Google Pixel’s ‘Now Playing’ May Get the Upgrade You’ve Been Waiting for Years

Ever been jamming out, caught a snippet of an awesome song in the wild, and wished your phone could identify it right then and there? If you’re a Google Pixel user, you’re likely familiar with the handy “Now Playing” feature. It’s pretty cool: your phone listens silently in the background and magically displays the song title and artist on your lock screen, all without you lifting a finger. It’s truly a marvel of passive music identification.

Google Pixel fans could get a manual Now Playing shortcut soon

However, there’s a small catch with this magic trick: “Now Playing” currently only works automatically. That means it’s always listening, but you can’t manually trigger it. There are certain situations where activating the feature manually could be useful. For example, if the music is too quiet, or your phone misses the start, or you just want to quickly identify a specific track in a noisy environment. For those occasions, you need to resort to opening a separate app like Shazam or Google’s own Song Search.

But it appears that there is good news on the horizon for Pixel fans. As spotted by Android Authority, Google could be working on a dedicated “Now Playing” Quick Settings tile for manual triggering from your Pixel phone. That means you will no longer depend solely on your phone to catch a playing song. This is a game-changer for those moments when the automatic detection doesn’t quite hit the mark. It bridges the gap between passive listening and active identification, giving you the best of both worlds.

This addition would make “Now Playing” even more reliable and user-friendly. It would also eliminate the need to open another app for music detection. It’s all about putting that powerful song identification directly at your fingertips, making sure you never miss another mystery melody again. Let’s hope it doesn’t take long for Google to send this feature to all Pixel phones. Perhaps the company will roll it out after launching the upcoming Pixel 10 flagship phones.

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