How to Transfer Your Play Music to Google YouTube Music

Google YouTube Music ends at the end of the year, and YouTube Music will remain as Google’s only online music service. But before that happens, with only a few taps, you have the opportunity to switch to YouTube Music from your music collection, reviews, downloaded tracks, and personal uploads. This will mean that when Google YouTube Music finally shuts down, you will not lose any content.

You can do the transfer process with an Android app, iPhone, or from the internet. No matter which option you choose, all of your stuff will be transferred over in the background, and you’ll be able to listen to YouTube Music and use the app as usual.

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With an iPhone or Android Smartphone

For mobile devices, the procedure is the same regardless of whether you are using iOS or Android.

Please ensure you have the latest version of YouTube Music downloaded on Google Play or the App Store.

• Open the YouTube Music app. You will get a YouTube Music Premium pop-up advertisement. Just ignore it for now.
• On the home screen, you should see a message that says, “Transfer your Play Music Library.” If you go to the app settings, you will also notice a new “Transfer from Google YouTube Music” option, the second way to start the process. If you cannot find any of these methods, Google may not have turned on the transfer functionality to your account yet, so keep checking.
• Tap “Let’s Go.” Then YouTube Music will display everything you’re about to move from Google YouTube Music, including songs, playlists, albums, uploads, purchases, personalized taste profile/suggestions, and your favorite and unfamiliar songs.
• Tap the “Start Transfer” button at the bottom, and the process will begin. (Note: by finishing this step, you agree to YouTube’s terms of service, stored music policy, and Google’s privacy policy.) If you choose “Not Now,” you will return to the main YouTube Music home screen, and the content transfer message will still be there.

• Once the process starts, a persistent “transfer of your Google YouTube Music Library” status bar will appear at the top of YouTube Music. The transfer time depends on the size of your files and how many people are transferring their data at the same time. It may take a few minutes or several days. Playlists and taste preferences will transfer quickly. However, purchases and uploads will take longer since Google creates a direct copy of those files.

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• When the migration is complete, you will receive a notification in the app and an email confirmation that you are all done.

• After all, the process is done, take a look, and ensure that everything has made the trip a success. You will see a “Continue listening to Google Play Music” row on your home screen. This makes the transfer process smoother as you get familiar with the YouTube Music app.

File Transfer Through a Web Browser

You can also start the Web-based transfer from YouTube Music — on both the smartphone and a desktop browser. The video below goes through the process, which is not too far from the smartphone process.

1. Go to music.youtube.com/transfer
2. Click on the “transfer” button, and your content will start to be moved over.

If you still decide to use GOOGLE PLAY MUSIC, you’ll need to use the TRANSFER Once more.

Google Play Music is available for now, and even after moving your library to YouTube Music, you’ll be able to continue using the service.

If you make transfers on Google Play Music, such as to playlists or other parts of your library. You’ll need to make another transfer for them to appear on YouTube Music. The two services do not sync content automatically.

Luckily, Google only transfers new or changed content during subsequent transfers. It doesn’t attempt to copy your entire library again

The text would also read slightly differently and say something like “pass your new additions to Google YouTube Music.”

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