That might be because I've been using the new service for quite a while before kicking off the library copy tool, but if you're in my situation, that's something you should keep in mind. Unfortunately, I haven't quite noticed a difference in my YouTube Music recommendations and mixes following the migration. Right: Lost artworks and duplicate albums post-migration. Of course, you can also choose to start over again if you've accumulated too much stuff you don't listen to anymore. You'll get a notification and an email once the process is finished, which can take up to a few days depending on the amount of files you've collected. Your uploads and the rest of your library are moved in the background while you can already give YTM a try. Your recommendations are imported instantaneously so you can start listening to your music right away. Once the feature is available to you, you'll see a banner in your Play Music and YouTube Music app telling you as much. It lets you move your whole library - likes, recommendations, uploads, albums, and more - from Play Music to YouTube Music. Google's new migration tool should be available to all Play Music/YouTube subscribers by now. Songs you've purchased on the Play Store will be migrated to YouTube Music via the migration tool, but you can also download your complete library via Google Takeout if you don't want to use YouTube Music. YouTube Music recently also added casting support for these songs on the free tier, finally catching up with its predecessor. Google Play Music's free version, on the other hand, only let you play mixes based on artists and songs on Google Home, limiting you to a random selection of songs.īoth platforms allow you to upload and listen to your own music without ads, in the background. The free tier is ad-supported, so if you're dealing with YouTube, you know what's coming at you. On a laptop or desktop, you can even enjoy songs with the Music website in the background. You can stream any song or video you like as long as you keep your display turned on and the app in the foreground. YouTube Music manages to impress with its free tier. If you used to share your Google Play Music account with children under the age of 13 as part of a family plan, you might have to look for another streaming service, though - the YouTube Music app is only available to children over 13.

When you use Google's migration tool, your current plan will be moved over to the new platform and you'll end up paying just as much as you had before. In the future, you'll only be able to access YouTube and YouTube Music for the same prices. If you pay $12 for YouTube Premium, you used to get ad-free access to all three services, while you used to get both Play Music and YouTube Music for $10 a month. YouTube Music, Play Music, and YouTube have been intertwined for a long time.

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