Spotify's podcast settings have some hidden options, but they can enhance the user's listening experience. With settings for saving data and automatically downloading podcast episodes, Spotify gains some advantages of traditional podcast apps. Below are some hidden settings that enhance the podcast listening experience on Spotify.
Just listen to the podcast audio pauses.
If you only want to listen to audio and want to save data, you can use Spotify in audio-only mode.
Tap your profile picture, then tap Settings and Privacy , select Data Saving and Offline . Check the boxes for Download only audio from video podcasts and Stream only audio from video podcasts .
Enable automatic podcast downloads.
Like other podcast apps, you can set it up to automatically download new episodes of shows you've subscribed to.
Tap on the Podcasts section , then select Following , and then tap on the podcast channel you want to download automatically. Tap the gear icon and activate Automatically download episodes . Then tap Manage download settings .
Here you can limit the content automatically scrolled down by the number of episodes per program.
Only download podcasts via WiFi.
If you have enabled automatic downloads, adjust the settings to only download automatically when connected to WiFi.
In the Data Saver and Offline section of Settings, turn off Download via mobile data .
Change the download podcast quality.
Another data-saving tip is to change the download quality of audio podcasts.
You tap Settings, then select Audio/Visual Content Quality . After that, choose Low or Normal .
Turn off podcast autoplay.
Spotify is set by default to continue playing music even after your chosen content has finished. The same applies to podcasts. You can tap Playback in Settings and then turn off Continuous Play .
Adjust podcast playback speed
One of the essential features many people need when listening to podcasts is the ability to adjust playback speed.
In the Spotify podcast playback interface, tap 1x and then adjust the speed to your liking.
Manage Spotify podcast notifications
Tap Notifications , then select Customize Podcast and Show Notifications , and turn off all notifications. Next, tap New Podcast Episodes and turn off notifications for new episodes from channels you don't need, or turn off notifications for all episodes.
Clear Spotify cache
In the Data Saving and Offline section, we clear the cache under Clear all downloaded content when not needed and Clear cache.