
Scroll down a bit, and you'll an option labeled "Sleep Timer." Tap it and then set the clock for however long you want the music to play. Tap the three-line menu icon in the upper-right corner of the app's main screen, then select Settings. Like to fall asleep to the soothing sounds of System of a Down? Play Music's got you covered. You can even put a direct shortcut to song search on your home screen, if you want super-easy access: Press and hold any open area of your home screen, then select "Widgets" and look for "Google Sound Search." (It should be grouped within the main Google app.) 3. Tap that icon, and if music is detected, you'll see a music symbol on the screen that'll let you start a song search right then and there. Note that you can also find this feature in your phone's regular Google search function (though oddly not in Google Assistant as of yet): Look for the microphone icon either within the search icon or bar at the top of your home screen or within the Google app. After a few seconds - if all goes well - it'll tell you the name and artist of the track you're hearing. Tap that, and Play Music will start listening. Remember when Shazam was all the rage? Google Play Music actually has its own built-in ability to identify any song playing around you: Just tap the search icon or bar at the top of the app, and the first suggestion you'll see appear beneath it is "Identify what's playing." jr And if you like listening to live music in particular, it really has the potential to expand your musical horizons. Its existence as a separate app is a bit awkward - and as I noted earlier this week, it really ought to coexist with Google Play Music in a more unified and coherent manner - but regardless of its current implementation, it's still a noteworthy benefit of a Play Music subscription. It's called YouTube Music, and it puts YouTube's entire music catalog into an audio-friendly setup. It's all too easy to overlook, but any Google Play Music subscription comes with access to a separate app that lets you listen to a massive library of live and rare recordings.
