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Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Time to get out of Google Podcasts for anyone that is still using the service.

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[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't mind their subscription model. All the subscription features -- cloud storage, folders, desktop app, extra themes -- really feel like bonus features that aren't essential.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I guess. I don't know what I would do without the desktop app and the cloud storage though. I just log in somewhere and everything is synced up and working.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

It depends on your usage, for sure. For me, I'm more on the side of not seeing much there that's valuable enough to subscribe to, though I'd probably pay a few bucks for the app just to support them. I think that if you're happy with Google Podcasts, though, you'll be happy with Pocket Casts without a subscription. It's not like you have to pay for basic functionality, like downloading or queuing episodes, which is the evil version of the subscription model.