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Google Podcasts is discontinuing its service and is advising content creators to transfer their podcasts to YouTube Music.
In a push to centralize its audio services, Google is instructing users to migrate their podcast subscriptions from the Google Podcasts app to YouTube Music by April 2. Users who do not migrate by this date will no longer be able to stream from the podcast app directly. Google Podcasts app is installed on 500 million Android devices worldwide. Users in the U.S. will only be able to use the Podcasts app through the end of March 2024, with an option to export subscriptions until July 2024. Google plans to discontinue Google Podcasts globally in 2024.
– Google is urging users to migrate podcast subscriptions to YouTube Music by April 2
– Google Podcasts app is installed on 500 million Android devices globally
– Users in the U.S. have until the end of March 2024 to use the app, with an export option until July 2024
– Google plans to discontinue Google Podcasts globally in 2024
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