Recently, according to a report from Reddit, a new test for YouTube Music seems to have started, which would allow, via filters, to customize what you see in the UP Next queue.
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Always committed to improving its YouTube multimedia playback platform, Google has not neglected, however, over time, to also perfect the spin-off Music which just a few days ago began to acquire the suggestion function for suitable devices. to the Cast. Now, it would seem to be the turn of a further improvement.
In the past few hours, a Reddit user, u / hanubeki, reported via screenshot, in the subReddit “Android + Web + Google TV”, a curious implementation in its version of YouTube Music, which provides suggestions in the form of “pills” for filter what appears on the screen. The novelty, placed in the (increasingly crowded) user interface relating to what is playing, would allow you to easily switch to a new song.
Among the probable use cases for the new function of the filters for what appears in the UP Next queue, there would be the possibility of obtaining more variety in the face of a radio queue that is still considered excellent, not having to browse the Home feed when you have the about finding more songs to listen to, and being able to find something familiar more easily if you are not satisfied with what appears in the Up next.
In succeeding in these purposes, the new function would provide for the placement at the top, under the bar indicating the song being played, of filtering chips, designated with the names of “All” (all, the standard one), “Familiar” (familiar ), “Recommendation” and “Instrumental”.
From what has been reported, it seems that the filtering pills are connected to the song being played, so that some appear and not others from time to time, and they seem to appear only for the queues generated by the Radio. At the moment, everything seems to lead to a test, aimed at improving the platform’s ability to “filter radio queues”, still not very widespread, as highlighted by the editors of 9to5google who have analyzed some versions of YM in their possession.