The death knell for Google Play Music has sounded. In August, Google announced that the streaming service would be replaced entirely by YouTube Music by the end of 2020.
ContentsHow to transfer your Google Play Music account to YouTube MusicHow to transfer with YouTube Music websiteWhat you can transfer from Play Music to YouTube MusicWhat to know about YouTube MusicIs YouTube Music free?What if not transferring your Google Play Music account? Is it time to try another music streaming service?Thankfully, Google has made it easy to transfer your account to the new music streaming service.
Here's everything you need to know about how to switch from Google Play Music to YouTube Music, plus what to expect from Google's music streaming service.
If you have a Google Play Music account, you can choose to transfer your account, along with your saved playlists and purchases, to YouTube Music. Otherwise, you will lose access to the service and your account at the end of the year, when Google officially removes it.
Google has made the process of switching from Play Music to YouTube Music quite seamless, automating most of the process.
First, you need to visit the YouTube Music Transfer Tool website and sign in to the Google profile associated with your Play Music account.
Then you just need to click on the Transfer button and the process will begin.
This is by far the easiest and most direct method. But there is another way to transfer this data…
If you don't want to use the transfer tool website, you can also transfer your Play Music account from the YouTube Music website or app.
To do this, open YouTube Music and select the profile or user icon.
Then go to Settings>Transfer>Transfer from Google Play Music . This will start the transfer process.
Depending on the amount of data and music you have in your account, the transfer may take several hours. The transfer page will notify you when the transfer is complete.
After Google completes the transfer, you'll find your old music sorted under the Library or Playlists tabs of YouTube Music.
So what exactly does this transfer process do? It transfers all your data from the old service to the new one.
This transferred data, according to Google, includes:
If you have an existing Play Music subscription, Google will convert it to the equivalent level of YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium.
Google notes that your subscription price remains the same unless you live in an area where there has been a significant fluctuation in your currency.
These regions include Croatia and Serbia, among others. In this case, you will receive a reset subscription price to match the different exchange rates.
You might be wondering what YouTube Music includes and why Google makes it its only music streaming service. So what is YouTube Music and how is it different from the service it replaces?
In many ways, YouTube Music is very similar to Play Music. After all, they were designed for similar audiences. But the new service was long intended to replace Play Music, and YouTube Music has been pre-installed on Android devices since September 2019.
In fact, in the lead up to this swap, YouTube Music rolled out feedback-based features that incoming Play Music users would miss from the old platform.
One notable difference between the services is that YouTube Music is integrated with the larger YouTube platform. This means that Google can use your YouTube video history to recommend music to you on YouTube Music.
And while you can get a standalone YouTube Music subscription, you can also get bundled access with a YouTube Premium subscription.
So in many ways YouTube Music is a very similar experience to Google Play Music – but with a different hosting platform and a potentially more sophisticated algorithm.
You can also view music videos on YouTube Music, which you cannot do with Play Music.
Other improvements to YouTube Music in 2020 include:
Google has also rolled out YouTube Music integration with Android TV, Google Maps, and Google Assistant.
Beyond the look and technology of the service, there is another major difference introduced by YouTube Music.
Just like the video platform, the music platform offers free access and streaming with ads. This differs from Google Play Music, which only offered free ad-supported radio in the US, Canada, and India.
If you cancel your Google Play Music subscription, you will no longer be able to access your downloaded music or playlists. However, with YouTube Music, you don't need a subscription to access it.
Instead, the premium version simply unlocks ad-free use of the platform, background playback functionality, and a download functionality for offline listening.
As the company notes, there are two versions of YouTube Music:
You can't be sold on YouTube Music, in which case you can choose not to transfer your account at all. So what if you don't transfer your Play Music account to YouTube Music?
Google will remove access to all Google Play Music accounts after December 2020. The company will also automatically cancel subscriptions for users who do not transfer by the end of the year.
"For users who decide not to transfer their Google Play Music account to YouTube Music, we'll make sure to cancel your subscription at the end of your billing cycle so you don't pay for a subscription," the company said. on the YouTube blog in August.
You can choose to manually end your subscription and delete your Play Music platform account yourself.
If YouTube Music doesn't appeal to you as a music streaming service, you can choose from a range of others. Including music streaming services aimed at audiophiles.
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