Google Play Music switches on labs features: HTML5 player, star ratings and notifications

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We're so used to Google Labs features on commonly used services like mail and maps that we often forget they're technically experimental and now [Music][3] has a few of its own. The new features available on the desktop version of its web player include toggles for an HTML5 player (there was already a [mobile version for iOS][4]) instead of Flash, [Gmail-style][5] desktop notifications (Chrome only) and the ability to rate music on a five star scale instead of just thumbs up or thumbs down. There's been a steady of stream of updates to the Music arm of [Google Play][6] since it was first [announced last May][7], now that the velvet invite rope has been lifted has it become a part of your daily soundtrack?

[Google Play Music switches on labs features: HTML5 player, star ratings and notifications][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][8] on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:12:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][9].

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