Matt@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoGoogle Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Musictechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up1453arrow-down116 cross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1437arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Musictechcrunch.comMatt@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square196fedilink cross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squaresanpolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoDoes Google Podcasts really not support that? Because that’s like… the basics.
minus-squareradix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-21 year 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-up9·1 year agoYouTube Music is a different app altogether, on mobile devices at least.
minus-squareDept@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYouTube music allows background playback
minus-squareMatt@lemdro.idOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·1 year agoGoogle Podcasts does, but background play is a premium feature on YouTube Music.
minus-squarenarwhalperson@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt used to. They paywalled it with YouTube premium.
minus-squaretreefrog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year 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