YouTube Music
YouTube Music rolls out auto-downloads for podcasts
Following the news that Google Podcasts is shutting down next year, YouTube Music now has the ability to auto-download podcasts.
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YouTube Music with comments is Google’s low-key social network
“A social network for music” is how Steve Jobs described iTunes Ping in September 2010. I still think it’s a good idea that has the chance of being realized at scale by YouTube Music and its new ability to access comments directly on the Now Playing screen.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music tests ‘Speed dial’ redesign of ‘Listen again’ [U]
The “Listen again” carousel is how I primarily interact with YouTube Music, and Google is testing a larger, more dense version.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Podcasts shutting down in 2024 for YouTube Music
YouTube Music will be Google’s one podcasting app and service going forward, with Google Podcasts set to go away in 2024.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music adds Song details to Now Playing
After the big Now Playing redesign, YouTube Music is adding a small Song details section in the Related feed.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music for iPhone gets permanent miniplayer with AirPlay, swipe controls
Following Android in June, YouTube Music on the iPhone (and iPad) has been updated with a permanent miniplayer that cannot be removed and adds AirPlay by removing “next song” in favor of swipe controls.
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YouTube Music adding more mood filters, including ‘Cry’
Back in 2020, YouTube Music introduced an “activity” bar with mood filters and is now giving the feature its biggest expansion yet with five new additions.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music rolls out Now Playing redesign with YT comments [U: Official]
After pulling a variant at the start of this year, YouTube Music is rolling out the latest redesign of Now Playing on Android and iOS, adding a comments section. This follows the launch of real-time lyrics last week.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music replaced video versions with official audio, fix coming
Following the rollout of a redesigned Now Playing, the YouTube Music team has now detailed what features it launched in June and July of 2023, including how it replaced some video versions of songs in playlists.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music team shares what top feature requests are not in development
Back in January, the YouTube Music team asked users what features they most want, and is now providing a status update on requests from the development team.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music live lyrics rolling out on Android and iOS
After first appearing in April, YouTube Music is now more widely rolling out live lyrics on Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
YouTube Music just launched support for podcasts earlier this year, and that’s going to only get better in the months to come as RSS support is apparently coming to the app.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube 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.
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