
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Some Pixel phones are now showing album art for detected songs on tapping the Now Playing lock screen interface.
- The new expandable view appears to be rolling out with the Android 16 QPR3 update, but it’s unclear how widespread the rollout is yet.
- Some tracks currently load a blank white background instead of the album artwork.
Pixel phones have long had one of Android’s coolest music tricks built in. The Now Playing feature constantly listens for songs…

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