Google Android Music 3.0 app leaked

If you’ve been waiting for Google to get its cloud on when it comes to music streaming, here’s a teaser.

Screenshots of the next version of Android Music 3.0 are flying about the web after someone got their hands on a developer version of the Android Market.

The app looks pretty similar to the Android Honeycomb music player, but it’s in the usually boring Settings area where the action really heats up.

Users are given these choices: “Stream music via Wi-Fi only”, “Download via Wi-Fi only” and the biggie – “Cache music”. So Google wants us to temporarily store streamed music when offline. They’re too good to us; they’re like the needy teacher giving us the answers to the test on their first day. And I’d be surprised if the record companies greet the news with open arms.

The questions now are how long would we be allowed to store the tracks for and will anyone let Google unleash this on the music industry?

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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