Google is implementing a practical improvement of its Circle to Search on Android. In that move it introduces a Song Search History option.
This is an iOS feature, which is now accessible to everyone. It allows for very convenient viewing and listening to the songs you have already marked before.
This is one of the efforts by Google to ensure users have easier access to on-device search. It contains such information as the name of the song, the singer, and a cover picture.
A New Way to Revisit Your Tunes
The essence of this feature is that it enables a user to play songs that their earlier marked using Circle to Search very effortlessly.
Once a Circle to Search question has been fired and a user taps on the icon that looks like a music note, a new button that looks like a clock will be present at the top-right side. A press on this icon will open the specific page with the history of the latest searched songs.
This page consists of a graphically intuitive grid interface that shows the details most important for identifying different songs:
Cover Art: There will be a little thumbnail of the album art of the song.
Artist Name: the actual name of the performing artist.
The title: The name of the song.
Search Date: The day that the song was popular.
The history is well-planned and arranged monthly, and you get a good, clear chronological history of your musical discoveries. The action of browsing through the previous searches is convenient. On selecting a song on the list, one can find a Google Search page with an offering of search results on the song in question.
Availability and Rollout
Initially, the roll-out of the new Song Search history feature is already happening to Android users. The availability is gradually spreading across the models and brands covered by the feature. It is even present in a few beta builds. This is a hint that we just have to wait a little more to get a wider, official release.
Besides, updating both the Google app and Android System WebView may allow activating the feature earlier. The rollout process may differ depending on the region and the device. However, the majority of users should be able to experience this feature in the next few weeks.
Wider Implications
The majority of the conversations about this update refer to the handy new interface shortcut. They start speaking less about any deeper consequences of this trend. Only a few sources explore the features of its integration with other Google services.
This development may be regarded as a logical continuation of the current music recognition features in the Google search app, such as Hum to Search in the Google app. The concept in Circle to Search also strengthens its fortification as a hub of other on-screen rapid activities.
This is a part of a larger scheme Google has to make Circle to Search more capable. The update adds all sorts of functionality, such as on-screen translation and handling other types of media. Thus, this makes it a powerful tool of contextually finding information literally off of your screen.
Conclusion
The company has added Song Search history to Circle to Search, which allows making Android on-screen search tool even more convenient and helpful. The ability to replay previous identified songs that a user has played is aided by a simple tap and all this, is arranged in a clean graphical manner.
Although the new update is an enhancement on daily music search, there are concerns about data storage. Nevertheless, this rollout demonstrates that Google is still trying to make Circle to Search a wiser and more flexible tool for One-Inch Actions and useful outcomes on Android.
