YouTube Music replaces Google Play Music, pre-installed on Android 10

On its official blog page, YouTube revealed that its YouTube Music App will replace Google Play Music as the pre-installed music player for the latest version of Android, Android 10.

YouTube Music on the new Huawei Mate 30 Pro

To replace Google Play Music

The move makes sense as YouTube has a LOT of uploaded music from different artists that anyone can stream. 

AND, unlike the regular YouTube app for watching, the company designed this app to allow users to stream music and play it even if it is just running in the background or while you are using other apps.

YouTube Music is your personal guide through the complete world of music - whether it’s a hot new song, hard to find gem, or an unmissable music video. Music fans on Android phones can now easily unlock the magic of YouTube Music, which will come installed on all new devices launching with Android 10 (and Android 9), including the Pixel series.

If you are not on Android 10 yet, you can just download the app via Google Play.

If you still like to use Google Play Music, you can still download it on Google Play.

Could be Google's way to combat the dominance of Spotify in this area? Let's see!

Source: YouTube