Podcasts are now officially available on YouTube Music’s US platform for Android, iOS, and the web. The launch comes after YouTube’s head of podcasting Kai Chuk made it known that podcasts would soon be added to YouTube Music.
With the change, users can continue to listen to podcasts they are currently watching in the main app on YouTube Music.
In addition, YouTube Music lets users seamlessly switch between audio/video versions of podcasts on-demand, offline, in the background, and while casting.
The fact that all users, regardless of whether they have a YouTube Premium subscription, may access podcasts on YouTube Music. Additionally, YouTube has acknowledged that when paying users are listening to podcasts on its platform, they might hear host-read endorsements or sponsorship messages.