In addition to announcing sound search and AI-generated conversation radio today, YouTube Music is rolling out “Mark as played” for podcasts.
Damn, the year is 2024. Google has finally implemented another absolutely basic podcasting functionality.
At this rate, by 2035, it might become a usable app.
When they killed Podcasts it was the last straw for me. It was an excellent app that did what it should with a good UI: the sort of app Google don’t make anymore.
I self hosted audiobookshelf and its 100x better. This then led me to self host everything else (Immich for Photos, Araa for Search, etc) and now I don’t use Google services at all.
I used to be all in on everything Google but you actually got useful apps and services for your data 10 years ago, now they harvest your data and give you shit in return, and shut down anything useful so you can’t rely on it.
Why is anyone listening to podcasts on a music app?
Because they killed google podcasts and moved it to YouTube music before they had basic equivalent functionality ready.
So don’t use either of them?
Probably to use one app for everything.
I don’t understand why you wouldn’t use an app specifically for podcasts with all the necessary functionality already built in.
Personally, it never occurred to me. I had been using Google Podcasts and even before they announced it was EOL, it was getting annoying.
Spotify was there, had everything, so I used it. They keep putting their prices up and I am ready to leave.
What podcast app would you recommend?
AntennaPod
Yeah, Spotify is trying to force the same thing with a similarly muddled interface.
YouTube Music is still worse, though, in that it’s also tied to YouTube the video hosting service, plus a music streaming service, plus a podcast streaming service.
Well, I gave one reason. If you don’t understand I don’t know what else to tell you. I don’t do it, not sure why you’re replying to me.
Having to maintain a plethora of brands with their own unique podcasts, I really do hate using YouTube podcasts. It is very unfriendly to brand managers.
