How to Create a Google Play Music Playlist on Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to create a playlist and add songs in the Google Music app for Android.


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Google Play Music was integrated with YouTube Music and discontinued in late 2020. (Posted 2020-10-18).


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    It’s the icon with headphones labeled “Play Music” typically found in the app drawer.
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    It’s at the top-left corner of the screen.
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    It’s one of the options near the top of the screen. A list of songs in your library will appear.
    • If you don’t have any songs in your library, tap the magnifying glass icon at the top-right corner of the screen to search for a song.
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    A list of playlists (if any exist) will appear.
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    This name is how the playlist will appear in Google Music.
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    This can help you identify the playlist of you create others.
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    The playlist is now live. It contains one song.
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    You can return to the SONGS section or enter some search terms.
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    A list of playlists will appear.
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    The song is added to the playlist. You can continue adding songs to the playlist using this method.
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