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A clean and intuitive layout for finding music (pictures)

Google Play Music for iOS makes it easy to listen to your library and discover new music.

Jason Parker
Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years. He is the senior editor in charge of iOS software and has become an expert reviewer of the software that runs on each new Apple device. He now spends most of his time covering Apple iOS releases and third-party apps.
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Album cover art

Google Play Music shows the album cover art as you listen to a song. As the song plays, the app slowly pans over the image to create a sense of motion.
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Browse your library

Even with the free version, you can upload as many as 20,000 songs to Google's servers, and use the app as your main music player.
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Explore music

Tap the Explore tab to find new music. Google Play Music has several featured playlists you can pick through to hear something new.
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Unlimited skips

Unlike many other streaming audio apps, Google Play Music gives you unlimited skips so you can get to a song you like.
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Browse by album

When performing a search, you can sort by album, and the app returns album cover art with links to the track list.

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