One of the best features of Google Pixel smartphones is “Now Playing,” an ambient way of tracking music that’s playing…

  • Brickfrog
    link
    fedilink
    English
    65 days ago

    Just tested it and it seems to work normally on my Pixel 7.

  • Rhynoplaz
    link
    English
    24 days ago

    Mine works very consistently. No complaints here.

  • @DarkShaggy
    link
    English
    24 days ago

    Yeah it’s a sketchy feature, sometimes works sometimes doesn’t. Have Shazam as a backup. Use Shazam most the time…

  • tiredofsametab
    link
    fedilink
    14 days ago

    6 pro has it show up most of the time I look. I’ve never tried to use it to play/buy music so no idea on that front.

  • deadcatbounce
    link
    fedilink
    English
    14 days ago

    Always crashes after trying to play song in your chosen streaming service (Deezer for me).

    Doesn’t cache prior results on phone so will take ages to reload from Google server. Nevertheless, one of my most used and pinned apps on my Pixel 7 Pro/Niagara.

    I just wish that they would give it some love.

    • Adam
      link
      fedilink
      English
      24 days ago

      I get it, privacy is good and people should do what they can to feel comfortable.

      But in the case of the now playing feature that’s all done on-device - which is why it tends not to recognise the obscure stuff.

  • FiveMacs
    link
    fedilink
    English
    -55 days ago

    I just look at the screen with my eyeballs…

    • Rhynoplaz
      link
      English
      04 days ago

      You don’t know how this works, do you?