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Google isshutting down its Podcasts appin the U.S. in a thing of twenty-four hours . The company has start warning the app ’s users they will need to migrate their subscriptions to YouTube Music by April 2 to follow and stream their favorite shows going forrader . Users who do n’t make the move now will still have extra fourth dimension to migrate , but will no longer be able to stream from the Podcasts app flat after this date .
The Google Podcasts app , installedover 500 million timeson Android equipment globally , for over half a decade has propose a round-eyed and streamlined port for discovering , surveil and listen to podcasts , as well as tools to bring podcasts by RSS provender . unluckily for fans of the app , the tech giantsaid last Septemberit would commence to wind down the Podcasts app in early 2024 as part of its broad plan to centralize its audio service under YouTube .
In 2020 , YouTube Music put up a similar passage strategy tomove music hearer away from Google Play Music ahead of its shutdownthat same year . However , the Google Podcasts app continued to be maintained for long time because YouTube Music was n’t quick to corroborate podcasts until more recently . By the end of 2023 , YouTube Music was able to support podcasts globally , and , by February , they had the power toupload their RSS feeds , too .
The move to shift podcasting over to YouTube could aid Google become a big player in the distance , not only by combine its efforts and sharpening its focus , but also because interestingness in telecasting podcasts — which were already democratic on YouTube — is on the raise . This hebdomad , for lesson , Spotify hammer a heap with Universal Music Group ( UMG)to bring telecasting podcasts to U.S. users of its stream app after in the beginning in Marchannouncing test of video recording podcastsin 11 other markets around the world .
Bleeping Computerwas the first to notice the closedown date for Google Podcasts in the U.S. , and asupport page on Google ’s siteconfirms that users in the U.S. will only be able to use the Podcasts app through the closing of March 2024 . For those who miss the in - app tonic - ups , Google will bid drug user extra time to save their subscriptions by allow them to employ the app ’s export feature article through July 2024 .
Google did not immediately return a request for comment , but after publication did respond to say that while it was still “ tracking towards ” the April 2 timeline for the U.S. , it has not share a timeline for the respite of the domain yet .
From its earlierstatements , though , the plan is to discontinue Google Podcasts globally in 2024 .
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After pettifoggery with TikTok , UMG expands Spotify partnership to include music videos and more
Updated , 3/29/24 , 5:00 PM ET with Google input .
