With the update, whenever you’re looking at anything with album art, the artwork will extend through the status bar. This is a slight change from the colored status bar Google has been implementing, but it’s a nice change. Tapping the search button also automatically brings up the keyboard. That probably should’ve been default since day one, but hey, better late than never.
An interesting point of this update is that Google is also changing some of the branding within the app. Don’t expect to see much more “All Access” plastered anywhere, as Google is changing most of that to “Music Unlimited.” Branding changes happen all the time, but it seems like Google can’t quite get one thing to stick. We’ve had Google Music, All Access, YouTube Music Key, and none of them have really been great names, even if the service itself does well. Maybe Music Unlimited will be the magic charm.
Hit the link below to grab the update if you don’t feel like waiting for it to roll out to your device.
source: Google Play Music 5.8.1835R.1777180
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