- Google Play Music’s Android app is finally shutting down for some users
- App asks users to transfer their data to YouTube Music
- Play Music’s web portal is now also inaccessible for some
What is the Decision?
Google finally took the extreme decision and officially shut down Google Play Music. Although, when opening the app it still says that Google Play Music will soon shut down so you have to make the migration to YouTube Music. In other regions, it doesn’t give you any other options except transferring your data to YouTube Music.
Google Play Music is finally shutting down for several users across the world. The long-standing music streaming service is barring users from accessing content from its app and web portals.
First spotted by Android Police, the Android app is prompting users to transfer their data to YouTube Music as “Google Play Music is no longer available.” Some are also unable to access the Play Music website. Users on Reddit have also confirmed that the service has been mothballed.
Google on the Situation
Google first announced Play Music’s death in August in favor of YouTube Music. The news left users scrambling to find a replacement, although many Android Authority readers have since boarded the YouTube Music train, albeit reluctantly.
Although Google confirmed that users in New Zealand and South Africa would lose access to Play Music as early as September, Android Authority staff in South Africa still have access to the Play Music Android app and web portals.
Staff in the UK and India also report that they still have access. Some users claim that the service is still available on some devices, but not on others.
For those who still have access to Play Music, there might still be time to download your music off of the service, too.
However, if you have any songs downloaded onto your device, you’d have to either delete the Google Play Music app. Or, you could at least clear the user data and cache in the App info sub-menu.
Last week the web client for Google Play Music became defunct. The webpage for Google Play Music read: “The Music store on Google Play is no longer available.” Google has been giving reminders to its long-time existing Google Play Music users to make their transfers by December 2020 after which their Google Play Music libraries will no longer be available.
