Google has announced the closure of its popular service Google Podcast: Google Podcast is a very popular app and has been downloaded more than 500 million times on the Google Play Store. Google has announced the closure of its popular service Google Podcast. Google said the Podcasts app will be shut down in the United States starting April 2. Google has requested to transfer its subscriptions and data to YouTube Music.
Google Podcast app is shutting down, 4% users in America
The Google Podcasts app has more than 500 million downloads globally, but it has only 4% users in the US. Google believes that it does not need a separate app for podcasts and wants to invest its resources in YouTube Music as a single platform for both music and podcasts.
Users asked to switch to YouTube Music
Users are being emailed by the company to export the subscription. Podcast subscription users are asked to switch to YouTube Music. However, the Google Podcasts app is currently on the App Store and Play Store, and current users can switch to the new app before April 2. That means users will not be able to access after April 2. If you have subscribed to Google Podcasts, then you should move to YouTube Music subscription today.
How to transfer data from podcast to YouTube music
First of all open your Google Podcast app. Now go to the menu and tap on the option of Export Subscription. Here you will get the option of Export to YouTube Music. From here you have to select the export option. After this tap on the option of Continue. Once the process is complete, your subscription will be transferred to the YouTube Music app.