What Google gives you, Google takes from you; So the sensible thing to do is not to be too fond of new apps the company launches, as there’s a good chance they’ll end up being another tombstone in Google’s graveyard. The latest Google application during execution: Google Podcasts.

Google Podcasts app is being discontinued five years after its launch and will stop working next year, while Google is laying the groundwork for you to be able to take your podcasts elsewhere. To YouTube Music if possible.

Podcasts on YouTube Music

from the beginning of Google Not sure where to put the podcast player. It arrived on Google Play Music and the Google app before the mystery of it all seemed to be solved after the launch of a dedicated app, Google Podcasts.

Five years and over 500 million downloads later, Google changed its mind and decided it didn’t make much sense to have an app just for podcasts, and instead YouTube Music will be your podcast app. In fact, it’s been laying the groundwork for a while, ever since testing began on YouTube Music a few months ago.

Google announced that it will make YouTube Music the go-to place for listening to podcasts and will roll out the feature globally before the end of the year. Download audio or listen in the background on select devices (in the car or on speakers) for all users, even if they don’t pay for YouTube Premium.

On this occasion, Google is taking the closure of Podcasts step by step and will launch a migration tool and the possibility to export RSS to YouTube Music, as well as the option to download as OPML to move subscriptions to another application. This is how Google Podcasts will close sometime next yearbut until then you can continue using it without any problems.

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