LearnEnglish Podcasts

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.6
90.1K reviews
5M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Join millions of satisfied learners and listen to the British Council’s most popular English language podcasts in LearnEnglish Podcasts.

Improve your listening, reading and understanding of general and business English – any time, anywhere. LearnEnglish Podcasts has lots of special features that make learning English fun.

Podcasts are downloadable any time, so you can access the content offline. Then, when you have finished with an episode, you can delete it to make space on your phone.

LearnEnglish Podcasts – key features:

* New podcasts are added every week, so you never run out of things to listen to. We have podcasts on a range of topics, from language learning tips to information about the world, so there is something for everyone.

* Downloadable episodes mean you can listen offline. But don’t worry, when you have done with an episode you can delete it, so it doesn’t use up space on your phone.

* Interactive audio scripts allow you to repeat hard-to-hear phrases or new vocabulary easily. Plus, pitch control means you can slow down the audio speed if the speaker is a bit difficult to understand.

*Background playing means that you can listen to the audio while the screen is off, which means you can slip your phone in your pocket and listen to podcasts on the go.

* Enjoy simple comprehension exercises for every episode of content, with a progress screen so that you can track your progress.

* Share what you’re watching and listening to through Facebook, Twitter and email with integrated social media sharing. Celebrate your progress with your friends.

Feedback
All feedback is welcome. If you are experiencing any problems with the app, please email us at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org with a short description of the issue and as much info about your phone and operating system as you can give us. But don’t wait for something to go wrong to reach out – you can email us any time to let us know what you think about LearnEnglish Podcasts, share ideas for new episodes or tell us how the app is helping you!

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About our apps
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Updated on
28 Apr 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
85.7K reviews
Marcin Bober
10 June 2022
It's OK app with brilliant content! However after latest update I paid to remove ads. They gone from menu but I am still forced to watch video ad before starting to play podcast. I hope it's bug therefore please fix it. Also app crashing or not starting at all and I must delete all data in order to make it work again. And also would be good to have an option to download podcasts to sd card.
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British Council
11 June 2022
Hi Marcin. So sorry about this problem! We've now fixed this issue, and released a v4.0.1 update. Please install that and then use the "Restore in-app purchase button" on the shopping cart screen, and it should work correctly for you then, with all the 3rd party ads removed. Thanks for letting us know, and apologies again! LearnEnglish Mobile team
Oli Veira
28 October 2020
Is the app closing when you try open some old lessons? If "yes", you should (on Androids): 1. Uninstall that app. 2. Delete the following folder using any explorer "internal storage/download/data/hk.hkbc.epodcast". Delete this folder completely: "hk.hkbc.epodcast" ...and reinstall the app and download all lessons again. I said: All lessons again! OMG - Thank you! - You're welcome! Warning: you'll lost all content you had downloaded! I'm learning English using that app! I love it! Cheers guys
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Shahla Bahmanyar
19 June 2023
I have encountered several frustrating issues that need to be addressed.The app is plagued with numerous bugs that hinder the overall user experience.For example, after the last update,all my podcast downloads were deleted, and I had to download them again. While waiting for the podcasts to be downloaded, the app closes by itself,or I can't open the podcast,forcing me to close the app and reopen it.These issues disrupt my listening sessions and significantly detract from my enjoyment of the app.
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What's new

v4.1.2:
- We've made some backend improvements to make the app even more secure and smooth.
Enjoy your listening practice! LearnEnglish Mobile team