To my surprise, the Songs menu was loaded with stuff. Remember, nothing I’ve done on GPM applies to YTM, so I expected it to be empty. I tapped into the Songs menu to see if there was anything there because I’ve never actually added anything to the library on YouTube Music. Downloads, playlists, albums, songs, and artists are all here, which is par for the course. This made me curious about what else was in the Library, so I dug into a bit more. The “Last played” section is under the Library tab. In my mind, the Library is a place where your music collection is stored-playlists, stuff like that. Why? Because nothing about “Library” says, “this is where you’ll find things you’ve recently listened to” to me. I used the app for a couple of weeks (at least) before I realized that’s where I could find my recently played stuff. Now, don’t get me wrong, you can find your recent activity on YouTube Music-but it’s under the Library tab the bottom. For reference, Google Play Music has a “Recents” button at the top of the Home page as soon as you open the app. I’m a creature of habit, and I listen to the same things a lot. (It drives my wife insane.) So, having the last things I listened to here is much more useful to me, and I imagine the same is true for many people. You know what would be more useful here? Recent activity. It’s mostly accurate, at least, so that’s something. I assume these are just things I’ve listened to a lot because I never selected any artist, album, or song as “favorites” in the app. These are my “favorites,” but I’m not sure why?įor example, as soon as I open the app (or the site), I’m greeted with my “favorites,” though there’s no clear indication of why these are my favorites. Where Google Play Music feels like, well, a media player, YouTube Music feels like a mishmash of things. The user interface is sketchy-not quite YouTube, not quite a music player, but somewhere in the gray area between the two. But if you have, then it’s immediately apparent that it’s just kind of … bad. It’s not great, either-if you’ve never used another streaming music service, then it’s probably fine. On its own, YouTube Music isn’t terrible. Google says this is coming … again, at some point. That means the catalog I’ve spent years building on Google Play Music isn’t available on YouTube Music. Your tracks, likes, play counts, playlists, personal library … yeah, all separate. Of course, it’s worth mentioning that nothing is shared between the two services. But the overall experience is still not great, especially not in direct comparison.
With that addition, YTM is theoretically one step closer to replacing GPM. The main benefit that Google Play Music had at launch was the ability to upload your entire music catalog and stream it from anywhere, which YouTube Music has been missing up until recently. You won’t find “The End of the World” by Godkiller anywhere else. Got it? YouTube Music is like Google Play Music, but it’s using YouTube’s massive music catalog instead of a completely different service. So, technically, it has more stuff to choose from-especially if you’re looking for rarities or other uncommon jams.
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