Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024
Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024
Google announced this morning it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming
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Dear Google, stop trying to make YT Music happen. It's not going to happen.
Just downloaded AntennaPod
I happen to use YT Music despite it sucking because I already pay for YouTube premium, and it seemed dumb to pay for Spotify or Tidal instead. Plus I hated what Spotify was doing by trying to combine music and podcasts into a single app. So naturally, a few years later Google is combining music and podcasts into a single app.
A few years ago, before Google introduced YouTube music, they had the Google Play Music app that let you listen to their entire catalog, download/cache the songs beforehand, listen to your own audio files on local storage (including .flac files), and subscribe and listen to Podcasts.
Literally was one of my most used apps until YouTube Music happened and they had less features for double the price.
Yep Google Play Music was literally perfect. It was incredible. And now it's gone I have to use Spotify and the world's most backwards fucking 'add to queue' logic. Get fucked Spotify. Best of a bad bunch.
@greyjedi @GamingChairModel Google Podcasts is being killed off and everything moved to YouTube Music. I won't be moving with it.
@rwaddilove @greyjedi @GamingChairModel don't worry, #AntennaPod is waiting for you!
@joel @greyjedi @GamingChairModel AntennaPod seems a good alternative. Now if I could just find the Export option in Google Podcasts...
@rwaddilove @greyjedi @GamingChairModel good news (for Google), you're stuck!
@rwaddilove @greyjedi @GamingChairModel you'll have to wait for their export tool, maybe on Google Takeout? Or add them all by hand
@joel @greyjedi @GamingChairModel I just read that nearer the time, Google will have an export tool. I added all my podcasts to AntennaPod manually. While searching/browsing, I found a few new podcasts to try, too.
+1 for AntennaPod, has tons of options but also gets out of your way if all you want to do is find and listen to podcasts.
I can't see Google ever adding in all the options people want in a podcast app into YouTube Music, it's just never going to happen.
I would expect they'll probably use it to try and switch you over to the video version (if it exists) since it's going to have the more expensive ads (I assume the video ads are more lucrative anyways), which isn't overall a bad thing, but also not really a good one either.
Idk... it has the best selection of music, it's the only reason why I switched.
GP Music wasn't too bad. I wish Apple would bring an iTunes client to Android, or at least if there were a decent comparable product (that supports streaming+purchasing music as I actually prefer to buy the songs I like).
Locking people into the streaming model is lame
I use Bandcamp, which does allow you to stream purchases, though I prefer to download the flac files and stream via Jellyfin
Just use VLC or Plexamp.
Not looking for a player, I'm looking for a store
Ah, misread.
Comes with YT Premium, so not sure why I'd use anything else. Can't say I love the app though. Seems to get worse with each update.
Don't have either and don't see ad's on Youtube. Fuck yt premium