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Google Podcasts App Launches, Years After It Canceled a Similar App
Google Podcasts is all about suggesting new shows
Google has officially entered into the podcatching space with a new Android-only app called Google Podcasts.
The app has the typical sorts of offerings when it comes to the more furnished dedicated podcatching apps out there such as a mosaic of top choices, a trending section and search. Google Podcasts syncs across all devices from Google Home to Android phones and tablets, letting users continue from where they left [off]. Specific to Google is a suggestion feature powered by Google Assistant that will proffer other shows in the same genre or on the same network.
Two competitors are Apple Podcasts and Pocket Casts.
Google announcement. Also at The Verge and Wired.
See also: Making sense of Google's podcast flip-flop, which discusses the ill-fated Google Listen.
Pocket Casts
Suddenly, the podcast management/discovery competition heats up:
Pocket Casts, the incredibly popular podcast application, announced today that it is opening up a public beta program for Android users. This will allow any interested user access to the app's newest features, with the caveat that builds might be broken or unstable. If you'd like to sign up for the public beta on Android, you can do so at this Google Play link.
[...] It's likely not a coincidence that this announcement comes on the heels of Google's introduction of its own app, called Google Podcasts.
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