Google has officially announced the retirement of its Podcasts app, marking the closure of another service by the tech giant. The podcast app is scheduled to be phased out by the end of 2024, and Google is actively encouraging users to migrate their current subscriptions to YouTube Music by April 2nd. Masu. Users will be notified of this change through an email notification providing the option to export. subscription.
Last year, Google began integrating podcast-related features into the YouTube Music app, and has now completed a complete transition to unify all audio content within one platform. This move will allow users in markets like the US to access both music and podcasts through a single app, and this feature will soon be expanded to other regions.
The Google Podcasts app is still accessible in the App Store and Play Store, but existing users are encouraged to migrate to the new app before content consumption features in the Podcasts app are disabled after April 2nd. To do.
Consumers don't like podcast apps
Despite over 500 million downloads on the Google Play Store, Edison's recent statistics show that only 4 percent of users prefer the podcast app, while 23 percent prefer the YouTube Music app for podcasts. . Google aims to streamline consumption by consolidating all audio content into his one platform, improving user experience and convenience.
To facilitate the transition, Google is enhancing podcast-related features within the YouTube Music app, including the introduction of RSS feeds. Additionally, users will have the option to download his OPML file, which will allow them to transfer their show subscriptions to supported apps other than YouTube Music.
New feature in Google Chrome: Android users will soon have 'Tab Declutter'
As a side note, Google Chrome is preparing to roll out new features aimed at improving the browsing experience and streamlining tab management for Android users. Recent developments in the Chromium codebase indicate that Google is developing features specifically tailored to automatically clean up and handle inactive tabs.
According to information from 9to5Google, the new feature, tentatively named “Android Tab Declutter,” aims to help users manage their browsing activities by automatically archiving and deleting tabs that have been inactive for a long time. It is designed for that purpose. The specific mechanism behind this feature is not yet fully clear, but it appears to target tabs that have not been used for a long time, which optimizes the browsing interface and eliminates manual tab management. The need is reduced.
