Google Music
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| Opened | November 16, 2011 |
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| Pricing model | Free for "Standard", US$9.99/month for "All Access", US$14.99/month for "All Access" for 6 family members |
| Platforms | Android, iOS, web browser |
| Format | MP3, AAC, WMA, FLAC, Ogg, ALAC |
| Restrictions | Concurrent playback limited to one device, non-concurrent playback limited to 10 devices |
| Catalogue | 40 million songs |
| Streaming | On-demand |
| Trial | 30-day free trial of "All Access" |
| Availability | 62 countries |
| Features | Free online storage and listening for 50,000 songs; Chromecast support; custom radio stations |
| Website | play |
Google Play Music is a music and podcast streaming service and online music locker operated by Google.
Users with standard accounts can upload and listen to up to 50,000 songs from their personal libraries at no cost. An "All Access" subscription, sold in combination with YouTube Red, entitles users to on-demand streaming of any song in the Google Play Music catalogue. Users can purchase additional tracks for their library through the music store section of Google Play. In addition to offering music streaming for Internet-connected devices, the Google Play Music mobile apps allow music to be stored and listened to offline.
The service was announced on May 10, 2011, and after a six-month, invitation-only beta period, it was publicly launched on November 16.
Google Play Music offers all users storage of up to 50,000 files from their music collection online at no cost, and the ability to listen to them through the service's web player and mobile apps. The service scans the user's collection and matches the files to tracks in Google's catalog, which can then be streamed or downloaded in 320 kpbs MP3 format. Any files that are not matched are uploaded to Google's servers for streaming or re-download. Songs purchased through the Google Play Store do not count against the 50,000-song upload limit.
Supported file formats for upload include: MP3, AAC, WMA, FLAC, Ogg, or ALAC. Non-MP3 uploads will be converted to MP3. Files can be up to 300 MB after conversion.
Songs can be downloaded on the mobile apps for offline playback, and on computers through the Music Manager app.
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