Google updates Google Currents with audio playlists, audio media and status control bars

Google updated Google Currents for Android on Wednesday with a bunch of audio-related tweaks.

According to the change log on Google Play, Currents now features an audio playlist for editions with audio and an in-app audio media bar for stop, start, next, and previous functions.

The update also boasts story scanner audio icons for launching audio directly, a status bar with audio control for when Currents audio is playing, and the ability to syncing posts’ read state between devices. The latest version even added various, unspecified bug fixes.

Check out Google Currents on Google Play to get the update. The magazine-like app features a 4.1-star rating on nearly 35,000 reviews as of press time.