Player for Google Play Music 1.0.0.35
Windows Phone users who are looking for a means of streaming their favorite songs from that particular service have at their disposal a neat utility that is suggestively called Player for Google Play Music.
Enjoy a cool looking GUI with a smart layout
The application brings you a quite pleasant interface, with smooth graphics from end to end and a well-thought-out organization of the content.
All the functions and commands are in plain sight, easy to reach and use, so the experience should be quite pleasant overall. The smooth navigation among the many sections and menus of the app also helps in this respect.
Less pleasant are the prompts to rate Player for Google Play Music that will appear from the first run and even before you get to sign in your personal account.
Explore your music and find the songs you want to listen
This utility makes it possible for you to view and manage the content stored online, but you should note that the availability and the accessibility of many functions depend on the subscription, so most of them can be fully enjoyed with a paid one.
The songs and albums that you added to your account are neatly stacked inside the "Library" section, so you can browse them and also go through the list of artists if this makes it easier for you to locate the tracks you want to play.
Play the tracks on the go
With one tap on any song from the database you can have it played back and, while viewing the list of music files queued in the dedicated area of Player for Google Play Music, you will also gain access to the playback controls.
The functions are those you are very accustomed with, so you can skip to the next track or return to the previous one, pause and resume the playback, but also activate the "repeat all" or "repeat one" features. There is even a "shuffle" button you can tap to listen to the songs in random order.
Find and cache songs or listen to radios
The app is equipped with a neat search function that will help you find the artists, tracks and albums you want, but this is one of those features that are useable with a paid subscription the service.
The ability to download songs locally so you can have them available even without an Internet connection and the online radios are also meant to be used preponderantly by those who pay to access the full services offered by Google Play Music.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The looks of this app are quite appealing and carefully designed, the only hindrance coming from the annoying prompts. |
Function8
The utility brings a pretty interesting feature set for its users, but most of the functionality requires a paid subscription to the online service. |
Security10
Anyone can have this application installed without any worries as it perfectly discreet and leaves all the system areas untouched. |
Battery5
The substantial power consumption of Player for Google Play Music means that the battery usage is also significant. |
Price8
Besides having to pay to fully unlock the app usage, user will have to have a paid subscription to the online service to make the most of its features. |
Compatibility8
Those who are willing to try out this app will have to do it on a Windows Phone 8.1 or higher handset. |
Specifications
- price:
- 1.99
- current version:
- 1.0.0.35
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.0.21
- developer:
- UNETA
- category:
- AUDIO
- os version req.:
- 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. unlock features
- hits:
- 750