Earlier this 12 months, Google added a brand new functionality to its app on iOS which helps you to verify the historical past of the songs looked for previously. The characteristic is now rolling out for Android units too. It’s stated to be an extension of the Track Search characteristic which leverages Circle to Search — Google’s synthetic intelligence (AI) visible lookup instrument — to seek for the title of a track that’s at the moment taking part in.
Track Search Historical past in Circle to Search on Android
The Track Search historical past is rolling out with the Google app’s secure model 16.27 on Android (via 9to5Google). Launching the Track Search characteristic brings up the acquainted window which asks you to Play, sing or hum a track for identification.
Nonetheless, there may be additionally a brand new icon positioned on the top-right nook of the display screen which exhibits the tracks you might have lately looked for. As per the Mountain View-based tech big’s description of the characteristic, “That will help you preserve looking out, the Google app saves your most up-to-date searches.”
Tapping the choice brings up an inventory which particulars a number of of the tracks you might have searched with the characteristic previously, together with data such because the album artwork, title, artist, and the time you searched at. You may see 10 outcomes on the display screen, grouped collectively by month. In the meantime, scrolling right down to the underside of the record additionally reveals a Present full historical past possibility.
Choosing it opens up Google’s My Exercise web page the place the entire songs that you’ve got looked for previously are detailed. Nonetheless, this web page lacks the art work and solely exhibits the title observe, artist, and the time you looked for it.
Other than the Google app, the brand new Track Search historical past characteristic on Android can be accessible by way of the house display screen shortcut. Notably, the aptitude was first spotted in February, following an APK teardown of the Google app for Android, however there was no front-end to have the ability to entry it.
Then in April, the tech big reportedly started rolling it out to beta testers. Curiously, iOS customers have had entry to this characteristic since February, about the identical time as the primary proof of its arrival on Android was found.