Google is adding podcasts to YouTube Music. (4/28/2023).
Google is making good on its promise to bring podcasts to YouTube Music. In a recently published support document, Google said listeners will be able to consume podcasts on-demand, offline, and in the background, and also cast them to other devices like Bluetooth speakers without the need for a paid YouTube Music subscription. Users will also be able to switch between audio and video versions of podcasts in the app.
Podcast recommendations and unfinished episodes can be accessed from the Home tab in the YouTube Music app. You can also tap the Podcasts tab at the top to filter suggestions.
Google teased that podcasts were destined for YouTube's streaming app back in February. The integration should help the app better compete with rival services like Spotify, which recently announced it now has 515 million listeners of which 210 million are paying subscribers. At last check (back in November), YouTube said it had 80 million combined Music and Premium subscribers globally although that figure included members actively in trial accounts.