Google Podcasts to Shut Down in 2024, Users Can Migrate to YouTube Music

Google is providing a migration tool for users to transfer their subscriptions to YouTube Music or export them for use in other podcast apps.
Google Podcasts is shutting down in 2024.
The migration process will be available until July 2024, but users can continue using Google Podcasts until March 2024.
YouTube is already a popular platform for podcasts, with over 23 percent of podcast listeners using it as their primary player.
Google Podcasts to Shut Down in 2024, Users Can Migrate to YouTube Music

Google Podcasts, the standalone podcast app by Google, is set to shut down in 2024. In light of this, Google is providing its users with a migration tool to transfer their podcast subscriptions to YouTube Music or export them for use in other podcast apps. The migration tool will be accessible through a banner in the Google Podcasts app, allowing users to move their subscriptions to YouTube Music or export them as an OPML file. The migration process will be available until July 2024, but users can continue using Google Podcasts until March 2024.

Google's decision to shut down Google Podcasts is not surprising, given that the app did not gain as much popularity as other apps like Overcast and Spotify. YouTube, on the other hand, is already a popular platform for podcasts, with over 23 percent of podcast listeners using it as their primary player. This move is part of YouTube's efforts to invest more in podcasts and improve the audio experience. YouTube Music has improved its podcast experience with automatic downloads and discovery features.

Google notes that popular podcasts are already available on YouTube, and users can add shows to their YouTube Music library via the podcast RSS feed. This is not the first time Google has shut down a standalone app in favor of YouTube Music. Google previously shut down its standalone music app, Google Play Music, and provided a tool to transfer libraries.


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Ahead of Shutdown, Here's How to Migrate Google Podcasts to YouTube Music

PCMag.com Emily Price Thursday, 07 December 2023 23:33
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    • YouTube Music has improved its podcast experience with automatic downloads and discovery features.
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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
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Here's how you can migrate your Google Podcasts subscriptions to YouTube Music

Android Central Nickolas Diaz Thursday, 07 December 2023 20:55
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    • The migration process will be available until July 2024, but users can continue using Google Podcasts until March 2024.
    • The migration is part of YouTube's efforts to invest more in podcasts and improve the audio experience.
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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

Here's how to move your subscriptions off Google Podcasts before it shuts down

Microsoft News Network (MSN) Thursday, 07 December 2023 19:40
  • Unique Points
    • This move is not surprising as Google Podcasts did not gain as much popularity as other apps like Overcast and Spotify.
    • YouTube is already a popular platform for podcasts, with over 23 percent of podcast listeners using it as their primary player.
    • Google has previously shut down its standalone music app, Google Play Music, in favor of YouTube Music and provided a tool to transfer libraries.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
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  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
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