Google Podcasts
Google built a simple open podcast player, then folded listening into YouTube Music and closed the standalone app.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Officially Gone
- Peak stage
- general availability
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A podcast discovery and playback service available on Android, iOS and the web.
A podcast discovery and playback service available on Android, iOS and the web. The product offered subscriptions, synchronised playback and search-based discovery without requiring creators to upload audio into a closed catalogue.
Existence timeline
Google releases a dedicated podcast player for Android.
The service becomes cross-platform and gains broader public access.
Google announces that podcasts will move into its music product.
The standalone player stops serving its largest market.
Remaining regions lose the original Google Podcasts service.
Why it ended
Google moved podcast investment to YouTube Music and discontinued Google Podcasts in the United States in April 2024, followed by other markets.
Last confirmed trace
Export tools moved subscriptions to YouTube Music or OPML; app listings, help pages and package archives remain.
What it left behind
Its closure concentrated another open-media listening habit inside a broader music and video platform.
How we classified it
The archive unit reached normal public release or operation and is no longer obtainable in its original public form.
Verified normal public availability maps to 100 under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.