Google Podcasts Shutting Down, Content Producers Urged To Migrate To YouTube Music

Bruce Haring
·1 min read

Google has told its podcast app’s users to migrate subscriptions to YouTube Music by April 2 to stream their favorite shows.

Techcrunch reports that users who don’t immediately act still have additional time to migrate, but will no longer be able to stream from the podcasts app directly after this date.

More from Deadline

The Google Podcasts app is installed on 500 million Android devices globally. The migration is part of the overall company plan to centralize its audio services under YouTube.

A support page on Google’s site confirms that users in the U.S. will only be able to use the Podcasts app through the end of March 2024. For those who miss the in-app pop-ups, Google will offer users additional time to save their subscriptions by allowing them to use the app’s export feature through July 2024.

While the current migration is for the U.S., the company plans to discontinue Google Podcasts globally in 2024.

Best of Deadline

Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next

Latest Stories

  • People Are Sharing Things That Were Totally Normal To Have Or Do 10 Years Ago, But Would Be Strange Today

    RIP to the days of running out to Best Buy on Tuesdays because you needed the newest DVD.

  • US moves to bar Huawei, other Chinese telecoms from certifying wireless equipment

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission is moving to prevent Huawei, ZTE and other foreign companies deemed to pose U.S. national security concerns from certifying wireless equipment, officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The FCC plans to vote this month on a bipartisan proposal to ensure that telecommunications certification bodies and test labs that certify wireless devices for the U.S. market are not influenced by companies posing security concerns. Last week, the FCC denied the ability of the test lab of Huawei to participate in the equipment authorization program.

  • Pricey AI "Device" Turns Out to Just Be an Android App With Extra Steps

    App in Rabbit's Clothing Secretive wearables startup Humane disappointed with its AI Pin, quickly becoming one of the worst-reviewed tech products of all time. Competitor Rabbit's R1, a similar device that promises to be an AI chatbot-powered friend that can answer pretty much any question you can come up with, didn't fare much better, with […]

  • Screenshots suggest TikTok is circumventing Apple App Store commissions

    TikTok may be routing around the App Store to save money on commissions. According to new findings, the ByteDance-owned social video app is presenting some of its users with a link to a website for purchasing the coins used for tipping digital creators. Typically, these coins are bought via in-app purchase, which requires a 30% commission paid to Apple.

  • Rabbit denies claims that its R1 virtual assistant is a glorified Android app

    The $199 Rabbit R1, a pocket-sized AI virtual assistant device, runs Android under the hood and is powered by a single app, according to Android Authority.

  • 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class gets a few tiny modifications

    The 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class gets some tiny modifications to its tech and luxury offerings before a larger facelift and refresh coming in 2026.

  • Deepfake of principal's voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm

    The most recent criminal case involving artificial intelligence emerged last week from a Maryland high school, where police say a principal was framed as racist by a fake recording of his voice. The case is yet another reason why everyone — not just politicians and celebrities — should be concerned about this increasingly powerful deep-fake technology, experts say. “Everybody is vulnerable to attack, and anyone can do the attacking,” said Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California,

  • Apple set for big sales decline as investors await AI in iPhones

    (Reuters) -Apple's plan to add generative AI to its iPhones and revive sagging sales in the crucial Chinese market will be in focus on Thursday, when the tech giant is expected to report its biggest quarterly revenue decline in more than a year. Long considered a must-own stock on Wall Street, Apple shares have underperformed other Big Tech companies in recent months, falling more than 10% this year as fears mount about its slow roll-out of artificial intelligence services and as a resurgent Huawei takes market share in China. Analysts on average see iPhone sales, which account for about half of Apple's revenue, falling 10.4% in the first three months of 2024, according to LSEG.

  • I host the world’s largest cybersecurity conference. Here’s what is top of mind for security experts right now

    AI risks, information manipulation, and burnout stand out among their top concerns heading into RSA Conference.

  • Apple’s promised AI plan is ‘all that matters’, analysts say, as it tries to play catch up with Big Tech rivals

    Investors are putting intense pressure on Apple to reveal its AI roadmap as competitors widen their lead with a deluge of new AI products.

  • Apple working to fix alarming iPhone issue

    Users have been reporting unexpected lie-ins after the alarms on their phones failed to go off.

  • Climate models can run for months on supercomputers – but my new algorithm can make them ten times faster

    These are some of the most complex and important pieces of software ever written.

  • Qualcomm forecast beats estimates as AI drives chip sales in China

    (Reuters) -Qualcomm on Wednesday forecast quarterly sales and adjusted profit above Wall Street expectations, driven by selling more and pricier chips into Android smartphones with artificial-intelligence features. After a smartphone slump last year, Qualcomm said that China's Android market - which has become critical to the company - has started to pick up, with consumers there shifting toward purchasing higher-priced devices that can accommodate AI chatbots. Qualcomm shares were up 4% in after-hours trading.

  • In Ominous Sign for Apple, Skyworks Warns About Soft Mobile Phone Demand

    In a sign of trouble for Apple iPhone business, the chip maker Skyworks Solutions provided a warning to investors about softening demand for smartphones. Skyworks makes analog and mixed-signal chips used by Apple and other handset makers. Skyworks in its September 2023 fiscal year generated 66% of revenue from a single customer—Apple.

  • AI fuels cloud computing boom for tech giants

    Three of the Wall Street's heavyweight technology firms have reported better-than-expected sales at their cloud computing units in recent days, as interest in artificial intelligence drives a rebound in spending by corporate customers. Growth in the $270 billion cloud infrastructure market, a cash engine for Amazon.com, Microsoft and Alphabet, gives the clearest sign yet that AI investment is bearing fruit after investors drove those stocks to record highs, thanks to optimism about the emerging technology. Many big customers have started spending again on cloud computing after pausing last year to cut costs, executives and analysts said.

  • Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 10-fold increase in operating profit for the last quarter as the expansion of artificial intelligence technologies drives a rebound in the markets for computer memory chips. The South Korean semiconductor and smartphone giant said its operating profit for the Jan-March quarter came in at 6.6 trillion won ($4.8 billion), up from the 640 billion won ($465 million) it earned during the same period last year. Revenue rose by nearly

  • Family doctor closing practice 2 years after starting work in P.E.I.

    A doctor who has been practicing on Prince Edward Island for a little more than two years is calling it quits.Health P.E.I. confirmed that Dr. Ching Ling Yoong will close her practice at the Parkdale Medical Centre in Charlottetown on May 6. In a statement to CBC News, Health P.E.I. says Dr. Ching Ling "provided care to between 400-500 patients and began work on P.E.I. in January of 2022. Those individuals are receiving letters advising them of the closure. Patients are being provided with free

  • Kaley Cuoco Finds Peace and Beauty With Her Rescued Animals on Her Scenic Ranch

    The star bought the ranch just north of L.A. about six years ago and takes in any animal in need: "We don’t turn anyone away. It’s become this magical place"

  • Trump Unleashes Bizarre 'Word Salad' Answer During Live Nighttime TV Interview

    The former president left many confused with his rambling answer on Fox News.

  • Charlottetown police capture Toronto man at top of national most-wanted list

    Charlottetown police have arrested a man who was listed at the top of a national most-wanted list. The force said in a news release that its street crime unit, along with the major crime unit and a rapid tactical deployment team, arrested 35-year old Michael Bebee in Charlottetown on Tuesday. Toronto police had issued a Canada-wide warrant for Bebee's arrest in connection with the July 23, 2023 shooting death of Shamar Powell-Flowers in Toronto's east end. Bebee is accused of second-degree murde