Google Increases Free Google Play Music Storage From 20,000 Songs To 50,000 Songs

Google has announced that it's expanding the free storage of its Google Play Music Service, allowing users to store 50,000 songs without any charge, up from 20,000.

 Music stored within Google Play Music can be played on computers via Google's Music Manager app, on iPhones and iPads via the recently redesigned Google Play Music app, through a Chrome extension, through Chromecast, and on Android devices.

The Google Play Music storage doesn't require a subscription to Google Play Music to use it.

Users interesting in Google's free music storage can access it by going to the Google Play Music website, skipping the subscription offer and going straight to the music interface where there's an option to upload music.

New content can be uploaded directly from an iTunes library or from any other folder.

With the boost in free storage space, Google Play Music gains a bit of a competitive advantage over Apple's iTunes Match service. iTunes Match costs $25 per year and allows users to store up to 25,000 songs in iCloud, but it gives users the benefit of accessing 256-Kbps AAC DRM-free quality music for any uploaded song that's also available in the iTunes Store, MacRumors noted.