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From Search to Music with a Single Click Using Google Now

Jun 19, 2014 11:54 PM

We love Google Now around here (okay, maybe I do more than others), and today Big G snuck in a nice little functionality when searching for an artist. Exclusive to the US for now, when you enter an artist or band into Search, you'll be presented with listening options for apps you have installed on your device.

It's live and ready to roll—no downloads or updates necessary—so give it a shot and see for yourself.

From Search to Music with a Single Click Using Google Now

Search for Drake...

Get Drake on Google Play Music

and Youtube.

Search for Drake...

Get Drake on Google Play Music

and Youtube.

This will work on iHeartRadio and Spotify as well, along with TuneIn Radio. Obviously, I don't have every radio or streaming app that's out there, so let us know in the comments what other services you've found this to work for.

The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.