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Summary
Google isshutting Google Podcasts downin April 2024.
Thankfully, it’s possible (and relatively easy) to transfer your subscriptions to other major podcast platforms.
That’s why they’ll have a little RSS badge next to them.
This easy export functionality may be one of thebenefits of choosing YouTube Music.
But the tool is not available for everyone.
In this case, we chose toAdd to Drive.
see to it the frequency is set toExport once,and the file punch in is.ZIP.
Scroll down and tapCreate export.
type your email password to verify your identity and initiate the export.
Once your export is ready, tapOpen in Drive.
The file name istakeout.zip.
Tap the three vertical dots at the top right and tapDownload.
Once downloaded, navigate to the files destination on your rig and extract the ZIP file’s contents.
The location of the OPML file after extraction isTakeout>Google Podcasts>Subscriptions>Subscriptions.opml.
Spotify also doesn’t have a native feature for importing OPML files.
If that occurs, check the box next to a podcast markedIncorrect Matchto omit that particular podcast transfer.
This ensures only correctly matched podcasts get imported into your Spotify account.
This can be time-consuming and tedious, especially if you have a lot of podcasts.
However, most podcasts syndicate their content via an RSS feed URL.
Though faster, RSS URLs may not be readily accessible across all podcast producers.
We’d recommend getting your Google Podcasts subscriptions transferred sooner rather than later.
An OPML file containing your subscriptions comes in handy for supported podcast apps, allowing for a bulk import.
And if your new podcast app doesn’t have that option, prepare to add them manually.
