Google Play Music Now Has a 'Particles' Visualiser for Its Web Player

Google's music-subscription service - Google Play Music - has added a HTML5 visualizer to its player on the Web, a feature we long seen in music player apps such as Windows Media Player and Winamp.

The added visualiser to Google Play Music player for Web is called 'Particles.' To enable the visualizer, users can hover on the album art at the bottom left of the player while the song is playing, which will result in the pop up of two options - one for panning and zooming over the album art, and the second being the Particles visualizer.

The Android Police team, which first reported the new change on Saturday, also notes that Google might be rolling out the Particles visualiser in batches to the regions where the Google Play Music service works. Notably, Google doesn't offer the service (or the All Access subscription) in India.

Last month, Google had added the $10-a-month (approximately Rs. 60) All Access service that tries to anticipate its listeners' moods and make music suggestions based on various factors.

For instance, a subscriber who opens the service on a smartphone on a Monday morning might be offered a playlist suited for commuting, going to the gym or getting motivated for work. Opening the app on Monday evening, though, might generate songs appropriate for eating dinner, studying or unwinding.

The mood music also will be tailored to each listener's tastes, so a subscriber who already has signalled a preference for rock and an aversion for country music would be more likely to hear the Rolling Stones perform "Monkey Man" than "Dead Flowers" in their mixes.

Additionally, subscribers can also request playlists designed for specific activities such as napping or housecleaning.