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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 Trumpi »

coldpie wrote: post #113
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?

That doesn't refute the original point, though. Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts are products that embrace the open podcasting model. Spotify and Youtube Music do not, and these are the products that the original comment is referring to, where you are not able to add a subscription using an RSS feed.

> Maybe you should try using a less hostile app?

Great advice.

Re: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Post by xd1936 »

xnx wrote: post #110
xd1936 wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh yeah, that app that currently has zero podcasts support of any kind. Excellent.

My YouTube Music app has a podcasts section with subscriptions, downloads, etc.

Sure, YouTube now has a "Podcasts" category, like they have "Gaming".

youtube.com/podcasts

They don't have RSS feeds or even audio file support. If you're a podcaster, you have to take your audio files and add a still image or audiogram to turn it into a video, then upload _that_.

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Post by zer0zzz »

lazycouchpotato wrote: post #222
zer0zzz wrote: post #155

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And health apps

And TV apps - Google TV, Android TV, YouTube TV.

The one thing they got right was Chromecast. And they ruined it with a stupid remote and interactive UI while still using underpowered hardware. I use a Shield TV now.

Re: Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024

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Post by Scoring6931 »

tibbydudeza wrote: post #141

Remember Google Videos ???. Could for the life not understand back then why Youtube and this existed at the same time. It make sense - move all consumer content under the Youtube brand - hopefully the teams working on these products don't have the same "I got to start a new team to launch another shitty duplicated product in order for top management to notice and promote us. The folks working on Youtube are doing gre…

Google Video was YouTube’s competitor. Only after some years Google acquired YT
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