After December 2020, users’ Play Music libraries will no longer be available to download or transfer. Starting from late August, users will no longer be able to purchase, pre-order, upload, or download music from Google Play Music via the Music Manager app.
While Google Play Music will stop functioning sometime in October, former users will have until December of this year to transfer all their music and data out of the service. That means you can either port everything to You. Tube Music or retrieve your uploaded and purchased music as well as user data through Google’s Takeout tool.
Playlists, uploads, purchases, likes, and more will still remain in your Google Play Music library until December. Between October and December, you can either use the transfer tool to migrate any purchases over to You. Tube Music, or use Google Takeout to export data and download purchased and uploaded music.
, you Tube Music will start taking over as soon as September in some countries., you Tube Music is now set to replace Google Play Music by the end of 2020. The transition will start in New Zealand and South Africa in September. Other countries will switch in October, but data will stay until December.
Is Google Play Music going away?
Google will be migrating paid Play Music users to You. Tube Music and all their content will be moved as well. Google has confirmed that by October this year, its Play Music service will be shut down. And by end of 2020, You. Tube Music will be the de-facto music streaming platform for Android users across the globe.
On Android phones/tablets: using the Google TV app or the You, tube app, on i, phones/i Pads: using the Google Play Movies and TV app, or the You, tube app On Roku devices: using the You, tube app On Samsung, LG, Vizio, and Roku smart TVs: using the You, tube app On Chromecast: using the Google TV app, and more items.
There are also some previously-unannounced changes coming to Google’s music products. In addition to shutting down the Play Music streaming service, Google is also removing music from the Play Store entirely.
How do I open Google Play Music?
Log in to your Google Drive, find the music file you want to play, and right-click it. In the menu that comes up, click “Open with” and then the.
Users will no longer be able to stream from or use the Google Play Music app. By the end of October, if you haven’t migrated your Google Play Music library to You. Tube Music, Google will automatically cancel your subscription at the end of your billing cycle.
Why did Google Play discontinue?
Google has dozens of popular hardware and software products. But there are many Google innovations that have crashed and burned, or slowly petered out over time, like Google Glass and Google Plus. Google has killed off a few major products over the last few years, including Inbox by Gmail and Allo, yet another Google-made messaging app., and more items.