YouTube Music
YouTube Music for Wear OS now lets you browse inside albums, playlists
A notable update to YouTube Music for Wear OS lets you actually browse the songs in a playlist or album.
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YouTube Music now lets you quickly ‘Play all’ songs in a carousel
A small YouTube Music update today lets you conveniently “Play all” the songs in select carousels on your Home feed.
Expand Expanding Close‘Samples’ is a new way to discover YouTube Music’s deep library, not Shorts
While there have been modernizations, YouTube’s music streaming service has remained functionally and visually the same since its launch. YouTube Music is now getting its biggest shakeup in years with a “Samples” tab that is meant to be a new way to discover personalized video content.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music podcasts support starts rolling out internationally
After launching in late April for US users, YouTube Music is starting to roll out international support for podcasts.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music now lets you ‘Dismiss queue’ after miniplayer redesign
YouTube Music is addressing a big issue with the permanent miniplayer by adding a “Dismiss queue” button.
Expand Expanding CloseComments might be coming to YouTube Music
YouTube Music just rolled out a new miniplayer and is testing a Now Playing redesign that now looks to be home to a comments section.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music rolls out miniplayer redesign with permanent Cast button
After it first started appearing last month, YouTube Music is now widely rolling out a permanent miniplayer design.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music now automatically adds songs to your last playlist
Besides the web player taking after the main video site, YouTube Music now automatically adds songs to the last used playlist.
Expand Expanding CloseBig YouTube Music web redesign takes after desktop YouTube
YouTube Music is getting a big redesign on the web that adopts a navigation drawer with very quick access to playlists.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music redesign adds a carousel to Now Playing
Back in November, YouTube Music introduced a Now Playing revamp that primarily hid the dislike button. This was rolled back at the start of the year and YouTube Music is now testing a carousel-focused redesign of Now Playing.
Expand Expanding CloseSource: YouTube Music planning more apps, including for Apple TV and Garmin
The most full-featured YouTube Music experience today is found on Android and iOS followed by the web. Google is now planning to release more YouTube Music apps and integrations for third-party devices.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music tests ‘Top releases’ or ‘Discography’ on artist pages
Artist pages on YouTube Music have remained mostly unchanged over the years, but the Android, iOS, and web apps now show a combined “Top releases” section.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Shorts might be coming to YouTube Music with ‘Samples’ tab
In hindsight, this was inevitable: YouTube Music is testing a “Samples” tab that looks to show music video-focused Shorts.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music tests permanent miniplayer that can’t be swiped away
The miniplayer in YouTube Music for Android and iOS last changed in 2020 with a broader redesign of the Now Playing screen. YouTube Music is now testing rather significant changes to the miniplayer.
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Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music for Wear OS fully supports podcasts
Podcasts in YouTube Music officially launched in the US yesterday, and playback is supported by the Wear OS app.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music sleep timer rolling out for songs [U]
Besides podcasting support, Youtube Music has been rolling out several quality-of-life improvements lately. A general YouTube Music sleep timer is now rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music officially launching podcasts in the US on Android, iOS, and web
Following the February announcement and March testing, podcasts are now officially rolling out to YouTube Music users in the US.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music profiles will let you make your listening stats public
Viewing the profiles/channels of non-artist users in YouTube Music today shows playlists that are set to public. In what could be a bid to make YouTube Music more social, you’re getting the option to make your listening stats public.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music sends erroneous ‘preview ends soon’ notificationÂ
The YouTube Music app on Android and iOS this evening (Pacific Time) sent a “preview ends soon” notification in error to many users.
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YouTube Music bug clips album art in Now Playing
In recent days, a minor YouTube Music bug sees album cover art clipped on the Now Playing screen on Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music getting real-time lyrics on Android, iOS
After hinting at and beginning testing late last year on TVs, YouTube Music is starting to roll out real-time lyrics on Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music rolling out Library grid view on Android, iOS [U]
Back in January, YouTube Music overhauled the Library tab and is now testing a grid option to change up the list view.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s the UI for podcasts in YouTube Music [Gallery]
Following the announcement last month, podcasts are beginning to appear in YouTube Music. Some users today are encountering them on Android and the web.
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