Google Play Music Archives

YouTube Music improves TV experience

24/10/2020

YouTube Music improves TV experience having recently launched several new YouTube Music integrations for listening wherever you are (smart displays, Google Maps and Waze, Google Home and Nest speakers). The initial launch of YouTube Music in the YouTube app on TVs was in July 2019 and this represents the first major upgrade to YouTube Music for listeners using their TV. New features include: Music Library – Easily access your saved playlists and liked songs in […]

Wear OS smart watches to lose Google Play Music

09/08/2020

Wear OS smart watches to lose Google Play Music in the next few weeks with no date for its replacement by YouTube Music. In a support note Google made the following announcement: “In the next couple of weeks, users will no longer be able to use or download Google Play Music on their Wear OS by Google smartwatches. Google is investing heavily in improving integrated music services through all of your connected devices with YouTube […]

Google Play Music starts phased shutdown

04/08/2020

Google Play Music starts phased shutdown with YouTube Music replacing Google Play Music by the end of 2020. Google Play Music users have been able to transfer their music libraries, personal taste preferences and playlists to YouTube Music since the beginning of the year. The shutdown of Google Play Music will happen by December 2020 and users of the service will have transfer their music libraries by that time. In the coming months, Google Play […]

How to move your library from Google Play Music to YouTube Music

17/05/2020

Google have announced that Google Play Music will close during 2020 and users will be able to move their music library and playlists to YouTube Music and continue listening at no additional cost. The process has been made pretty straightforward but unless you, the user, move your content it will get lost when Google Play Music shuts down. The migration process is available now and how much notice Google will give on the shutdown in […]

Google Play Music is to close this year – Official

13/05/2020

Google Play Music is to close later this year and users are being urged to transfer their music to YouTube Music according to a recent blog posting by the streamer. This has been some time in coming when it announced in 2017 that Google Play Music would be merged into YouTube Red, the predecessor of YouTube Music. When launched YouTube Music was a pale imitation of Google Play Music (GPM) but the upgrades which have […]

Upload your music collection to YouTube Music

23/02/2020

Upload your music collection to YouTube Music where you can create and stream your own personal music library in a soon to be released upgrade to the app. Once your music is uploaded, you can use YouTube Music to play your uploaded music as part of your listening experience. Google has announced it will eventually be replacing Google Play Music with YouTube Music and has been adding new features since its launch. No date has been […]

YouTube Music app on Android screenshots

YouTube Music app comes preinstalled on Android 10

16/10/2019

YouTube Music app comes preinstalled on Android 10 according to a recent blog posting replacing Google Play Music as the default music player. YouTube Music will come installed on all new devices launching with Android 10 (and Android 9), including the Pixel series. According to the blog, ‘Music listeners on Android devices are now just a few taps away from streaming their go-to tracks and discovering new music. From the gym, to the car, to […]