New Update Google Podcasts to be merged into YouTube Music app

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Google Podcasts is going away. Starting next year, Google will focus on offering podcast access within YouTube Music instead.

In April, Google launched the ability for users in the US to listen to podcasts in YouTube Music without a paid membership. It also lets users listen to podcasts offline and in the background while also switching between the audio and video versions on YouTube Music. As part of its podcasts push, YouTube also announced it will make podcasts available within YouTube Music globally before the end of 2023.

Story via Google Podcasts is going to the graveyard as YouTube Music takes over

Looking forward to 2024, we’ll be increasing our investment in the podcast experience on YouTube Music — making it a better overall destination for fans and podcasters alike with YouTube-only capabilities across community, discovery and audio/visual switching. Later in 2024, as part of this process, we’ll be discontinuing Google Podcasts. As part of this process, we’ll be helping Google Podcasts users move over to Podcasts in YouTube Music.

YouTube Blog: Creating a centralized podcast destination on YouTube Music