Google hasn’t had a huge appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). However, the search engine said it was working on several useful features for playing back media, such as more playback options for Spotify Connect-enabled devices as well as cross-device notifications so that you can continue playing back your media Playback in the field.
The concept of cross-device notifications is that you can play music or podcasts in the car and continue the playback via your TV or phone. At present, Google is working on support for YouTube Music and Spotify for cross-device playback.
The company claimed that it employs an array of signals, like Bluetooth Low Energy Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, as well as ultra-wideband (UWB) as well as the feature called “near device” which detects the proximity of devices. These technologies allow experiences like sending a message to restart playing on your phone once you get out of your vehicle.
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Additionally, Google is also working on making it easier to switch between playback devices when using Spotify. Like Google’s Chromecast built-in, and the Apple AirPlay, Spotify Connect is an open standard that allows you to “cast” media Playback playing on Spotify to speakers compatible with it, like or an Amazon Echo.
Presently, users need to make use of Spotify Connect, which is currently only available in the Spotify app to access Spotify Connect as well as switch between speakers compatible with Spotify Connect. Soon, however, they can utilize the media switcher on Android 13’s new version to switch between different speakers.
While these are only minor improvements however, it’s clear that Google would like to cooperate with Spotify as it has been extremely negative of Apple. In 2011, Google struck a deal with Spotify to allow the streaming service to be the first partner in its third-party billing service trial on the Play Store. Now , the search giant is creating Spotify its users’ life much easier in its own ecosystem through these new features.
