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Listening to music on Google just got a whole lot easier

Google has introduced a new feature that allows you to play a search result directly from an installed app.

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Kevin Raposo
June 25, 2014

I always use the music player on my Android phone, whether it’s Spotify, Rhapsody, Google Play, etc. Searching for music is a pain – having to go through all those apps, typing on your smartphone – ain’t nobody got time for that!

Many people these days use Google as a lifeline, so when they type in the name of a song or an artist, they want to be to hear that track or album directly from the search result.

Last week, Google rolled out a feature that allows you to do just that.

When you Google a musician, you can simply tap a link to play their music right in one of your installed apps.

The feature is only available for Android devices in the U.S. and will only work with the following apps:

“We’re working to expand this feature to users worldwide, with their local services like Deezer,” said Jason Douglas, Group Product Manager, Google Search.

H/T The Official Google Search blog

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Kevin Raposo

Kevin is KnowTechie's founder and executive editor. With over 15 years of blogging experience in the tech industry, Kevin has transformed what was once a passion project into a full-blown tech news publication. Shoot him an email at kevin@knowtechie.com.

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Paul Tavares

June 25, 2014 at 11:36 am

Great stuff Kevin… Appreciate the insight! Keep it going!
PaulT

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- Kevin Raposo
  
  June 25, 2014 at 11:37 am
  
  Thanks Paul! It’s been a long time, let’s catch up sometime!
  
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