To learn more about the music you hear around you, you can have your Pixel phone automatically identify a song.
- With the Now Playing feature, you can get info about songs that play nearby. You can also get a list of songs you’ve played and share, search, or listen to them.
- You can find notifications whether your phone is locked or not.
Important:
- Some of these steps work only on Android 10 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
- Some of these steps require you to touch the screen.
How does Now Playing work?
How do I use Now Playing to find songs I heard recently?
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Now Playing
Now Playing history.
- You get a list of songs that Now Playing has recently identified.
- To share a song or listen to it in a music app, tap the song.
- On Pixel 3 and later, including Fold, you can also choose multiple songs to:
- Listen to on a music service
- Share
- Delete from your list
- On Pixel 3 and later, including Fold, you can also choose multiple songs to:
How do I get song info automatically?
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Now Playing.
- Turn on Identify songs playing nearby.
- Make sure that your phone is charged and connected to Wi-Fi.
- Wait a few minutes while your phone downloads the song database.
- After the download, your phone automatically identifies songs playing around you and shows them on your lock screen.
- To learn more about a song:
- On your lock screen, tap the name and artist of the song shown.
- If you're using your phone, expand notifications at the top, then tap the song notification.
How do I Favorite a song?
Important: This feature is available for Pixel 3a and later, as well as Fold.
You can add a song that’s playing nearby to your Now Playing favorites list from your lock screen. If you tap the music note next to the song title, a heart is added to the music note.
To review your favorite songs:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Now Playing.
- Tap Now Playing history
Favorites.
Tip: To remove a song from the favorites list, tap the heart .
How can I get even more music?
Important: This feature is only available for Pixel 4 and later, including Fold.
Your phone can identify a lot of music automatically. If there are tracks that it doesn't have, you can search for them manually on Google with music search.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Now playing.
- Turn on Show search button on lock screen.
- If your phone can’t identify a song, you can search for it. To search for a song, on your lock screen, tap music search
.
How to set a default music player?
To set your favorite music service as the default to automatically play songs:
- Open your phone’s Settings app.
- Tap on Sound & vibration
Now Playing
Default music player.
- Choose your default music player.
How can I change where notifications appear?
If you don't want to get song notifications at the top of your screen, you can turn them off.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Sound & vibration
Now Playing
Notifications.
- Turn off Recognized Music Notifications. Song info still displays on your lock screen.