How to change the skip seconds for Podcasts and Books on iPhone and iPad

If you use your iPhone or iPad to listen to podcasts in the Podcasts app or audiobooks in the Books app, then you probably know about the skip feature. You can skip back a few seconds to catch something you missed or skip forward to move past something you have already heard.

The thing about this skip feature is you may not want it as low as 10 seconds because it might not be enough, and you have to keep tapping. At the same time, you may not want it to be as high as 60 seconds because you might skip way too much.

Here’s how to change the skip seconds for Podcasts and Books on iOS.

Podcast on iPhone - Change Skip Seconds

Change the skip seconds

For Podcasts

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad and select Podcasts.
  2. Scroll down to the Skip Buttons heading and tap Forward or Back.
  3. Choose the number of seconds to skip from 10 seconds to 60 seconds.
  4. You can then tap the arrow on the top left to go back and change the other skip or just close the settings app.
Change Skip Seconds Podcasts iPhone

For Books

  1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad and select Books.
  2. Scroll down to the Audiobooks section and tap Skip Forward or Skip Back.
  3. Choose the number of seconds to skip from 10 seconds to 60 seconds.
  4. You can then tap the arrow on the top left to go back and change the other skip or just close the settings app.
Change Skip Seconds Books iPhone

While the skip feature is a small one, it’s extremely convenient. And you can change the skip forward and skip back to a different number of seconds for each.

Do you find yourself using the skip feature often for Podcasts or Books?

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