that for various reasons you do not want this synchronization. In that case, launch native Podcasts and click Podcasts -> Settings from the menu bar at the top of your Mac screen. At the top of the settings window, select the General tab and uncheck Sync Library.
