Android users gutted as beloved free Google app to close down in matter of DAYS | 87E8B39 | 2024-04-04 00:08:01
ANDROID users have been left completely gutted after plans have been announced to close down a free Google app inside a matter of days.
The search engine big is shutting down its Podcasts app and has already began warning customers emigrate their subscriptions to YouTube Music by April 2.
Those that don't make the move immediately will not have the ability to stream from the Podcasts app immediately after this date.
Nevertheless, there shall be further time to migrate subscriptions elsewhere, Techcrunch studies.
The Google Podcasts app has been installed over 500 million occasions on Android units globally.
For more than half a decade, the beloved app has provided a simple and streamlined interface for locating, following and listening to podcasts, in addition to instruments so as to add podcasts by RSS feed.
Google's choice to shut down the app comes as part of its broader plan to centralise its audio providers underneath YouTube.
The change will happen subsequent week, with Google confirming that it was still "tracking in the direction of" the April 2 timeline for the US.
Whereas a timeline has not been shared for the remainder of the world but, the corporate reportedly plans to discontinue Google Podcasts globally in 2024.
A& help page on Google's website& confirms that customers within the US will solely be capable of use the Podcasts app until the top of March 2024.
For users who miss the in-app pop-ups, Google will supply further time to save lots of their subscriptions by allowing them to make use of the app's export function by means of July 2024.
App users have been left devastated by the news and have voiced their opinions on the choice to modify to YouTube Music.
One individual stated: "Very dumb move. YouTube music isn't good so I just picked a special android app."
A second individual commented: "This is just dangerous business by them again. Individuals don't even use YouTube music they use Apple and Spotify."
It comes after viewers who have been late to the BritBox recreation – or simply need to watch it before it disappears – have been informed they might not subscribe to the standalone service.
Launched in 2019 by ITV and BBC Studios, it'll shut down& on the finish of April.
In October, budgeting app Money Dashboard Neon and Basic& abruptly shut down despite being used "religiously" by followers.
In an e-mail sent to customers, the company stated it "could not discover a sustainable& enterprise& mannequin for the& apps" and are was subsequently "unable to proceed supporting the providers".
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