Where Is Pixel Now Playing History Stored?
Pixel Now Playing history location, on device song log plus cloud assisted matches.
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Now Playing on Pixel phones recognizes ambient music on device with a downloadable song database. History lives in the Now Playing page under Sound settings. Favorites pin there.
Recognition runs locally for privacy with periodic database updates. There is no audio file kept of the room. Cloud assists only ambiguous matches where enabled.
Where Android stores this, by platform
Settings > Sound & vibration > Now Playing
Song database, history and favorites live here. Enable ambient identification first. Database updates arrive with system intelligence components.
Frequently asked questions
How do I turn Now Playing on?
Open Settings and search Now Playing, then enable Identify songs playing nearby. Keep the phone locked face up in ambient moments. Matches appear in history.
Where is my Now Playing history?
Open the Now Playing history page and tap any entry for actions. Heart favorites to pin them. Delete CLEARED entries only remove local log lines.
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