Google Podcasts shut down, Shift to YouTube Music

If you are a podcast lover, then Google made a big change for you. You will no longer listen to your favorite podcast on Google Podcast Manager.

Recently, Google Podcasts shut down and users will no longer be able to listen to podcasts using the app. This application was released in 2018 by Google for Android devices and now from April 2024, it will be no longer available for users.

Google has announced that after 2 April, the users of the US will no longer be able to use the Google Podcast and the same will be applied for all users in all regions after June 24, 2024.

“After July 29, 2024, Google Podcasts Manager will no longer be available for users in all regions. Until then, you will continue to have access to Google Podcasts Manager and can export your analytics if you wish,” announced Cory Peter, a Google Employee.

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This is not the first time Google has ended any of its services. Back in 2015, Google introduced “Google Wallet”, which was later killed for Android pay. Now Google is bringing satellite messaging support to Android 15, and saying bye to Google Podcast.

Google has now asked users to upload their RSS feeds on YouTube or YouTube shorts. With this step, Google is now shifting the users to YouTube Music. So that the users can experience both the audio and video music in one place.

However, this does not sound good for the podcast lovers. YouTube runs ads between the videos to earn money and it can disturb the experience of the users while they are listening to their favorite topics. Even when Google introduced its podcast app in 2018, it also highlighted the fact that ads can mislead users and disturb your experience, but now it is doing the same.

Even YouTube does not allow users to play background music if they do not have a subscription. For this users do not wish to pay $10 when they have other options available in the market.

Reason for Google Podcasts shut down

However, Google podcasts were very famous among youngsters in the US market, but it was not able to beat the market share of Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If we look at the reports of, YouGov data, Spotify is the first choice of podcast lovers.

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Google started rolling out podcasts on YouTube Music back in 2023 so that users can access a wide range of audio and video content in one place.

However, Google Podcasts is gone, but you don’t have to fear for this. You can still transfer your podcast to YouTube Music or any other podcast platform.

Google Podcasts shut down, shift to YouTube Music:

Here is how you can shift your podcast to YouTube Music:

• Open the Google Podcasts app and click the Home tab.
• Open the Google Podcasts app shutdown notification and click on ‘Export Subscriptions’.
• Then click ‘Export to YouTube Music
• You will now be redirected to the YouTube Music app and select a Gmail account.
• Now, your subscriptions will be added to the YouTube Music app.

By following these steps you can easily transfer your podcast to YouTube Music. For some podcasts, you might see an error message in that case you can naturally transfer your podcast to the RSS feed.