YouTube Music has been testing a redesign of the Now Playing screen since November of 2024.It’s not yet rolled out, and still in flux with YouTube Music now moving the thumbs up and down buttons.

Update 12/12: YouTube Music’s gradient Now Playing background is now widely rolling out on Android phones and tablets (version 6.29.57), though the change is minor on the latter form factor.

YouTube Music, YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Music can be set as your default Now Playing music player. These updates are rolling out gradually to Pixel 6 and newer devices as a server-side update.

Google could soon let users select a default music player for Now Playing results. The company has updated its Now Playing support page to highlight this change, but it is currently unavailable ...

YouTube Music v7.24.51 indicates that Google could soon bring support for its “Now Playing” widget to the cover display on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip devices. This is the new widget service added ...

Now Playing is constantly operating in the background, but only for music. Introduced way back in 2017 along with the Pixel 2, the Now Playing feature has remained exclusive to the Google Pixel ...