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Google’s graveyard retains rising, as Google Podcasts turns into the corporate’s newest sufferer. The appliance goes away at this time, April 2. On the time of writing this text, it was nonetheless round, however it’ll be passed by the tip of the day.
Google Podcasts is the most recent app/service to affix Google’s graveyard
Should you nonetheless didn’t seize your information, don’t fret, as you’ve got till July to take action. Google granted its customers till then to export any subscriptions they could have on the service. We presume that the overwhelming majority of customers already switched to different podcasting companies/apps.
Why? Properly, we knew that Google Podcasts goes away since September final 12 months. So customers had loads of time to consider the place will they swap to. Evidently, the information relating to the shutdown of the app managed to ruffle some feathers.
Google Podcasts was the corporate’s third podcasting service
What’s much more fascinating is that Google Podcasts is the third podcasting service Google launched. It follows Google Hear (2009-2012) and Google Play Music Podcasts (2016-2020).
Why is Google killing off Google Podcasts? Properly, Google needs to pin podcasting underneath the YouTube umbrella. So, prepare for the podcasting app quantity 4, YouTube Podcasts.
In case you had been questioning, Google Podcasts has been round for 8 years. It had the longest time span of any podcasting service Google launched up to now, by far. Some folks actually appreciated that app, however not many sufficient to persuade Google to depart it alone, apparently.
Google Podcasts got here to life in a slightly odd method, although. It began off as an embedded participant inside Google Search outcomes, mainly. It labored on google.com and Android’s search app. In a while threw a correct app to the desk.
It joins a protracted listing of companies Google killed off over time
Both method, Google Podcasts joins a protracted listing of apps/companies Google killed off over time. Persons are fairly used to it by now, as Google has grow to be well-known for it.
Many individuals nonetheless can’t recover from the actual fact Inbox acquired killed off by Google, and the identical goes for Google+, some customers actually lowed that social media community. These are just a few examples, the listing is actually, actually lengthy.