YouTube Music was launched in India alongside YouTube Premium earlier this month. YouTube had launched the two services internationally in June 2018.
Google could also be looking at replacing Google Play Music with YouTube Music later on, in line with many reports.
apart from streaming music on-line, YouTube Music now lets you play locally stored audio files as well – on android. However, the app still does not support in-app local media playback. To recall, YouTube Music is offered in 2 tiers within the country – free and paid.
The feature is offered in YouTube Music v.3.07.52 and is additionally presently available within the newer v.3.07.54, as spotted by android Police.
there is no mention of the feature within the app’s change log on the Google Play Store.
Google Play Music still lets you play local audio files inside the app,
one thing YouTube Music does not support yet – as we mentioned, it does not support in-app local media playback. however you can now decide YouTube Music as an app to open music files from file managers, to play audio.
YouTube Music will handle files in preferred audio formats as well as MP3, Ogg, FLAC, and WAV. once you are taking part in locally hold on audio files, YouTube Music continues to play the track wherever Google Play Music left off.
The ability to play local audio files was 1st spotted in version 3.03, earlier this month by 9to5Google, apart from android auto integration.
However, not all users were able to create it work, which suggests YouTube may have refined it within the most recent updates.
How to play locally stored audio files on YouTube Music
- Tap a downloaded audio file via an app or a file manager.
- This will open up the “Open with” prompt, select YouTube Music from the list.
- You’ll see a small music player on the screen with a black overlay, along with YouTube Music branding.
- When you’re launching it for the first time, your phone will ask if you want to allow YouTube Music access to locally stored files first.
- Closing the player will stop the audio playback. These files will not appear in YouTube Music.
Of course, you’ll need to ensure your YouTube Music app has been updated to the last version to use this new feature.
