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Technically, you may modify system quantity information/functions even within the latest macOS variations, nevertheless it turns into an entire lot extra sophisticated since macOS Large Sur (11.0) onwards. Nevertheless, for Mac OS X Catalina (10.15), it is a bit more simpler. Extra on that later, however first…
1. Potential resolution (advisable):
Personally, I believe modifying the system quantity information is like taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. As a substitute, I’d strongly encourage you first verify if there’s any launch agent/launch daemon that’s inflicting Podcasts app to run within the background?
To verify this, run the command launchctl checklist in terminal and see if there’s any Podcast course of that’s working (for instance, it could be known as com.apple.podcasts.PodcastContentService).
Should you’ve discovered one, then simply run launchctl unload com.apple.podcasts.PodcastContentService and it ought to unload the launch agent/launch daemon course of for it. To verify that it has been unloaded simply run launchctl checklist once more and verify that you do not see the podcast course of within the checklist. Be aware: If it fails to unload it, you could must run the command utilizing sudo, so for instance, run sudo launchctl unload com.apple.podcasts.PodcastContentService. You may be prompted to kind your admin password to run the command utilizing sudo.
2. Modifying the System Quantity (NOT advisable)
If the above resolution does not work, then there’s a nuclear possibility involving modifying the system quantity.
WARNING: Solely carry out the next duties if you’re comfy with utilizing terminal, disabling SIP and modifying system information. You need to at all times again up your private information as properly. Modifying the system quantity is a threat, so do it at your individual peril.
Firstly, you will must disable System Integrity Safety (SIP) via restoration mode, see right here for directions, then reboot. As soon as you have rebooted again to regular, you’ll need to mount the system quantity earlier than making the required system adjustments (i.e. deleting podcasts app). To mount the System quantity (after SIP has been disabled and you’ve got rebooted again to regular), you might want to enter the next instructions in Terminal:
sudo mount -uw /
killall Finder
You’ll be prompted to enter your admin password on your Mac in an effort to run the sudo command.
As soon as you have run the above instructions, the System Quantity ought to change from Learn solely to Learn & Write in Finder, permitting you to delete/transfer/copy the podcasts app and modify an entire slew of different system information all via Finder (i.e. no want to make use of Terminal for this half). Warning: Modifying system information/deleting functions can break different core performance of macOS, so that you may must do some impartial analysis on what penalties (if there are any) would deleting the podcast app have in your Mac.
After you have completed making the adjustments, simply restart your mac and the System quantity must be unmounted by itself. Warning: SIP remains to be disabled, so if you’re completed with modifying system information, you might be strongly inspired to allow SIP once more by going into restoration mode and comply with the reverse directions as given within the above hyperlink.
As soon as all of that has been completed, the podcast app will now not be out there in your Mac.
Be aware: There are a selection of essential caveats you need to be conscious of:
- I do not consider there’s a solution to obtain and reinstall a single system app, so you will probably must reinstall the whole working system from scratch if you wish to use the Podcasts app once more at a later date.
- Doing a minor software program replace (i.e. going from 10.15.1 to 10.15.2) may reinstall the Podcasts app once more, however you may simply comply with the identical course of as above, so long as it’s nonetheless in Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina.
- Nevertheless, in case you had been to put in a serious working system launch (i.e. going from Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina to macOS 11 Large Sur or macOS 12 Monterey, macOS 13 Ventura, and so forth.), then the Podcast app will reinstall itself and deleting/modifying system quantity information is an entire lot extra sophisticated in macOS 11+ as a result of Signed System Quantity (SSV) Apple launched in macOS 11 Large Sur. Extra data about SSV might be present in Apple’s help article right here.
- To switch System Quantity information in macOS 11+, you can be required to disable SIP, disable the cryptographic verification, mounting the System Quantity, make the required System Quantity adjustments, then sealing/blessing a brand new snapshot of the System quantity. With out blessing the snapshot of the System Quantity’s adjustments, the Mac will fail in addition till the snapshot has been blessed (I believe you are able to do this inside restoration mode although). Extra data on how does SSV work together with modifying System Quantity information in macOS 11+ might be discovered on this weblog.
In abstract, I’d first suggest you attempt the primary doable resolution, and verify if there is a background course of that’s inflicting Podcasts to open. Then attempt unload the related course of utilizing launchctl unload command.
Failing this, then you may contemplate modifying the system quantity, however I extremely don’t suggest you do that until you might be absolutely conscious of the results of modifying system quantity information, and be ready to reinstall Mac OS X Catalina 10.15 from scratch if it impacts the working system after deleting podcasts app.
You need to at all times again up all of your information earlier than modifying the system quantity, as a result of though it’s unlikely to have an effect on the information quantity portion of your Mac’s inner drive, you could must reformat the whole inner drive when reinstalling Mac OS X Catalina (however that is actually the more serious case state of affairs).
Good luck!