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Play Music podcasts section showing up for some users ahead of launch this month
July 22, 2025
As we found out yesterday, theGoogle Play Musicpodcast section might be launching later this month, if a quickly-deleted tweet from popular sports podcaster Bill Simmons is to be believed. Google announced the feature back in October but there has been no official launch date given for it. Nevertheless,some Play Music usersare already seeing the new podcast section in the Play Music app.
The feature is showing up in the latest version of the Play Music app available in Google Play, but it’s far from widespread at this stage. When you do see the feature, it will appear in the navigation drawer underneath the music library with the main interface divided into two sections: Featured and Your Podcasts. Everything is implemented in the same image-focused Play Music style.
Going back to the official launch date of Play Music podcasts, it’s feasible that Bill Simmons was given a heads up on the launch date because he has signed up to Google’s new podcast program. It’s also possible that he took a guess, but the fact that he later deleted the tweet implies someone at Google may have called him up and advised him to do so. Either way, keep your eyes peeled for the podcasts section in Play Music and let us know when you get it.
How do you listen to your podcasts? What feature would you like to see next in Play Music?
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