The Google Play Music app has many features that make it a must-have for all Android users. It’s loaded with offline playback, podcasts, and even Machine learning-driven radio stations.
Location-based features
Location-based features in apps are becoming more and more common. In addition to providing relevant information, they can also alert you of local businesses, places to hang out, and upcoming events. These features can also help increase engagement.
The Google Play Music app is no exception. It recently updated its in-app menus, including a new option for listening history. Also, the app has a unique “Account history” section. There’s no word whether the feature is a fundamental change or a cosmetic update.
Similarly, the YouTube Music app also has a variety of location-related features. For instance, you can see how many videos you’ve watched and listened to and your current location. Again, this is a great way to keep track of your progress in a fun and interactive way.
The location-based features in a music app are also an excellent way to increase engagement. Using geolocation, you can show popular locations in your area and recommend nearby hotspots, such as bars and restaurants. Some smartphones even include a gyroscope to give you a more accurate measure of your current location.
Machine learning-driven radio stations
Google Play Music is rolling out a new experience using machine learning to recommend playlists. It will be available to users worldwide starting this week. The new feature plays into the company’s mission to use artificial intelligence to power its services.
Radio stations are also leveraging data to enhance their programs. This includes the recognition of speakers. Speaker recognition requires an annotated dataset.
In addition, radio stations want to enrich their content with live information. Therefore, they can also use semantic analysis tools. However, a manual annotation process has an unavoidable error rate.
To address this challenge, machine learning has been used to improve the accessibility and discoverability of radio content. An approach is proposed that uses supervised machine learning. A speaker classification model is trained to recognize 24 known speakers.
A web application for live radio production is also introduced. This application combines real-time semantic logging and real-time event logging.
Radio content must be able to support asynchronous access and repeatability. Furthermore, the audience must be able to personalize the consumed content.
Podcasts
You can enjoy podcasts and playlists on your smartphone if you have a Google Play Music account. You can also download these shows to listen offline.
The Google Play Music app includes a “Podcasts” tab where you can find and subscribe to new episodes. Podcasts are similar to radio programs, which can be found in various genres, such as science, history, and music.
The Apple Podcasts app also allows you to search, subscribe, and listen to podcasts on your iOS device. Once you find a show, you can listen to or skip the episode. There are three options: double-tapping a name will play it; forward/will advance through the attack, and tap the ‘play’ button to begin listening.
Spotify is a music and podcast streaming service launched in early 2016. It is currently free and has more features than its competitors. Premium subscribers can unlock extra features such as a voice booster and an inbox. They can also create and share playlists and listen to podcasts without ads.
Offline playback
You can download music for offline playback with the Google Play music app. However, this feature is currently only available on Wi-Fi. In addition, the app lets you control the quality of the streaming music.
Before downloading any music, you should create an account for the service. This will ensure that your songs will be available for offline playback. It also gives you access to unlimited music streaming for $9.99 a month.
You can use the Google Play Music app for offline playback for those with a tablet. To do this, you will need to sign into your Gmail account. Once you do this, you can choose to download your songs.
If you do not want to download any songs, you can save them in the cache. These are stored on your device so they can be played without an internet connection. Artists and albums also sort your songs. In addition, you can download complete playlists or single pieces.
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