YouTube Music to replace Google Podcasts in the US in early April 2024

Google announced the death of podcasts a few months ago, and this week the search giant revealed the path fans of this type of media content will have to follow to continue listening to their favorite podcasts.

In a blog post released recently, Google has once again reiterated its intention to discontinue podcasts in the United States as early as April 2024. To ease users' transition to YouTube Music, the service that will replace podcasts next year, Google announced that it has Started rolling out a tool to help migrate subscriptions.

In addition to allowing subscriptions to be migrated from Google Podcasts to YouTube Music, the tool also allows listeners in the United States to export them for use in other podcast apps.

The migration tool will be rolled out to listeners in the coming weeks and will be accessible via a banner placed at the top of the screen in Google Podcasts. According to Google, the tool offers the ability to export Google Podcasts subscriptions as an OPML file that can be uploaded to any other podcast app that supports downloads.

It's important to note that Google Podcasts will be available for podcasts listened to in the United States until March 2024, and listeners will be able to migrate or export their subscriptions until July 2024.