Matt@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoGoogle Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Musictechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square198fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down117
arrow-up1441arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Musictechcrunch.comMatt@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square198fedilink
minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoDoes Google Podcasts really not support that? Because that’s like… the basics.
minus-squareradix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-211 months agoThe current Podcasts app does, but Youtube doesn’t unless you pay for premium. After the migration, if that policy doesn’t change, google’s platform of the week will be useless for podcasts.
minus-squareDojan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoYouTube Music is a different app altogether, on mobile devices at least.
minus-squareDept@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoYouTube music allows background playback
minus-squareMatt@lemdro.idOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·11 months agoGoogle Podcasts does, but background play is a premium feature on YouTube Music.
minus-squarenarwhalperson@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIt used to. They paywalled it with YouTube premium.
minus-squaretreefrog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoPodcasts does but not YouTube unless you pay for a subscription
Does Google Podcasts really not support that? Because that’s like… the basics.
The current Podcasts app does, but Youtube doesn’t unless you pay for premium. After the migration, if that policy doesn’t change, google’s platform of the week will be useless for podcasts.
YouTube Music is a different app altogether, on mobile devices at least.
YouTube music allows background playback
Google Podcasts does, but background play is a premium feature on YouTube Music.
It used to. They paywalled it with YouTube premium.
Podcasts does but not YouTube unless you pay for a subscription