This feature is key step towards YouTube Music replacing Play Music as the default audio player on Android. One key difference today is the addition of a browser right within the app versus a player opening when clicking on music files elsewhere in Android. The functionality builds on basic support for playing local audio files added earlier this year to YouTube Music. Another is the inability to “cast to another device.” Given how Google Cast works by sending streaming links, this is understandable. On initial launch, a banner notes how “These songs can be played on their own, but can’t be added to queues or playlists with songs from YouTube Music.” We noted this limitation in a past APK Insight, and how it’s odd given that Play Music does not have a similar restriction. Today’s screenshot shows the Artists page adding two tabs: YT Music and “Device Files.” The former lists bands and musicians that you’ve subscribed to in YouTube, while the latter displays audio files stored on your phone’s internal storage or SD card. It resides in the existing Library tab that organizes your collection by Downloads, Playlists, Albums, Liked songs, and Artists. MSPoweruser has spotted the functionality live in YouTube Music. This feature is a big step towards towards replacing Play Music, and is now beginning to appear for some users. For the past several releases, we have been closely tracking the ability to play on-device audio files in YouTube Music for Android.
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