


Per usual, those free months are only available to new subscribers and not existing customers, but the offer is good globally Galaxy S8 buyers will receive a free three-month trial for Play Music - just like consumers who’ve purchased Google’s own Pixel smartphone and other select Android devices.

Subscriptions also player a bigger part this time as Google continues to compete with Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and others. (Uploading tracks is a free feature of Google Play Music and doesn’t require a monthly subscription.) For all other Play Music listeners, the limit remains 50,000. For example, Galaxy S8 owners can upload up to 100,000 tracks to the service’s cloud locker, making them available to stream from anywhere. What’s changed now is that Google is making enhancements to the Play Music service exclusively for Samsung customers. But it technically began a year ago Play Music was also the default music playback app on the Galaxy S7, a result of Samsung trying to cut down on duplicate apps that clashed with Google’s services on Android. The partnership kicks off immediately with the S8. Today, coinciding with the retail launch of the Galaxy S8, both companies announced that Google’s music app will become the preferred music player on Samsung mobile devices. Samsung is giving Google Play Music a big push.
