He has been covering tech news and reviewing devices since joining Android Police as a news writer in 2019. Manuel Vonau is Android Police's Google Editor, with expertise in Android, Chrome, and other Google products - the very core of Android Police’s content. Once the migration tool has rolled out to you, you can head to /transfer to kick off the separate transfer. You can instead export your episode progress and subscriptions to Google Podcasts. Some people use Play Music to listen to podcasts, but YouTube Music doesn't support that format. A few identically titled playlists across the two services were retained as separate lists, instead. I uploaded a few albums to YouTube Music already in my Play Music library prior to the migration and there were no duplicates. Instead, your libraries will be combined intelligently. That's the situation I found myself in, and as far as I can tell, no data got lost when I made the switch. The background limitation doesn't apply to the web app, though. In contrast to Play Music, you can also access the streaming service of the platform for free, but you'll have to endure ads, and you need to leave your phone's screen turned on and the YouTube Music app in the foreground while you listen. Casting capability is limited, though - as far as I can tell, you can't ask an Assistant-equipped speaker to play uploaded songs, so you need to cast your music via the Android app. YouTube Music lets you play your uploaded songs in the background, and you can download them. Can I make the switch if I'm a free user? Google says these cases should be few and far between, and some songs that have disappeared from your Play Music library due to rights or licensing might even reappear in YouTube Music eventually. What's up with that?Īll of your uploads and purchases will be transferred, but since YouTube Music has different licensing deals than Play Music, you might not find the same selection of songs as available on Play Music's streaming service. YouTube Music also has curated and AI-generated playlists that replace things like Play Music's New Release Radio or the Feeling Lucky station. Their content is identical - the only difference is that you can actually see all the individual songs within a playlist, which you couldn't with stations, at least without playing them. Stations aren't a thing in YouTube Music, so it converts all of your stations to playlists.

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