TL;DR
- Google has killed its Podcasts app within the US, after it confirmed a shutdown date late final yr.
- Google says folks outdoors the US can nonetheless use Google Podcasts till June 24, although.
Google confirmed final yr that it could be killing off its Google Podcasts service, finally confirming that the service would final till the top of March. Sadly, the time has lastly come for a lot of customers.
Google lately notified Google Podcasts customers within the US, warning them that they would want emigrate their subscriptions to YouTube Music or one other service by April 2. That deadline simply handed yesterday, which suggests customers can not take heed to podcasts on the service. Take a look at the screenshot of the notification beneath.
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Google additionally linked to a help web page, which notes that customers can defer their subscription migration till July. Both approach, US shoppers can’t use the service to take heed to podcasts anymore.
In saying so, a Google consultant has confirmed (h/t: Rodrigo Ghedin) that folks outdoors the US can nonetheless use Google Podcasts till June 24. I’m nonetheless in a position to make use of Google Podcasts in South Africa, and the app doesn’t appear to show the shutdown discover for me except I change to the US by way of a VPN. I’m capable of play podcasts with or with out the VPN enabled, so I’m not 100% certain whether or not a VPN alone is sufficient to stave off the inevitable shutdown.
In any occasion, there’s no scarcity of nice podcast apps for those who’re a Google Podcasts refugee in search of an alternate choice.
