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So, it's late March. Just over a week until #GooglePodcasts gets sunset! 🌇

If you are using Google Podcasts and haven't looked into alternatives yet: now is the time. If you want to give AntennaPod a try, here's a guide written by fellow fediverser @alecm:
alecmuffett.com/article/109414


Migrating from Google Podcasts to AntennaPod on Android

Like all fun Google applications, Google Podcasts is being axed and its function in this case is being rolled-over to YouTube Music, which I fear will mean less usability in (e.g.) cars, and even m…
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AntennaPod

Yes, it is inconvenient to move. And yes, you will lose your playback history. But, as per @alecm's blog post:

> the pain here is all entirely and utterly due to Google. There ought to be an OPML Export button on the website. There ought to be an OPML export feature in the app

And, if we may add, there ought to be a way to export your full playback history.

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Google is so flaky. There's 294 projects listed over on the Google graveyard (killedbygoogle.com/). It makes me worry that they'll someday kill Gmail, or google voice, or Google Keep.

This summer Google plans to block products like uBlock Origin. So the YT experience is probably going to go downhill.

AntennaPod is great. Does *almost* everything you'd want (except no playlists, oh well.)


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