Deleted podcast entries stay in AntennaPod

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Hi there,

I noticed that when a podcast’s XML file removes an item, it continues to show in AntennaPod.
I’m assuming that this is a “feature” and not a “bug”, but would love to:

  • understand the rules around this feature (why it works that way)
  • know if there is a way to force AntennaPod to “really” refresh the list of episodes (remove items not in the XML)

Steps to reproduce:

  • Subscribe to an XML that lists ItemA, ItemB and ItemC
  • All 3 items show in my AntennaPod
  • Podcast owner decides to remove ItemB from the XML
  • I refresh the podcast subscription in AntennaPod
  • AntennaPod continues to show ItemB, even though it is no longer in the XML

Thanks for your help!!

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Is there anyone with insights regarding this issue, please?

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That’s how RSS works. It was originally designed to only contain the latest say 5 episodes and everything else went away unless the app remembered them. That’s what some podcasts still do today.

This is currently not supported. It was requested a few times and should be quite easy to add, but so far nobody has taken the time to implement it.

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Hey @ByteHamster,
Thanks for the insight, that makes a lot of sense. I didn’t know that RSS feeds were design only to serve the latest episodes!
I hope someone implements the “refresh” feature soon in AntennaPod!

Cheers!