Once you have downloaded the NYT Audio app for iOS from the Apple App Store, open the app on your iOS device and take the following steps: 

1. Select Log in. 
2. Enter the email address and password associated with your All Access, Home Delivery, Audio or News subscription and select Log in.

Apple and Spotify users can also listen on the Audio app by linking your existing New York Times account to Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Once your account is linked, you can log in using the email address and password attached to your New York Times account.

The Today tab

Visit the Today tab in the bottom navigation bar to see a daily selection of content, including: 

• A new playlist each weekday and the latest episode of “This American Life” each weekend
• New podcast episodes from The New York Times
• Narrated articles from The New York Times and other publishers
• Shorts, which offer quick tips and recommendations for what to cook, read, watch and more
• Sports podcasts from The Athletic

The Discover tab

Visit the Discover tab in the bottom navigation bar to explore everything New York Times Audio has to offer. Browse by topic, show or publisher. You can also search for specific content using the search bar at the top of the screen.

The Following tab

Visit the Following tab in the bottom navigation bar to see the newest content from the shows, publishers and topics you’ve followed. To populate this feed, tap Follow on any show, publisher or topic in the app and new content will be available for easy access. 

The three most recent episodes or articles from shows, publishers or topics you follow will be auto-downloaded for easy offline access. You can also access these in your Downloads section of the My Audio tab.

The My Audio tab

Visit the My Audio tab in the bottom navigation bar for easy access to your Queue, Downloads and History. 

Queue

Think of your queue as your personalized playlist. You can add any episode or article to your queue by tapping the plus sign  (+) next to it. To rearrange items in your queue, hold your finger on the three lines to the right of the episode or article you want to move and drag it up or down. Swipe left on an item to remove it from your queue.

All items in your queue will be downloaded to your device automatically. Once you  listen to a download in full, it is removed from your device. You can toggle this feature on and off in the top right corner of the Queue. 

Downloads

You can download any item by selecting the menu button (•••) on any episode or article in the app and selecting Download. 

Auto-downloading is also available for any shows and publishers you choose to follow or items added to your queue. Auto-download preferences can be set in the app’s settings. 

Once you listen to a downloaded item in full, it is removed from your device. 

History

History shows a record of everything you have listened to in part or in full. You can clear your history by selecting Clear All.

Within the audio player you can adjust your listening experience: 

• Select the back button to rewind 15 seconds
• Select the fast forward button to skip ahead 30 seconds
• Press the pause/play button to stop/start audio playback
• Select the 1x to adjust playback speed
• Select the AirPlay icon to connect to an external device
• Select the Moon icon to set a sleep timer
• Select the Queue icon to quickly navigate to the Queue section of My Audio

Audio Player Menu

Select the menu button (•••) to expand additional audio player options:

• Select Download to download any episode or article to your device. Once you’ve listened to a downloaded item, it will be removed from your device. 
• Select Add to Queue to add an episode or article to your queue for easy listening later. This option automatically downloads the item to your device. Once you’ve listened to a downloaded item, it will be removed from your device. 
• Select Go To … to return to the show or publisher’s detail page. Here you can listen to other audio from the show or publisher. 
• Select Go to Details to read the description of your current episode or article. 
• Select Mark as Played/Unplayed to mark the episode or article as fully listened to or to remove any listening progress.
• Select Share to send an article or episode to other New York Times Audio Subscribers. The recipient must have an Audio subscription and the Audio app installed on their device.

Changes to your network connection, for example, switching from Wi-Fi to cellular data, may disrupt the progress of audio being played on your device. If you are unable to resume your episode or article, try force closing the app and reopening. 

To listen offline or to avoid interruptions during playback, you can add episodes or articles to your Queue (if you have auto-download enabled) or Downloads. When you are done listening to downloaded episodes and articles in full, they are removed from your device. 

Audio that you add to your Queue (if you have auto-download enabled) and/or Downloads are temporarily downloaded to your device. You can view your Storage Used in the Downloads section of the app Settings.

If you need to make space, you can remove items individually from your Downloads or Queue. To clear all of your storage, go to Settings > Downloads > Storage Used > Clear Storage.

At this time, The New York Times Audio app is only available on Apple iOS, however you can listen to Audio podcasts and episodes on Spotify. 

If your subscription includes Audio, you can link your existing New York Times account to Spotify.

We are hopeful that we can bring this experience to Android in the future.