Google Play Music adds gapless playback, automatic Instant Mixes

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Google is expanding its [media umbrella](http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/08/google-play-movies-music-reach-australia-canada-and-europe/) to cover more countries, and it's marking the occasion with a new version of the [Google Play Music](http://www.engadget.com/tag/GooglePlayMusic/) app for Android and [Google TV](http://www.engadget.com/tag/GoogleTV/). While there's no explicit mention of the newly opened regional access, the update does add long-requested support for gapless audio playback: [Jelly Bean](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/android-4-1-jelly-bean-review-a-look-at-whats-changed-in-googl/) users will hear smooth transitions between tracks, although it works best when all the music is offline. The tweak also turns listening into more of a hands-off process, as it now automatically generates Instant Mixes (instead of requiring input) and lets us cache free, purchased, recently added and thumbs-up songs. If you've refused to sully that [DJ set](http://www.engadget.com/tag/dj) or Pink Floyd album by playing it through Android's stock music player, it's time to give the app another chance.

[Thanks, K]

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