YouTube Music will get AI-powered ‘Ask for Music’ feature

New findings say a new AI-powered Ask for Music feature coming to YouTube Music. Evidence confirming the existence of the feature was discovered in the YouTube Music app for Android v7.06.53.

Whether YouTube Music will add this AI feature as Ask for Music is a subject to be seen. Recently, it was reported that the company is working on a Gemini Extension for YouTube Music.

These developments reiterate that Google is committed to fueling the most popular services with AI capability. YouTube Music is one of the most popular apps, rivaling Spotify and Apple Music in the United States.

AndroidAuthority says that the new feature could replace the current voice search function. Thanks to AI integration, Ask for Music will likely let users search for music in natural language.

It is also assumed that YouTube Music will make song discovery more easier. The app could enable searching for songs by describing the music videos or asking for songs similar to [artist/song name], etc.

Apart from this, the APKTeardown also revealed a user interface-related detail. YouTube Music might add a YouTube app like launch animation. These changes are expected to be deployed with future updates to the app.

Work-in-progress code (for reference):

• <string name=”ask_for_music_prompt”>Ask for music</string>
• <string name=”ask_music_submit_button”>Submit</string>
• <string name=”ai_feature_input_disclaimer”>AI-generated responses are experimental. Quality and accuracy may vary. Please don’t enter confidential or personal information regarding yourself or others.</string>