Subj : My favorite Google Pixel feature is getting a Spotify Wrapped-ins
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Apr 19 2023 16:30:03

My favorite Google Pixel feature is getting a Spotify Wrapped-inspired upgrade

Date:
Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:17:44 +0000

Description:
Your Google Pixel's Now Playing feature will get a Spotify Wrapped upgrade 
that'll give you a rundown of all the songs its heard.

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There are a fair few reasons why I love my Google Pixel 6 , but one of my 
absolute favorite features is Now Playing  and Im so excited to hear its 
getting a major upgrade soon. 

Now Playing is basically an automatic version of the Shazam music detector 
app. Whenever your Google Pixel hears a song itll cross reference the lyrics 
and melody with its massive database of tunes; if it finds a match youll get 
a note in the notification menu telling you what the song is and who its by  
and itll be logged in your phones Now Playing History. 

The feature is about to get an upgrade too, with a Summary tab set to be 
added to the Now Playing menu soon (via 9to5Google ) to give you an overview 
of the tracks that have orchestrated your life. 

In other words, the update is sort of monthly Spotify Wrapped for the music 
your phone has heard. As shown in leaked screenshots, your Now Playing 
Summary will show you stats about the music the Pixel has detected; itll tell 
you how many songs youve heard, which individual tracks and artists youve 
been subjected to the most, and even the most common times of day that your 
Google Pixel picks up music. Spotify Wrapped is one of the platform's best 
features (Image credit: Future) 

What's more, the summary page will let you explore artists to find out what 
songs of theirs you've heard  tap on the tracks and you should be able to 
easily find them in your go-to music streaming service. How to turn on Now 
Playing on your Google Pixel 

I rely heavily on Now Playing to help keep my Apple Music playlists fresh. 
Thanks to the feature I can easily find out what a song I've just heard is  
be it something playing on BBC Radio 1, in a bar, or an advert that's playing 
before my next YouTube video  and then add it to my digital collection. 

Even better, I don't have to remember to do it in the moment as Now Playing 
History will keep a log that I can scroll back through days later when it's 
time to update my music library. 

If you want to take advantage of the feature too (and you have a Google 
smartphone like the Google Pixel 7 ) it's pretty simple to switch on. 

Start by opening up the Settings app on your Pixel phone, then in the "Search 
Settings" bar at the top type in Now Playing. You should see the Now Playing 
option appear on the screen, tap on it and you'll see a toggle to turn on and 
off the ability for your Pixel phone to "Identify songs playing nearby." 

Turn it on and Now Playing will start helping you identify songs that your 
phone hears automatically (with the details appearing on your lock screen, in 
the notifications bar, and in the Now Playing History menu that you can find 
in your phone's Settings app by searching for it). Spotify was down, here's 
what happened



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/my-favorite-google-pixel-feature-is-getting-a-s
potify-wrapped-inspired-upgrade


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