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Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Re: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Post by nkrebs13 »

robertoandred wrote: post #40

> The move will leave only Apple among the major players that hasn’t consolidated music and podcasts into a single destination Apple just finished UNbundling everything from one monolithic app, now people want it back?

I've never understood this bundling. I listen to a lot of podcasts and a lot of music. I always know what I want to listen to. I don't need or want podcasts cluttering up my music app when I'm trying to play or discover music. I don't need or want music cluttering up my podcasts when I am trying work through my infinitely long podcast queue. It's never the case that I'm looking for _either_ a podcast or music to fill the silence.

Different use cases. Different audio mediums. Different apps.

Re: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Post by zer0zzz »

tivert wrote: post #93

Google executive leaders must have been worried that users might start trusting Google's apps again, so hatched this plan to maintain Google's well-known reputation. When looking at business leaders, it's best to assume scary competence and that they always know what they're doing. After all, if they weren't impossibly better than us mere mortals, why would the market have granted them such high-paid CEO jobs?

The way they keep killing apps (affects android) and the way they killed their line of pixel laptops is the primary reason why I will not be migrating off of the iPhone/Mac continuity combo anytime soon. I really like when my apps and services don’t get canceled and when a lot of them just kinda work consistently across the two computers I use most. Can’t get that from google and Microsoft gave up on phones so…

Re: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Post by coldpie »

jjice wrote: post #102

The state of podcasting software is kind of sad now. The initial concept behind podcasts with RSS feeds was so neat and freeing, but podcasts have been reigned into private services due to user convenience and existing market share for audio. Having Spotify handle podcast management for me is great and it's handy but I would much rather have an agnostic app with inputs for RSS feeds. There are just so many podcasts t…

Huh? I use Apple Podcasts, and used Google Podcasts before I switched to iPhone. Haven't seen an issue like that. Everything I care about seems to be available on everything, and it's easy to add RSS feeds (e.g. from Patreon) in both apps. Maybe you should try using a less hostile app?

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Post by andybak »

ghusto wrote: post #96
izacus wrote: post #72

HN moderators: why was title changed from more accurate "Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music" to misleading "Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024" ?

"Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024" isn't misleading, that's exactly what's happening. The fact that they're trying to force people onto YouTube Music isn't relevant for me.

> The fact that they're trying to force people onto YouTube Music isn't relevant for me.

With all due respect, it's probably relevant to other people.

Re: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Post by zer0zzz »

frizlab wrote: post #78
AbraKdabra wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really miss Play Music, sadly I grew accustomed to the half baked YouTube Music crap, it's that or fall into the Spotify hell.

Or Apple Music :)

I’ve also come to enjoy Apple Music. Has the same upload capabilities I liked with google music plus it matches them to lossless these days. Took apple like 5-6 years to make the ui not suck but it’s decent these days too. Also, no joe rogan podcast being recommended to me constantly when I just want music and there’s a nice separate classical music app too.

Re: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Post by jlkuester7 »

jjice wrote: post #102

The state of podcasting software is kind of sad now. The initial concept behind podcasts with RSS feeds was so neat and freeing, but podcasts have been reigned into private services due to user convenience and existing market share for audio. Having Spotify handle podcast management for me is great and it's handy but I would much rather have an agnostic app with inputs for RSS feeds. There are just so many podcasts t…

> There are just so many podcasts that aren't available via an RSS feed anymore though

If I need a proprietary app to access a show's feed, then IMHO it should not be considered a podcast (and I refuse to listen to it).

That being said, I remain cautiously optimistic about the podcasting ecosystem. A huge number of high-quality shows remain freely available (and many shows sustain an independent revenue stream). Despite the creeping centralization, podcasting still feels very independent when compared to things like Youtube/Tiktok.

Re: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Post by CharlesW »

jjice wrote: post #102

The state of podcasting software is kind of sad now. The initial concept behind podcasts with RSS feeds was so neat and freeing, but podcasts have been reigned into private services due to user convenience and existing market share for audio. Having Spotify handle podcast management for me is great and it's handy but I would much rather have an agnostic app with inputs for RSS feeds. There are just so many podcasts t…

> Having Spotify handle podcast management for me is great and it's handy but I would much rather have an agnostic app with inputs for RSS feeds.

What about the Spotify app keeps you using it, even though (1) they're a parasitoid on the open podcasting ecosystem and (2) have successfully destroyed the original, open meanings of "podcast" and "podcasting"?

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