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The apps Google Play
Play Music
One of the biggest areas of the Google P lay store that has
expanded recently is the P lay M usic section ( F ig 3). After signing
contracts with numerous producers, P lay M usic now rivals the likes
of iTunes and Spotify, especially with its new All Access subscription
service. Singles and albums are competitively priced and you’ll
fi nd all the latest chart hits ready for you to download.
E ach listing
also has its own preview section that you can check out too. The
companion to
P lay M usic is the Google P lay M usic M anager desktop
software, which enables users to upload all their tracks to Google’s
server and stream them from there. This stops you needing to take
up valuable internal storage on your phone with your whole music
library. The streaming service works really well and it’s easy to create
Other apps
Use other services to
share apps and or store
them for later
Social media
Post links to the app directly
onto your Facebook or
Twitter profile
Email
You can email the info
directly to family and
friends by tapping one of
your email apps
Cloud storage
Upload the app links
directly to a cloud storage
account so that other
people can access it
Fig 4 (above) Play Books provides quick
access to both the ebook you’re reading
and some recommended titles
Fig 3 (above) Album artwork looks
fantastic within Play Music