The recommendations are uncannily spot-on. Settling down to concentrate? Let the relaxing background tunes serenade your studies. Rushing to the office? Cue pumped up riffs to power that walk. If you turn on the location-based recommendation feature, Google will use your GPS to create a playlist to complement exactly where you are. What it has over its competitors however is the “Location” option.

It also has a smaller selection of songs and the playlist feature is not as seamless and shareable as that of Spotify. Unlike Google Play Music you cannot add new tunes directly from your computer. Therefore, even before you begin selecting artists to help the algorithm, there are some ready-made playlists. The app will automatically transfer over your liked videos from YouTube itself. Google does perhaps know you better than you do yourself. YouTube Music is jacking the vast library of Google data to cater to musical tastes you didn’t even know you had. Can it outcompete favorites such as Spotify or Apple Music? Also, you are not limited to polished and released tracks but you can search for stand-up comedy or parody music videos. How could they be bettered? Compared to Google Play Music this app has the edge where catered recommendations are concerned. Think Spotify with videos and unparalleled recommendations and personalized playlists. YouTube Music on the other hand, is the streaming app to complement YouTube itself. The latter will allow you to import your own music library and buy tunes from the store. YouTube Music has been released in parallel with their own Google Play Music. What’s the difference? Google does love a good conundrum. YouTube Music, Google Play Music or YouTube itself.

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