How to turn off notifications for specific podcasts on iPhone

Getting too many podcast notifications on your iPhone or iPad? Learn how to turn off alerts for specific podcast shows without unfollowing or unsubscribing from them. We will also explain how to turn off all notifications for the entire Podcasts app and share what to do if you rely on third-party apps.

Apple Podcasts app on iPhone showing iDownloadBlog's Downtime show on the screen

There is a podcast show I have been listening to for almost a decade, but its creator makes new episodes every few months! Therefore, it’s important for me to keep its notification on so I don’t miss the new episodes.

On the other hand, there are several shows that publish new episodes daily or even multiple times every day. Even if you love this podcast, a bevy of notifications collectively can get highly disturbing.

The crux of the matter is that some of these notifications are much more hotly anticipated (e.g., surprise releases) than others (daily shows), which means neither leaving all podcast notifications activated nor fully switching them off is going to genuinely cut the mustard for most users.

So, in the interest of a tidy Notification Center and minimal disturbance, here’s how to remain in control of podcast notifications by toggling off the ones that have been bugging you for too long.

Turn off notifications for specific podcast shows

  1. Open the Apple Podcasts app on your iPhone or iPad.
  2. Search for the show that’s bombarding you with notifications. You can also tap Library > Shows to see your subscribed or followed shows. From there, tap the show to go to its page.
  3. Tap the three dots icon from the top and choose Settings.
  4. Turn off the switch next to Notifications and hit Done.
Turn off Notifications for a podcast show on iPhone

You will no longer receive notifications from this show.

Note: You can also tap the three dots button and hit Unfollow Show to stop getting new episode alerts from it.

Turn off all notifications from the Podcasts app in one go

Flatly turning off all notifications from your Podcasts app is an easy way of coping with the barrage of new episode reminders popping up day in and day out. So, if you’d not like to get alerted of even a single new podcast show, here’s how to nuke them all.

  1. Open iPhone or iPad Settings and tap Notifications.
  2. Find Podcasts in the list of apps and tap it.
  3. Turn off the switch for Allow Notifications, and you will no longer get even a single alert from this app.
Turn off all notifications for Apple Podcasts app

If you use third-party podcast apps

While this tutorial is focused on the Apple Podcasts app, I can understand you might also use other highly-rated podcast apps like Overcast or Spotify alongside it.

If you’re getting too many alerts from these apps, go to the podcast show page inside these apps and look for a notification icon or option. Here’s how it looks in Spotify and Overcast.

Turn off podcast notification in Spotify and Overcast on iPhone

Alternatively, you can also turn off all notifications for these apps by going to iPhone Settings > Notifications.

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