How to Get Notified When a New Podcast Episode Comes Out

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If you have favorite shows in the Podcasts app, but keep forgetting to check for new episodes, you'll probably benefit from turning on notifications so you can keep up to date. On the other hand; if you're subscribed to lots of podcasts, it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the new episode notifications. Let's learn how to customize your Podcasts notifications, so you're informed about the shows you really want to listen to, while silencing notification about the ones you only occasionally tune into. 

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How to Customize Your Podcast Notifications

First, set up the Podcasts app to send notifications:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and select Podcasts.
3. Tap Notifications.
   
   
4. Toggle Allow Notifications to on.
5. Select how you want to be notified.
6. You can enable sounds as well
   
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Now, you can select which podcasts are allowed to send you notifications:

1. Tap Podcast Notification Settings.
   
   
    
2. If a podcast is toggled to green, then you'll receive notifications for that podcast.
3. If a podcast is toggled to gray, then you won't receive notifications for that podcast.
4. Tap Done when you've finished customizing your Notifications.
   
   

That's it! As you subscribe to more podcasts you can use this method to update your notification preferences.