> [RE iOS 14.5] … any podcast episodes users might have earmarked but hadn’t yet subscribed to were automatically wiped off their phones with the update. If everything in that purgatorial space between Browsing and Downloaded had automatically rolled over into Saved in the new version, the change might have been almost understandable.
The Apple Podcasts app is frustrating. Slow, buggy, sometimes unresponsive for too long. I far prefer smooth, accurate function over looks. I miss the F-Droid -hosted podcast app I used to use before switching to iOS for family connectivity. The update to iOS 14.6 hasn’t fixed the problems.