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Google planning to launch subscription-based music service to compete with Spotify

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by James Gray on
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Google is planning to introduce a new subscription-based streaming music service to compete with Spotify and other similar services. The feature will be integrated into Google Play and could be introduced as early as this morning at Google I/O, Google’s annual developer-centric conference.

The service has been in development for some time now, and when launched will put Google at an advantage over competitors like Apple and Amazon, who have yet to launch an integrated streaming music service to their platform. And with the lackluster sales the Play Music Store has accrued, this could be the jump-start to help them catch up with iTunes, the largest retailer of music in the United States. » Read the rest

Google Play Music lands in Australia, New Zealand… while also taking more of Europe over in the process

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by Roy Alugbue on
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Google’s Play Music service has been one heck of a godsend to plenty of Android folk out there, but unfortunately— people in parts of Europe and the southern hemisphere haven’t been able to get in on the awesome service… until now. The awesome service has been launched in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Portugal. This means that many users in those countries will finally have the ability to shop and store up to 20,000 songs in Google’s library. Sweet, right?

Of course there are still many countries still without access to Play Music, but hey— access to the service one country at a time will work out for now.

source: Play Music

Google Play Music Brings Music Match Feature To The US

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by Rudy Rivapalacio on
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You might be thinking, doesn’t Google Play Music already stream my own music back to me? Yes it does but now it does it in a way that has a few hidden bonuses. Not only does matching the music in your collection with music in Google’s library mean all of your music will be played back at 320 kbps, it also eliminates the need for the long upload process. As a guy who still has tracks ripped at 128 kbps, this makes me very happy.

Google launched Play Music, including the music match feature, last month in Europe. The free service has a 20,000 song max. If that’s not enough music for you, check out our guide to the best music streaming options out there.

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A hitchhiker’s guide to the best free and paid Android music streaming apps

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by Jared Peters on
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Most people that own a smartphone also use their phone to double as an mp3 player. It might not be the primary use of the phone, but it’s a popular feature nonetheless. If you only listen to just a little bit of music, storing all of your music locally on internal storage or an SD card is usually a quick, simple solution. But if you have a large music collection or perhaps your device lacks storage or an SD card slot, storing it all locally may not be an option. Like with all things Android, though, there’s always an alternative! In this case, most heavy music listeners opt for music streaming. The market for music streaming is pretty crowded, however, so the point of this guide is to walk you through some of the more popular options and choose which streaming service is the right option for you. Hit the break to find out more. » Read the rest

Google Play Music now available in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

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by Colton Kaiser on
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Google has officially rolled out its Play Music service to Android users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Beginning today, users can take advantage of the search giant’s generous cloud storage offering, as well as purchase music directly from the Play Store.

Additionally, European users will also be the first to test Google’s new Music Matching service. Music Matching automatically checks your songs and supplements them with tracks that are already available on the company’s servers, effectively decreasing the need for manual uploads and the lengthy wait that comes along with them.

Users in Europe have undoubtedly had to wait long enough for Play Music to arrive. So, now that its finally here, do you plan on moving your songs to the cloud-based service?

Source: Play Music

Google Play Music updated, adds gapless playback

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by Jeff Causey on
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Audiophiles annoyed by the lack of gapless playback support in the Google Play Music app will be glad to know Google has added that feature in their latest update released today. Gapless playback creates a seamless transition between songs when listening to an album as opposed to a few seconds of silence. Gapless playback is one of those features that can be a deal breaker for some music lovers. » Read the rest

Google’s Music Explorer available in the Play Store for some users

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by Jared Peters on
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Google recently showed off Android 4.2 and some of the cool features that go with it, including some pretty wild camera effects. One of the features they demoed was a Music Explorer that can be used to discover new artists and music in the Play Store. That feature has existed in the Play Store for a while, but Google’s taken it a step further and really improved the interface. As an avid music listener, I think it’s great to have another tool that makes finding new music this easy.

Well it looks like the new Music Explorer is live for many of you. Unfortunately it isn’t working on my Play Store yet, but I’m definitely going to keep an eye on it over the next few days. Is it live for any of you? Let us know how it works in the comments.

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Google Play TV shows, Movies, and Music now available on Google TV

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by Colton Kaiser on
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Beginning today, Google TV users will have access to Movie, TV and Music content offerings from the Google Play Store. Similar to smartphone and tablet interfaces, purchases can be made directly from your big screen, and content that has already been purchased will automatically sync over to your TV. Additionally, developers have also received a major set of long-awaited features for Google TV including subscription based billing, auto-updating and smart app updates.

These features serve as much welcomed additions to Google TV, and hopefully indicate that Google isn’t quite ready to give up on the platform. So, do you own a Google TV? What do you think of the new features?

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Jelly Bean version of Google Play Music now available for ICS devices

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Those of you that aren’t lucky enough to be running a Jelly Bean ROM can still get a taste of it. We showed you how to get the wallpapers, the Sound Search widget, and now we have the Jelly Bean version (4.3.605) of Play Music compliments of XDA member Steveooo7.

Now there really isn’t a lot that’s different from the ICS version, but the widget is improved with album art and the buttons have a cooler layout. You have to be rooted for this one so download the apk from the link below, copy it to /system/app, change permissions to rw-r-r, and reboot. Head over to the source links to join in on the discussion.

Download Play Music 4.3.605

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