Google Play Music (free and paid)
Like Spotify, to use Google Play Music, add your credentials in Tizonia’s config file. You need to populate your gmail address, password, and device_id. Tizonia prompts valid device IDs if they are not known.
To see the available options, type at a shell:
$ tizonia --help googlemusic
--gmusic-user arg Google Play Music user name (not required if provided via config file).
--gmusic-password arg Google Play Music user's password (not required if provided via config file).
--gmusic-device-id arg Google Play Music device id (not required if provided via config file).
--gmusic-additional-keywords arg Additional search keywords (this is optional: use in conjunction with--gmusic-unlimited-activity).
--gmusic-library Play all tracks from the user's library.
--gmusic-tracks arg Play tracks from the user's library by track name.
--gmusic-artist arg Play tracks from the user's library by artist.
--gmusic-album arg Play an album from the user's library.
--gmusic-playlist arg A playlist from the user's library.
--gmusic-podcast arg Search and play Google Play Music podcasts (only available in the US and
Canada).
--gmusic-station arg Search and play Google Play Music free stations.
--gmusic-unlimited-station arg Search and play Google Play Music Unlimited stations found in the user's library.
--gmusic-unlimited-album arg Search and play Google Play Music Unlimited tracks by album (best match only).
--gmusic-unlimited-artist arg Search and play Google Play Music Unlimited tracks by artist (best match only).
--gmusic-unlimited-tracks arg Search and play Google Play Music Unlimited tracks by name (50 first matches only).
--gmusic-unlimited-playlist arg Search and play Google Play Music Unlimited playlists by name.
--gmusic-unlimited-genre arg Search and play Google Play Music Unlimited tracks by genre.
--gmusic-unlimited-activity arg Search and play Google Play Music Unlimited tracks by activity.
--gmusic-unlimited-feeling-lucky-station Play the user's Google Play Music Unlimited 'I'm Feeling Lucky' station.
--gmusic-unlimited-promoted-tracks Play Google Play Music Unlimited promoted tracks.
To stream store tracks you’ll need a subscription to Google Play Music. Free stations are currently available in the US, Canada, and India only.
Playlists can take a while to load.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Spotify (Premium)
Page 4 – Google Play Music (free and paid)
Page 5 – YouTube
Page 6 – Soundcloud
Page 7 – Other Services and Features
Page 8 – Summary