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Ambient Music Mod gets massive update with Now Playing summary and multiple country support
Ambient Music Mod v2.2.1 is here, and it brings a Now Playing summary, multiple country support, and more.
Google's Pixel smartphones come with features that you can't get anywhere else, and a personal favorite of mine is the company's "Now Playing" feature. It will identify music playing around you by comparing audio to a database stored on device, providing you with a list of tracks that surrounded you throughout the day. Now it's getting an update that adds a Now Playing Summary (very likely before Google could even add it), backups, multiple database support, and more.
Latest Ambient Music Mod update brings support for armv7 devices and several bug fixes
The latest Ambient Music Mod update brings support for armv7 devices, several bug fixes, and a couple of new customization features.
After rolling out a massive update for the Ambient Music Mod earlier this month, XDA Recognized Developer Quinny899 has now released a fresh update for the mod. The latest release brings support for armv7 devices, several bug fixes, and a couple of new customization features.
Ambient Music Mod v2 Hands-on: Google Pixel’s Now Playing feature ported to other Android devices without root
Ambient Music Mod ports the Google Pixel’s Now Playing to other Android devices. The latest release of the mod brings several new features.
Most people will agree that the software on Pixel smartphones showcase what Google believes Android should be, and as such, the software is often well-received by enthusiasts. Nonetheless, thanks to the dedicated modding community, you don’t necessarily have to own a Pixel device to take advantage of its software features. The "Now Playing" functionality, for example, has remained exclusive to the Pixel lineup, but developer Kieron Quinn, also known as Quinny899 on our forums, managed to port it to other Android smartphones in the form of a hybrid Xposed-Magisk module named Ambient Music Mod. Now, Quinn has taken things a step further and completely overhauled the mod to make it a non-root solution.
Google Pixel's Now Playing feature prepares to add a "Favorites" tab
Now Playing on the Pixel 6 is preparing to add a new "Favorites" tab to let you quickly find all your liked songs in one place.
Now Playing is one of the marquee features of the Pixel software experience. On the Pixel 6 series, Now Playing gained a search button on the lockscreen, allowing users to quickly lookup songs that Google failed to identity. And soon it will also let you like songs so you can find all your favorite tracks in one place.
Pixel's Now Playing feature could get its first big revamp since launch
Google is reportedly working on a major revamp for the Now Playing feature on Pixel devices. Read on to learn about the upcoming changes.
The Now Playing feature on Google Pixel devices might receive a much-needed revamp soon. Google is reportedly working on giving it a design overhaul and a couple of new features.
Google Pixel's Now Playing feature has been ported to other Android devices
The Google Pixel’s Now Playing can tell you what song is playing in the background, and it has now been ported to other Android smartphones.
Google debuted the Now Playing feature with the Pixel 2 series back in 2018, and it has remained an integral part of the Pixel lineup ever since. The feature employs a combination of onboard hardware, software, and Google’s machine learning magic to identify songs playing in the background. Now Playing was intended to be a Pixel-exclusive feature, but it was only a matter of time before custom ROM developers managed to make it work on top of an AOSP codebase and come up with their own take on the feature.
The Google Pixel's Now Playing feature may get location and activity tracking support
The Ambient Services APK hints that Google is working on adding location and activity tracking to the Now Playing feature on the Google Pixel.
When Google announced the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL in late 2017, they introduced a feature called "Now Playing" to the Google Pixel series. The feature analyzes background music playback using a combination of software, hardware, and machine learning to show you what song is playing by comparing the audio fingerprint against an offline song recognition database containing tens of thousands of songs. With the launch of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, Google updated Now Playing to show the history of recognized songs. Now, we have discovered that Google is preparing to enhance Now Playing once more with the addition of location and activity tracking.
Pixel Experience adds a Now Playing-like feature to the OnePlus 6
The Pixel Experience team built a new feature that mimics Now Playing into their Android Pie ROM which is out now for the OnePlus 6.
Google has many good features built into their stock ROMs that are hard to port to other devices. This includes features like Now Playing and Call Screening. Well, at the moment full ports of both those features are not possible. Features similar, on the other hand, are possible. The Pixel Experience team added a new feature that mimics Now Playing into their Android Pie ROM which is out now for the OnePlus 6. This feature was created by the CypherOS team.
Google Pixel 3 XL Review: A Polished Camera and Software Experience make up for the Notch [Part 1]
This is our review of the Google Pixel 3 XL and its wireless charging accessory, the Pixel Stand. For part 1, we focus on the camera, software, and design.
Speed, Simplicity, and Security. These 3 words have been used to describe Google's Chrome OS—its desktop/laptop operating system built on the Linux kernel—since it was first introduced. But I would argue that Google's Pixel line of Android smartphones also embodies the three S's in Chrome OS' motto. Google's approach with the Pixel line is wildly different when compared to most Android device makers. Instead of packing every software feature imaginable along with every possible sensor, Google focuses on bringing the best camera performance with the least effort required from the user. Each new iteration of Pixel phone also brings a few new non-camera software features to the table as well as many under-the-hood performance and security enhancements, and the end result is a smartphone with the best of Google software. The Google Pixel 3 XL smartphone has a ton of new Google Camera features and a clean Android Pie interface with some useful additions, but it also has the controversial display notch.
The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are official with Wireless Charging support, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, and Android Pie
The Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL have been announced. Here's the information you need on their specifications, features, pricing, and availability.
We've seen the Google Pixel 3 leak on the XDA forums (twice), on Reddit, in a cab, in a train, in a Chinese shop, on the Russian black market, but finally, we get to see the Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL for ourselves. Today, Google officially unveiled their latest Pixel flagship smartphones along with a wireless charging dock called the Pixel Stand. Although the many leaks have stolen much of Google's thunder, today's Made By Google event finally puts the rest the endless speculation about the two devices. Here's everything you need to know about the Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL: Google's pair of powerhouse flagship smartphones with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, wireless charging support, a top-tier camera, the latest version of Android Pie, and yes, a notch (on the XL.)
Here's everything we know about the Google Pixel 3 XL
Everything we know about the Google Pixel 3 XL from its specifications and features to real-life pictures, renders, unboxing videos, and full reviews.
It's been a crazy week for fans of the Google Pixel smartphone line. After a steady trickle of leaks in the first half of the year originating mainly from industry sources, we've now had three separate instances of the Google Pixel 3 XL appearing in public. The first and second leaks originated on our very own forums, and while they revealed the new design and some of the basic hardware specifications, the leakers were unable to share further details because the devices weren't functional. This month, however, several bloggers and YouTubers, mainly from the Ukraine and Russia, got their hands on stolen pre-production Pixel 3 XL units. We've seen a full unboxing video, AnTuTu benchmark rundown, sample photos, and even full reviews. Given how many Pixel 3 XLs are now out in the wild, we haven't even scratched the surface of how many leaks we'll be getting ahead of the device's expected October launch. To help you wrap your head around the plethora of leaks we've seen, here's a summary of everything we know so far about the Google Pixel 3 XL.
Get Pixel 2 Features On Any Android
You don't have to shell out for a new phone to get some of the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL's best features. Here's how to make any Android phone feel like a Pixel 2.
The Google Pixel 2 is a fantastic smartphone by any measure. It's got a speedy Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 system-on-chip, premium materials, and one of the best smartphone cameras around. But as it turns out, you don't need to shell out for a new phone to get some of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL's best features.
Google Pixel 2's Now Playing feature has been ported to AOSP ROMs
The Google Pixel 2's Now Playing feature, an ambient music recognition feature which uses your device's microphones, has been ported to AOSP-based ROMs, paving the way it to be ported to other devices.
Google's flagship Pixel 2 smartphone series doesn't seem to offer a lot of features when compared to the likes of the Huawei Mate 10 or Samsung Galaxy Note 8, but there are a few unique features that are grabbing everyone's attention. First, there's the Google Camera with Google's powerful portrait mode technology. Then, there's also the Now Playing feature which uses the device's microphone in order to recognize music playing in the background. While the Google Pixel 2's awesome portrait mode feature has been ported to other devices already, the Now Playing feature has remained exclusive to the device. That may change in the near future, however, as a developer has managed to port Now Playing to AOSP-based ROMs.
Ambient Lock Screen Music is a Root App that Shows any Music on the Pixel 2's Ambient Display
A new root app called Ambient Lock Screen Music shows any music currently playing on your Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL's ambient display.
Google's latest Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL flagships have an awesome new feature called "Now Playing." Using a combination of software, hardware, and machine learning, the Pixel 2 uses an offline database to identify tens of thousands of songs playing in the background. It then displays those songs on your device's lock screen, always on display, or as an ongoing notification. The feature sounds gimmicky on paper, but after using it myself I found that it works really well. That being said, this kind of feature isn't everyone's cup of tea, so XDA Recognized Contributor Quinny899 came up with an app called Ambient Lock Screen Music which allows you to display the name and artist of any currently playing song on your device where the Now Playing text would normally appear.
This is how the Google Pixel 2's Now Playing Feature Works
The launch of the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL brought with it a new feature called Now Playing and today we learned how it works from Google.
Earlier this month Google officially launched the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL which ship with a new feature known as "Now Playing". The feature listens for music in the background and if it recognizes one of the songs, it shows you the name and the artist on the lock screen. When the feature was initially announced, there wasn't much information publicly available about it. Today, though, we have more details about how exactly the exclusive Now Playing feature works on the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones.