Google has a platform on YouTube Music where it can best challenge Spotify’s throne music streaming platform. Its latest developments have focused on content like the new TikTok-style Samples and features like group listening to music.

But giving takes time special interest in podcastsalready available in some regions. And it will continue to be so because as we read on Android Police, YouTube Music will add new features focused on this type of content.

We will be able to subscribe to the podcast in RSS feeds and they will spread to other regions

Once a podcaster has finished recording, they need maximum coverage so that their content can be used in as many places as possible, but this causes them to take a significant amount of time. That’s why Google decided to add this option: Upload new podcasts via RSS feedsThis will speed up the process.

According to Steve McLendon, Google’s product manager, the company’s main goal Support RSS feeds on YouTube Musicand this includes private channels. It is true that they have been focusing on this type of content for a while, but they are not at the forefront of their competitors.

In some parts of the world, such as the United States, Latin America, and Canada, podcasts are already available in the YouTube Music app, but Google has limited access to those regions. This is something that will change soon, as McLendon has personally confirmed this. More countries will be able to join YouTube Music podcasts by the end of this year.

On the other hand, he stated that they are working on a function that will allow podcasters. Create videos for YouTube From podcasts uploaded to Music. This will make it easier for authors to share their content on both platforms.

When this feature is supported, users will be able to manually add their programs to YouTube Music via RSS. In addition to all these changes, the company podcast search and discovery featuresand incidentally allows downloading of individual episodes (we are currently downloading the entire content of the channel).

The platform didn’t start very well in terms of podcasts, but has been paving the way for improving its functionality lately. For example, in April it began streaming YouTube podcasts to YouTube Music in the US; background playback even without premium user.

As if that wasn’t enough social functions “Like” or “dislike” is also included to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Meanwhile, podcasters will be able to check the status and interests of their community. Regardless, Google continues to experiment with important additions this time around, and only time will prove (or remove) the accuracy of them.

youtube music Wants to be a reference source But it faces tough competition for podcast listeners: Apple and Spotify, which have more experience and a better-prepared platform. We will continue to wait to see if it will come to our country, and national podcasters will be able to enjoy all the features offered by the Google service.

via | Android Police

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