How to Get the Google Podcasts App Before Its Official Release
Jun. 19, 2018Google has long talked about adedicated section for Podcasts in its Android appthat allowed users to subscribe, stream, and even download a podcast. However, Google isabout to roll out an dedicated app for podcasts, named simply “Google Podcasts”, to help users keep a tab on their favorite shows.
The Google Podcasts app can be synced withGoogle Assistant, allowing you to resume the stream on a Google Home or any other Assistant-powered smart speaker from wherever you left it. It willoffer content in 47 languages worldwideand has nearly 2 million podcasts indexed so far.
The app is yet to go live but the information was revealed via aProduct Hunt listing. The app will only likely be released for Android as of now, while there is no timeline for a release on iOS.
Based on the screenshots, we can see that the app embraces Google’s Material Theme along with a “For You” tab to show newly launched, recently played and finished, and downloaded podcasts.
In case you are still intrigued to try out the existing functionality, you can search for any podcast (for instance, The Joe Rogan Experience) on the Google app, and tap on “More episodes”. Then, tap on new Google Podcasts icon on the top left, followed by the three-dot button on the top right side and then, select “Add to home screen” to add a shortcut.
We expect Google toannounce the app officiallysoon, but the plan might have been postponed to give due attention toYouTube Music, which replaces Google’s earlier music streaming service Play Music.
