Google Music Updates with UI Tweaks, Device Management, Offline Radio and More

A fairly substantial update is rolling out for Google Play Music today. The update will move it from versionÂ 5.3.1317M to versionÂ 5.4.1409N. That is a good sized jump in terms version numbers and it certainly does deliver a number of new enhancements.

The first thing you will probably notice is some tweaks to the UI. The left sidebar that pops out now offers Settings, Help and Send Feedback. It used to be up in the top right with a tap of the three vertical dots. As seen below, the update is on the right and the last 5.3 version is on the left.

Buried throughout the app are a number of of other great additions that I know many of you have been asking for. For instance, you can now manage and deauthorize devices through the app instead of having to login to your PC. That was a pretty big pain point for many who are switching phones often and have multiple Google Music supporting products all signed in. You can also see in the settings that you can also “Refresh” your music manually now too.

Offline Radio has also found its way into the mix too. Simply tap on the three little dots to open the small popup menu. From there you can tap on “Keep on device” and cache a station to your device for playback at a later time.

The duplicate Chromecast issue is also apparently resolved. Along with that, the Cast button has been moved from the top while listening, to the center between the thumbs.

A few other little additions, like a ‘Play Next’ button has been added to songs and albums, a ‘Playing From’ bar in the playlist now floats along with your scrolling and some crash fixing too.

As always you can wait around for the update to hit your device through the Play Store, or you can go to our Gappsearly page where we keep all the apks easily available and updated.