Earlier this 12 months, Google added a brand new functionality to its app on iOS which helps you to verify the historical past of the songs looked for previously. The characteristic is now rolling out for Android gadgets too. It is claimed to be an extension of the Song Search characteristic which leverages Circle to Search — Google’s synthetic intelligence (AI) visible lookup device — to seek for the title of a track that’s presently taking part in.
Song Search History in Circle to Search on Android
The Song Search historical past is rolling out with the Google app’s steady model 16.27 on Android (through 9to5Google). Launching the Song Search characteristic brings up the acquainted window which asks you to Play, sing or hum a track for identification.
However, there may be additionally a brand new icon positioned on the top-right nook of the display screen which reveals the tracks you’ve just lately looked for. As per the Mountain View-based tech big’s description of the characteristic, “To help you keep searching, the Google app saves your most recent searches.”
Tapping the choice brings up an inventory which particulars a number of of the tracks you’ve searched with the characteristic previously, together with info such because the album artwork, title, artist, and the time you searched at. You can see 10 outcomes on the display screen, grouped collectively by month. Meanwhile, scrolling right down to the underside of the record additionally reveals a Show full historical past possibility.
Selecting it opens up Google’s My Activity web page the place all the songs that you’ve got looked for previously are detailed. However, this web page lacks the art work and solely reveals the title monitor, artist, and the time you looked for it.
Apart from the Google app, the brand new Song Search historical past characteristic on Android can also be accessible through the house display screen shortcut. Notably, the potential was first noticed in February, following an APK teardown of the Google app for Android, however there was no front-end to have the ability to entry it.
Then in April, the tech big reportedly began rolling it out to beta testers. Interestingly, iOS customers have had entry to this characteristic since February, about the identical time as the primary proof of its arrival on Android was found.
