FallingEdge
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I love Google Music but the biggest pain for me is when listening to a generated playlist/radio, they play the censored version when the uncensored one exists.
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ChronotriggerJM
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Apparently the family plan includes Youtube Red for each member. Siiiiick 
FallingEdge
Member
Check your settings.
it isn't blocked but it still happens, oh well =/
AngmarsKing701
Member
Day 1 for me. I've already got an individual plan. The family is ready to jump on this.
AngmarsKing701
Member
Family Plan is now active (as of yesterday). I just upgraded.
outunderthestars
Banned
I've already upgraded and while I miss it, it was a hell of a savings for the length of time we had it. I mean, now it's like getting 6 accounts for the price of the grandfathered 2, only everyone is eligible for this deal.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I don't like other people having things I have, though.
google bought songza and incorporated their curated playlists into the 'listen now' feature. apart from that it's really a personal thing, spotify and gmusic are much more alike than they are different. You should ask yourself why you're looking to be convinced...
Compared to Spotify, Google Music:
has better integration with Android (OK, Google, play XYZ...)
lets you upload 50k songs to the cloud and stream them (useful for rare tracks/music that isn't on the service)
But the biggest advantage, by far, is that YouTube Red is included with the subscription -- ad-free YouTube.
Still, if you're only paying $5 for Spotify, it may not be worth it to switch.
has better integration with Android (OK, Google, play XYZ...)
lets you upload 50k songs to the cloud and stream them (useful for rare tracks/music that isn't on the service)
But the biggest advantage, by far, is that YouTube Red is included with the subscription -- ad-free YouTube.
Still, if you're only paying $5 for Spotify, it may not be worth it to switch.
what he said
Dead Prince
Banned
i kinda use youtube music app since when you pick a song it curates some relevant songs. but my goto is still the google play music app.
You can keep your deal. Or you can upgrade to the new deal. Why do you deserve something special that is not offered to anyone at all?
AngmarsKing701
Member
You add other Google accounts. I just upgraded from the individual plan to the family plan and added my wife and two sons. Everyone essentially gets their own library of stuff to add, their own playlists, etc. Except instead of four people paying $9.99/mo, there's one charge of $14.99 for all four of us.
If you already have Play Music, check your settings. It should say something about being in the individual plan and that you can press a button and go through the super easy process of upgrading to Family and adding members. There are also a couple of tutorials out there. I will say that I had to do it from my tablet because apparently it wasn't setup to do from my laptop when I upgraded on Saturday.
Sometimes companies do things for users that have been supporting them from the start.
Still going to get the family plan though.
Ahh ok, Thanks! Hmm...
Will probably cancel my current plan and move the family plan to another account then.
Or can you change which becomes the primary account?
When it 1st came out, I created another google account that was only for Google Play Music.
Reason, is that if I left it logged in at a party or something, if someone decided to check the e-mail or other stuff, there'd be nothing there.
Also, if i had a tablet set up with it in my media room, that anyone could use it without me having to worry about privacy.
Jack Scofield
Member
I have the grandfathered plan of $8 a month as well. If I upgrade to the family plan and then decide to go back to an individual plan for whatever reason, I wonder if I can still get my discount.
AngmarsKing701
Member
Well, you have up to six accounts you can add to it, so maybe keep your primary and add that 2nd account as one of the ones that can use the family plan. Maybe?
My month renewed a few days ago, so i'll probably cancel it before that next month and start a new plan on my personal account.
Thanks for all the info though.
AngmarsKing701
Member
When I set mine up I believe I gave the ok to purchase through the credit card I use for the monthly billing. I mean, basically I want everyone to just stream, not buy.
I don't remember if there was an option in there to turn off purchases for individual accounts, though. Sorry.
tfur
Member
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/12/10/hands-on-with-google-play-musics-family-plan-trusting-relatives-with-shared-music-and-shared-payment-methods/
Hmm. It looks like the family can purchase. I might have to delay enrolling in this for now.
Holy crap, that is pretty stupid.
I know my family wouldn't intentionally do that, but accidents do happen.
They will most likely implement that feature soon though.
I wonder what their incentive is, though. Netflix doesn't care who you add as a Family Member no matter where they live. Certainly, there have to be a lot of families who don't just want the trouble of having to deal with their children purchasing content, reversing charges, and so are opting out of this until that option is available.
Prototype Viktor
Member
No that wouldn't be net neutrality
If it helps, I use my Google Wallet card and never have anything more in there than whatever I need. I have pre-set account transfers to make sure there's enough money in there for subs like this, but it never has anything in there unless I transfer something just before paying for it.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work for all monthly subs. I remember trying to use my Google Wallet card for something and it came back with an error saying it wasn't a valid payment option. ::shrugs::
peppermints
Member
Question on the family plan..
I'm a current subscriber but want to add my brother wife and dad.
Will I be charged the family plan price right away, even though I was just charged a few days ago for the individual plan?
Also, will the shared card on file allow them to purchase apps using my card or is it only for Play Music?
I'm a current subscriber but want to add my brother wife and dad.
Will I be charged the family plan price right away, even though I was just charged a few days ago for the individual plan?
Also, will the shared card on file allow them to purchase apps using my card or is it only for Play Music?
lunchtoast
Member
They need some audio books on here.
Yaphett Kotto
Member
Same issue for a couple albums I have. I also get a similar issue on my phone when I download some albums. I'll get the explicit and censored version downloaded even though I only chose the explicit version.
I like the youtube one cuz it can populate an artists song list with covers and live versions occasionally, which can be refreshing when listening to one artist for awhile
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I just got an iPhone 6, and it's not playing nicely with Google Play. I previously had an Android and it worked great. Now when I play music the app just quits. I think it's because it's been put in the background and the process is killed... but it shouldn't be, right? If I start a song and turn off my screen, I won't make it through the song before it stops and when I reopen the app it's like it's starting again from being completely closed (it doesn't remember where I am in the song). What's up? :S
AngmarsKing701
Member
Hmm, so Tremonti's new album, Dust, came out today. I see the single on Google Music. It was available last week I think.
But no album. I see it in the Play store but it's not available to add to my library through the subscription.
Is he pulling an Adele/Taylor Swift with this?
But no album. I see it in the Play store but it's not available to add to my library through the subscription.
Is he pulling an Adele/Taylor Swift with this?
The Albatross
Member
Disappointed that Paul Simon's new album isn't on Google Music or Amazon streaming it seems. Bummer.
The algorithm probably sources from community suggestions, likes, and other meta information and a large enough number of people may listen to the radio edited version of the song rather than the original... unfortunately.
The algorithm probably sources from community suggestions, likes, and other meta information and a large enough number of people may listen to the radio edited version of the song rather than the original... unfortunately.
This still happens to me on occasions. It sucks, but what can you do. I would also check your storage, it gets mad and does that a lot if your storage is full to me
It must be on a per person basis. I get nothing but uncensored cuts in Radio playlists while my brother gets nothing but censored cuts. We both have the setting disabled. I told him to look up uncensored music and start giving thumbs up to the songs he likes.
PushTheButtonMax
Banned
Does anyone have the problem where turning on shuffle will make the Android app go through a pattern of songs it has previously? Previously as in I've closed and opened the app since the last time I've used it and it's been at least a day or two. It's like it's not truly random and just jumping to the same points in the playlist. This often happens to me in the Last Added playlist or the entire library of songs list. It's been a nuisance to me for a couple of years and a couple of phones. It's extremely frustrating to the point I've considered switching to a different service, even though I love Play Music otherwise.
So I started my free trial of Google Play Music last week and I am absolutely loving it. My family has been on iTunes since 2004 and we moved over to Apple Music when it launched. In theory, it's a great service. Keep your old iTunes library, add any music you want from the "Apple Music" library to your own, etc. In practice, it was a total fucking nightmare. Combined with iTunes match, it basically fucked up my entire U2 collection, taking songs with the same name in different albums (studio/live/single release, etc.) and overwriting them. I had custom recordings that I had uploaded to iTunes that are now completely lost because the song titles were the same as a studio cut, and it just plays that instead of the actual live version. I don't want to spend too much time shitting on Apple Music, but between the complete destruction of my U2 library (something very important to me) and the absolutely horrendous desktop and mobile apps (Android especially) I was ready to move on.
Over the last few days I've been brining over as much of my U2 library as I could, combining it with what was available on Google Play already. I was amazed at how easy this whole process was, especially with how much control they give you over the metadata for songs and albums. I was able to split single/b-side releases out, add the appropriate cover art and year, order the tracks appropriately, etc. It's amazing to have just a little bit of ownership over your music with these types of subscription services.
Anyways, that was a bit longer than intended but I just wanted to say that I'm really pleased with the service and will probably be keeping my subscription. Does Spotify allow this sort of customization of your library, even for songs you don't "own" or have uploaded? It's still $5 cheaper, but if I can't get the same level of ownership over my library then the savings don't really matter.
How are the curated playlists on Google Play music? I didn't use the "New" section of Apple Music too much, but I do love their A List Alternative playlist and "essential" or "deep cuts" playlists for artists. I've only done a bit of exploring in this area of Google Play Music.
And finally, is there a way to order albums in your library in chronological order on the mobile app? It does this on the desktop client, which is great, but I'd like it on mobile as well. Is there a setting for this that I'm missing?
Over the last few days I've been brining over as much of my U2 library as I could, combining it with what was available on Google Play already. I was amazed at how easy this whole process was, especially with how much control they give you over the metadata for songs and albums. I was able to split single/b-side releases out, add the appropriate cover art and year, order the tracks appropriately, etc. It's amazing to have just a little bit of ownership over your music with these types of subscription services.
Anyways, that was a bit longer than intended but I just wanted to say that I'm really pleased with the service and will probably be keeping my subscription. Does Spotify allow this sort of customization of your library, even for songs you don't "own" or have uploaded? It's still $5 cheaper, but if I can't get the same level of ownership over my library then the savings don't really matter.
How are the curated playlists on Google Play music? I didn't use the "New" section of Apple Music too much, but I do love their A List Alternative playlist and "essential" or "deep cuts" playlists for artists. I've only done a bit of exploring in this area of Google Play Music.
And finally, is there a way to order albums in your library in chronological order on the mobile app? It does this on the desktop client, which is great, but I'd like it on mobile as well. Is there a setting for this that I'm missing?
I feel you on the issue of your personal music. I edit a LOT of my musical library. Shorten intros, fade songs out early to avoid overly long outros and even lengthen songs here and there. For the most part tagging the music differently from the original is enough to get GMusic to upload MY version and not overwrite it with the official track which is annoying.
I do have to warn you though. I have ran into a single instance where it didn't work, and it replaced my track with the official version. I had to right click the uploaded track and click "Improper Match" or something so that it forced it to upload my custom version of the song.
That happened like once so far though out of dozens of songs.
TLDR: Its great but not perfect.
Roger that, I'll keep an eye out. Uploaded a bunch of live stuff today with identical titles to album songs and so far things are looking good. Amazed at how easy the whole process is... throw a new folder in the Music Manager's destination and it's uploaded in a few minutes. So good.
Another question... what is the functionality of the Like/Dislike buttons? Is there a way to sort things that you've "liked," or is it only for automated music curation and what not? A rating system or something would be a great feature.
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