YT music isn't even available in my region, these fucks.
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2023
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I saw this coming when GPM shutdown and podcasts migrated to Google Podcasts. The GPM podcasts were already bugged before that due to lack of attention. Very happy I bailed out for AntennaPod way back then!
While I don't nessesarily hate YT Music (merging Spotify habits with it means I have community uploads and official streams in the same place) this is such a Google move to pull off.
Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024
Welp, another Google service that was too beautiful for this world.
Time to move my subscriptions to other podcatcher then. [taking a quick look at various migration options] Hmmm. What to write on Google Podcasts gravestone? "Here lies Google Podcasts. It never supported OPML."
with listeners migrated to YouTube Music
Damn. I migrated my Google Play Music purchases to YouTube Music and to this day I have no idea where they actually went. If I hadn't downloaded the local MP3 copies with the terrible joke of a client software they had, I'd have been screwed. Went back to just buying music on iTunes.
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Today on: "What did Google decide to kill?"
What the fuck. I use both apps, but podcasts doesn't blow at life when it comes to actual podcasts.
Overcast is superior to both. And I used to pay for YouTube Music…
Overcast is iPhone only? You were using Google podcasts on your iPhone?
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Another one for the pile
Any recommendations for android? I know there's pocket casts but I'm not paying a subscription for a podcast app. All I need it to do is literally find the podcast then click play. I'm not really sure what there even is to innovate on for apps to charge you.
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I can only recommend pocket casts! But I'm aware of the fact that they've moved to a subscription model since I purchased the app, and I can only give that recommendation based on my purchase which included full features for life (a deal which has thus far been honored). If the sub is worth is might be another question for someone who has it.
I started using Pocket Casts last year when it was $10 per year. This year they first raised it to $15 per year, and now it is $40 per year. That is too much in my opinion. I've had enough with services that nearly always get worse, so I am now using AntennaPod. It is a free open source Android app that doesn't need accounts or subscriptions.
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I think I'm the only person on the internet that likes YT Music.
I think so, too 😀. I much preferred Google Play Music. I also hate that I now get music recommendations when I'm trying to watch TV.
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Fucking again... I really let it happen to myself this time...