Google has announced that YouTube Music users will start getting support for podcasts, starting in the US. The good thing is that the new feature, which was teased in February, won’t require a paid YouTube Music plan.
The feature will work just like any other AV content: it will be available on demand, offline, in the background while streaming and switching between audio and video. Google mentioned that all of these are free.
What Google hasn’t said is what will happen with the Podcasts app. Currently, it has been removed from Google search and the latest update returned in August 2022. Currently, podcasts on YouTube Music are not as many as the amount on the original platform, but we expect this to change as the population advances. transition.
There is also a small chance that this is some sort of A/B test and it could remain market dependent. However, Google is known for phasing out numerous features and services, and we think the Podcasts app is next in line at the software graveyard.
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