YouTube Music Has Siri Integration, a Desktop App, and a Widget Now

YouTube is constantly adding new features to make its music streaming service better. Over the weekend, YouTube Music gained support for three features – Siri integration, a desktop app, and an Android widget.

With the new Siri integration, YouTube Music users can simply ask Siri to play music from their favorite artists on YouTube Music. Siri volition then seamlessly starting time playing the music accordingly, thanks to iOS thirteen.

The desktop app the company has added is not a dedicated standalone application. Instead, it is a Progressive Web App (PWA) which works more or less like a dedicated app. Every bit 9to5Google notes, the PWA supports keyboard shortcuts to control media playback. Open up YouTube Music and you will be prompted to install the PWA. The feature is being rolled out in phases and will be supporting your PC soon. I tried getting the PWA to piece of work here in my Windows laptop and an iMac simply information technology didn't seem to exist live nonetheless.

In the latest update of YouTube Music for Android, the company has finally added back up for a widget. The widget shows the album fine art along with Previous, Play/Intermission, Next, Similar/Dislike buttons. Notably, information technology picks the color based on the album fine art of the music that is being played currently. However, you will be taken to the app right when you play songs if yous don't take a YouTube Music subscription.

Notably, YouTube Music gained support for "Discover Mix", a playlist to find new tracks terminal month. Too, Google is confident enough to make it the default music streaming app on Android replacing the good-old Google Play Music.

And so, which new YouTube Music feature exercise y'all like the most? Allow usa know in the comments.