Google Play Music To Become Default Music Player On New Samsung Galaxy Devices

Two of the biggest names in tech today -- Google and Samsung -- have decided to join forces in order to make Google Play Music the default music player and music service on new smartphones and tablet devices made by the South Korean mobile manufacturer, starting with its latest flagship offerings, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus (which have just launched quite recently). 

Moreover, because of this partnership deal struck by two titans in mobile, owners of Samsung made handsets will be able to upload a maximum of a hundred thousand tracks of their own songs to Google Play Music, free of charge. 100,000 songs is easily two fold the capacity compared to what is usually offered -- to date, Google Play Music offers free storage as well as playback capabilities of up to 50,000 songs from a customer’s own music library.

Also, as a result of this Samsung and Google collaborative effort, upcoming smartphones and tablet devices from the South Korean tech giant will include a three month trial of Google Play Music. This three month trial will include features similar to those offered by other familiar music streaming brands, like Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora Premium (just to name a few examples) -- such as zero ad listening, on demand access to more than 40 million tracks, and curated playlists. For good measure, the deal will also result to customers enjoying access to YouTube Red, which offers ad free videos across YouTube.

Of course, Google is quick to reassure everybody that its Google Play Music service will seamlessly work with Bixby, Samsung’s own artificial intelligence driven digital assistant -- that is when the software finally gets rolled out some time in spring of this year. What does this mean for Samsung users? For one, they will be able to verbally command Bixby to play their favorite U2 track or access that smooth jazz playlist.

This deal comes after Samsung’s move to start to veer away from the music business in fall of last year. Some may remember that at that time, the South Korean tech giant had decided to discontinue Milk Music, its United States based mobile music service, due to the fact that the feature never really took off with the masses. When it revealed its intention of shutting down Milk Music, Samsung did imply that it was looking to forge a partnership deal with Google in a music related move.