Google has been focusing a lot on YouTube Music recently, as the company aims to phase out Play Music. The Mountain View-based tech giant has introduced new features like live lyrics support, a new "Now Playing" screen, subscriptions tab, and more for YouTube Music.
Now the music streaming platform is integrated into Google's navigation application, Google Maps.
Google added support for YouTube Music in its Maps app with a recent update (version 10.43.2). With this integration, users can access, manage and play music on the platform within Google Maps without leaving their navigation screen.
Now the playback controls of media integrated into Google Maps they have been around for a long time. The feature supports music streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Play Music, and now YouTube Music has just joined the pack.
How to set YouTube Music as a default media player on Google Maps
Now, to change your default media player in Google Maps (which is Play Music) to YouTube Music, all you need to do is:
- touch your profile in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Opens configurations.
- Let "Navigation Settings".
- We will check if "Show media playback controls" is activated or not. if not then toggle switch to the right to activate it.
- Now, from the “default media app” selection box, choose “YouTube Music” and tap “Next”.
- After your confirmation, your default media player in Google Maps will be changed.
After this, you will find the YouTube Music icon on the right of your screen whenever you start a journey.
You can tap the icon to start listening to your latest song right away. You also get a "Browse" button that opens a grid of songs from which you can choose the one you prefer.
By now, we all know that Google is launching Play Music to make YouTube Music the default music player for Android mobile phones. Recently, the company introduced a tool to transfer all your media from Play Music to YouTube Music and later released it for early testers.
And now, the integration of YouTube Music in Google Maps shows a clearer picture of Google's plans with Play Music.
So what do you prefer? Play music or listen to music from YouTube? Comment in the comments.