Google Play Music is to close later this year and users are being urged to transfer their music to YouTube Music according to a recent blog posting by the streamer. This has been some time in coming when it announced in 2017 that Google Play Music would be merged into YouTube Red, the predecessor of YouTube Music. When launched YouTube Music was a pale imitation of Google Play Music (GPM) but the upgrades which have taken almost three years to implement have now got the service to a position where GPM users can migrate to YouTube Music without a loss of functionality.
Google are now encouraging GPM users to migrate to YouTube Music although ‘users will continue to have access to both services. We want to ensure everyone has time to transfer their content and get used to YouTube Music, so we’ll provide plenty of notice ahead of users no longer having access to Google Play Music later this year.’
The streamer is providing tools to seamlessly transfer GPM user’s music library and settings to YouTube Music and says that, ‘All Google Play Music users will soon receive an email with detailed instructions on how to begin transferring your full Google Play Music history and content, as well as podcasts, to their new homes.’ Details of how to transfer your library can be found in this YouTube video.
Podcast listeners can visit this web page and transfer their subscriptions and episode progress to Google Podcasts with a single click. Google Podcasts is our dedicated podcast player available for free on Android and iOS, and accessible from Google Assistant, Google Search and Google Home.
Existing pricing is the same between Google Play Music and YouTube Music and Google Play Music Unlimited members will be automatically granted the equivalent tier of YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium based on the level of benefits with their current subscription.
