78 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45FEATURE
- Show Now Playing on the lock screen
One of the coolest features of the new Pixel phones
is Now Playing, which offers the ability to identify any
song it hears without needing to ask Google Assistant
or launch Shazam. It’s not an app, it’s a setting, and
you can find it all the way at the bottom of Advanced
in the Sound settings. Inside is where you’ll find the
most important toggle of all: Show on lock screen.
Turn this on, and you’ll be able to identify any song
that’s playing within speakershot of your Pixel 2 just
by glancing at the bottom of the lock screen.