Love your Pixel's "Now Playing" feature, only to lose your history when you switch devices? What if you could save every song, forever?
Now Playing History is the essential companion for your Google Pixel. It automatically captures and saves every song your phone identifies, creating a permanent, searchable, and powerful archive of your life's soundtrack, with large detailed album art.
Stop letting your music memories fade. Take full ownership of your listening history!
Key Features:
- Backup, Restore & Transfer: Never lose your music history! Whether you're upgrading your phone or just want peace of mind, the robust backup and restore feature lets you save your entire database and transfer it to a new device.
- See Your Music on a Map: Relive your memories with the Music Map! See exactly where you were when you heard that perfect song. Tap any location cluster to see all the music you’ve discovered there.
- Discover Your Personal Charts: Who's your top artist? What's your most-listened-to song? Get detailed personal charts for your Top Songs, Top Artists, and Top Genres. Tap any artist or genre to see your top songs from just that category.
- Metadata & Album Art Editor: "Now Playing" made a mistake? No problem. Easily edit the song title, artist, or genre. You can even choose from multiple album art options with the built-in album art selector.
- Keep Your Stats Clean: Tired of theme songs cluttering your charts? "Blocked Songs" lets you exclude any track from your history and charts, keeping your personal stats accurate and meaningful.
Fast, Light & Reliable: This app is engineered for performance. Enjoy a flawless experience with:
- Zero Crashes: Meticulously built for rock-solid stability.
- Blazing-Fast Speed: Uses smart caching so your history and charts load instantly.
- Minimal Data Usage: Works efficiently in the background.
- < 1% Battery Usage: Runs invisibly without draining your battery.
Your History is 100% Yours (Privacy First): Your data belongs to you, period.
- No Accounts: This app requires no sign-up or login.
- No Data Sharing: Your location and listening history never leave your device.
- On-Device Storage: All data is stored privately on your phone.
- Full Control: You can delete your location data, individual plays, or your entire history at any time.
Important: Please Read:
- Third-Party App: This is an independent app and is not developed, maintained, or supported by Google.
- Your History Starts Fresh: Due to “Now Playing” limitations, this app cannot import your existing history. Your log starts fresh, but from that day forward, you'll never lose your history again.
- Dependent on Google's Detection: This app does not recognize music itself. It logs what Google's "Now Playing" detects. If "Now Playing" misses a song, it won't appear. (Tip: Disabling 'Enhance Now Playing' in Pixel settings may improve detection.)
- Permissions: Notification Access is required to detect songs. Location (Optional) is used only for the in-app map. Files (Optional) is used for backup/restore.
Perfect Pixel Integration: Includes Dynamic Theming (Material You), Themed Icon, Home Screen Widgets, App Shortcuts, Predictive Back, Day/Night themes, edge-to-edge display.
More Features: Powerful search (by artist/title/genre), favorites list, advanced duplicate detection, view/delete individual plays, pause detection, copy/share details, and much more.
Supported Devices: Optimized for Android 16 and all Google Pixel phones (Pixel 2 and newer). Not currently optimized for Pixel Fold or Pixel Tablet.
Download Now Playing History today and turn your Pixel's "Now Playing" feature into the ultimate personal music diary!