Google is finally rolling out cross-device queue synchronization for the YouTube Music app, which means you should now finally be able to start a playlist at your desk and pick up exactly where you left off on your phone, all without missing a beat.
If this sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Spotify users have been taking advantage of this level of continuity for years, and even though long overdue, YouTube Music users will now enjoy it too.
Previously, YouTube Music on the web was able to pick up where you left off on your mobile, but this was a one-way street. On top of that, the continuity came with limitations. Even though YouTube Music on the web is able to pick up where you left off, it doesn’t let you pick up at the exact spot. On the web, YouTube Music lets you pick up from the song you were on in a specific playlist or album on mobile, but not the exact playback position — essentially resuming playback from the beginning of the song.
As highlighted by the folks over at 9to5Google, these limitations might just be going away now.
Finally, a two-way street
Via a server-side update, YouTube Music’s queue is gaining true ‘handoff’ functionality, finally allowing the mobile apps to talk back to the web client.
Now, when you open the YouTube Music app, be it on your iOS/iPadOS device or an Android one, it will highlight the track that you left on during your last session on a desktop/laptop.
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Instead of the song’s artist, a temporary label will appear on the player, highlighting information like “From your browser,” or “From your iPhone.” This should serve as confirmation that the app is pulling the queue from a device you previously used YouTube Music on.
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