We asked, you told us - You are not thrilled about switching to YouTube Music - Android - Canadian apps and news

We asked, you told us - You are not thrilled about switching to YouTube Music - Android

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Over 5,000 of you voted, and it's clear: YouTube Music is not a good replacement for Google Play Music.

Google made an announcement this week regarding its mess of music streaming services. YouTube Music users will soon be able to transfer their local music libraries from Google Play Music with just a single tap, making YouTube Music that much more powerful. However, Google also let us know that Play Music would be shuttered by the end of the year. That, unsurprisingly, is proving to be an unpopular decision.

I know a lot of Android Authority readers are Google Play Music subscribers, so I asked you if you were planning on switching to YouTube Music. Out of over 5,300 total votes across the website and Twitter, there’s a clear winner here.

Google Play Music users: Are you switching to YouTube Music?

Results

A massive 42.58% of Google Play Music users do not like YouTube Music and will not switch to the service. I can’t say I blame them — YouTube Music is still half-baked compared to Play Music, and many think it’s nothing more than a way for Google to keep YouTube minutes rolling in.

Roughly 22% of Android Authority readers have already switched to YouTube Music, while 12% are going to give it a try once more features are available. Another 22% of voters are entirely on the fence.

Notably, nearly half of all Twitter voters said they’re not switching to YouTube Music, while closer to 30% of website voters say they’re not switching. In general, website voters seem to be much more welcoming to YouTube Music, while Twitter users seem to be all-in on other music services already.

Here’s what you had to say

Here are some of the best comments from last week’s poll explaining why they voted the way that they did:

Ethan Sanchez: I feel like there’s a hyper train to hating YouTube music even though many haven’t in dwelled for at least a week. I actually grown to like it way more than gpm
Billy Joseph: If it weren’t for the fact that I get YouTube premium, YT music and GPM for the whole family I would have switched to Spotify a long time ago
Antony: YouTube is still packing features from GPM. Even only the upload songs part, YTM lacks song info edit and auto fill, download uploaded songs, and play count. When Google is saying they are gonna deliver something better, they deliver something half baked and half as good.
Steven Iams: should option #5 be “we don’t have a choice”?
Shizuma: Nope, not until i’m forced to anyways, I’ve tried it and it’s terrible compared to play music, and that’s saying a lot since