TechHive: Google Music update allows offline music caching to SD cards

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Dec 6th 2013, 16:16, by Mark Hachman

The latest revision of Google Play Music allows users to cache music on SD cards within their phone—just like the old days.

Just a short time ago, this wasn't a problem: Users copied music to an SD card, stuck it in their phone, and bingo! Music on the go. But the cloud changed all that. Now, providers like Amazon, Apple, and Google encourage listeners to take their music off their hard drive and put it in the cloud, where you can access it from anywhere.

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Google Music can now cache music on SD cards.

Mark Hachman

The problem is that, once your music is tucked away within the cloud, providers like Google want to keep it there. Normally, this isn't a problem. But if you're on the go a lot, all that streaming can quickly suck up your bandwidth. Wouldn't it be nice to cache your favorite tunes directly on your phone?

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