After killing Google Podcasts and making YouTube Music the main venue for listening to podcasts, Google is now introducing new features to make the podcast experience on YouTube Music even more enjoyable. As 9to5Google reports, Google is preparing to introduce the “Trim Silence” option to YouTube Music.
YouTube Music features Trim Silence for podcasts
The information obtained via YouTube Music, v6.43.52, indicates that Google is laying the groundwork for adding the Trim Silence feature to the app. As the name implies, the feature could remove unnecessary and redundant podcast silence moments. This allows podcast hosts to have a handy and professional editing tool in place.
The Trim Silence feature is still under development and has not yet been released on YouTube Music. Hopefully, it will be available on the app in the coming months.
Back in September, Google announced that its podcasting app would be shut down in 2024. The move didn’t come as a surprise. Because Google has a long history of killing its services and sending them to its infamous Graveyard. At the time, the tech giant said podcasting features would be incorporated into YouTube Music.
YouTube Music comes as a worthy replacement for Google Podcasts
While YouTube Music wasn’t initially quite prepared to host podcasts, the company added new features to prepare the app for listeners and podcasters. It first added the ability to add podcasts via RSS and later brought an automatic downloading feature for new episodes.
Compared to popular podcasting apps like Spotify, YouTube Music is still missing many features. However, Google’s massive user base and regular updates can turn YouTube Music into a worthy rival to Spotify. Both platforms’ primary focus is now music. Meanwhile, the growing number of podcast listeners could not also be ignored.
While YouTube Music is adding new features to stoke more interest in its services, its parent company, YouTube, is ditching some of its most beloved features. Recently, Xiaomi announced it will no longer let users play YouTube videos in the background, declaring “compliance requirements” as the reason for the change. The move allegedly stems from Google’s plans to sell more YouTube Premium subscriptions.