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Google Play Music has long been one of the best music apps on Android Auto, but not long ago, the Mountain View-based parent company announced a plan that was met with mixed feelings by the community.
Google Play Music was supposed to be replaced by YouTube Music and therefore users were provided with a December 2020 deadline to transfer their music.
The demise of Google Play Music came in painful stages, and while Google tried to bring users to YouTube Music, many resisted the change.
This all ends today as Google Play Music has been officially retired and it is no longer possible to connect to the service. Users trying to connect to GPM at this time only receive a warning message that they need to transfer their music.
“Google Play Music is no longer available. You can still transfer your library, including playlists and uploads, for a limited time,The message says.
It goes without saying that the “limited time” reference is the one you should be interested in, as Google will stop offering you this option in a moment as well, so you’d better export your data unless you want the entire library to disappear.
However, the transition to YouTube Music is not necessarily the favorite cup of tea for Android Auto users, and this is because the new service has a number of significant shortcomings.
Google has already solved one of the most important ones, as users initially found that listening to the music they bought on Google Play Music was impossible on YouTube Music unless they paid for a subscription. The search giant finally introduced a free tier for YouTube Music, thus providing access to an existing library at no cost.
It remains to be seen how many people end up switching to YouTube Music, but with Google Play Music now completely retired, time is ticking on data that has yet to be exported from the service.
