Matrix Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 In brief: Google is looking to replace Google Play Music with YouTube Music, which will come bundled with new Android devices. There are currently over 2 billion monthly YouTube users, and the company wants to convert as many of them as it can into paying subscribers. As part of their licensing agreement with Google, many Android phone makers are required to preinstall a number of first-party apps. Now they'll have to bundle YouTube Music with every new Android 10 device. This will also apply to new smartphones that will ship with Android 9, as well as Google's Pixel series. There are two key reasons for the move. The first involves the need to replace Google Play Music, which has been the default music app on Android for years. It's worth noting that Google isn't pulling the plug just yet, as YouTube Music isn't quite there for many people who wish to migrate their libraries over to the new service. The bigger reason is that Google has been having a hard time penetrating the already crowded music streaming market. Apple and Spotify dominate the space with 60 and 108 million paying subscribers, respectively. Many of you are likely familiar with Google's aggressive campaign for YouTube Music that promotes the benefits of subscribing, but that hasn't brought that many users on board. A Bloomberg report puts YouTube Music at a little over 15 million subscribers, if you also count Play Music -- since being subscribed to one means you also have access to the other. Google wants to capitalize on 2 billion people that use YouTube every month, but also doesn't have any standout features -- it even copied the Discover Weekly feature from Spotify. Still, the company is determined to take a page from Apple's book and preload Android smartphones with YouTube Music in the hope that it will emulate the success of Apple Music. Google tried something similar in 2017 when it partnered with Samsung to preload Play Music on Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Whether or not it can achieve better results with YouTube Music, only time will tell. VIEW: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Sorry, Google Play Music, YouTube Music Is Now Android's Default Player It looks like Google’s dessert-themed naming scheme isn’t the only thing getting replaced with Android 10. YouTube Music is kicking Google Play Music aside as Android’s prepackaged music player, YouTube announced Friday. The app will come bundled with all devices launching with Android 10. If you’re a Google Play Music stan, don’t worry though: Just because it doesn’t come preloaded like in previous versions doesn’t mean it’s gone for good. “Music listeners with new Android 10 devices can continue to enjoy Google Play Music by downloading it from the Play Store and logging in to their accounts,” YouTube Music’s product manager Brandon Bilinski wrote in a blog post. The app will also be bundled with new devices shipping with Android 9. Google’s talked about this switchover since YouTube Music launched in 2015, and the service’s design overhaul last year seemed to hint that Google Play Music’s days might be numbered. For all of Google’s other industry knockouts, its music player never quite racked up the same kind of cultural clout or user base as competitors like Spotify and Apple Music. Meanwhile, YouTube has maintained a strong foothold as a kind of de facto music streaming platform for many of its billion-plus users, and their viewing histories are automatically carried over to YouTube Music. While the player itself is free, a premium subscription will set you back $10 a month, or you can get it bundled with a YouTube Premium subscription for $12 per month. It comes with the perks you’d expect from a music streaming service subscription: no ads, downloadable playlists, etc. While Google has slowly been migrating features from its original music player to YouTube Music, its interface still feels a bit clunky compared to what you’d find with rival services. Though it’s still a huge improvement compared to its debut design, which took few notes from Spotify’s successful formula. Users who currently house their tunes on Google Play Music are uneasy about the switch as well. If it does eventually get the ax, there’s no timeline as of yet explaining how or if any of this data would be transferred over. According to Tom’s Guide, the two service’s music libraries and features don’t match up perfectly either. We reached out to Google to see what’s up on that front and will update this with their response. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Youtube Music doesn't even exist in my country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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