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Apple Music Android App Gets User Profiles, 'OK Google' Support

You can now create a profile and follow others to see what they're jamming out to and the playlists they've shared.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Updated September 20, 2017
Apple Music Android

Good news for those of you who use Apple Music on your Android device.

Apple on Monday updated the app with a bunch of new features, including user profiles and "Ok Google" support. You can now create a profile and follow others to see what they're jamming out to and the playlists they've shared.

The update also adds voice search; just touch and hold your phone's home button or say "Ok Google" to play a specific song, artist, album, or Beats 1 Radio. There's also a new recently played widget, which shows and lets you play recent music on your home screen.

Finally, Apple has added some new shortcuts that should help you queue up the jams faster. Just tap and hold the Apple Music icon to quickly play Beats 1 or start a new search.

Apple Music offers access to more than 40 million songs, plus your entire iTunes music library, totally ad-free. You can download your favorite jams to access them offline and save cellular data, get daily personalized recommendations based on what you listen to, and access exclusive content like Apple's Carpool Karaoke and Planet of the Apps shows.

If you're new to the app, you can get a free three-month trial; after that it costs $9.99 a month and you'll be charged automatically unless you cancel.

The Apple Music Android app earned a "good" rating in PCMag's review, though we pointed out that "without the support of the Apple ecosystem, Apple Music is less appealing on Android than it is on Apple's mobile devices."

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About Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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