If you listen to BBC Sounds via an iOS device, you’ll now be able to add, sort and delete items in the play queue.
To access the queue, when listening to any podcast, radio show or music mix on Sounds, you can tap on the button in the bottom right of the screen.
Pressing it shows the upcoming items in the play queue. When listening to a series, a new podcast for example, this automatically fills up with the next and all upcoming episodes. You can then sort the order of upcoming items by dragging them up or down the queue or delete things you’ve already heard by swiping the item left and selecting ‘Delete’.
To add a new or different item to the play queue, go to the podcast, music mix or radio show you want to add and press the more button, which will bring up a list of actions you can take, including ‘add to queue’.
This feature is only available on the iOS version of the BBC Sounds app at the moment but will be brought to Android devices soon.
Neil Hall, Head of Product, BBC iPlayer and Sounds says: “We’ve got big plans for the rest of this year and will share more updates about the work we’re doing to improve BBC Sounds in the coming weeks and months.”
