NEW: Google Links To Apps Not Pages, When Searching For Musicians On Android

Google has introduced the ability to search for musicians on Android phones and then have apps with more information about them open up.

The new feature is integrated into Google Search and works with the following apps:

• Google Play
• YouTube
• iHeart Radio
• Spotify
• TuneIn
• Rdio

The feature only works for musicians. For example, a search for Katy Perry (as shown in the example above) brings up an information box about her, with links to supported music apps. Tapping on an app brings you into the artist’s page there. In contrast, a search for Perry’s “California Gurls” brings up no such links.

Right now, the feature also seems inconsistent. Links for Perry showed up when searching using the search box widget on a Samsung Galaxy S5; they didn’t when searching from Chrome directly. The YouTube link launched correctly into Katy Perry’s page on YouTube; the Google Play Music link didn’t load Google Play Music at all, though it did work correctly on a Nexus 10.

Source:http://searchengineland.com/google-lets-search-music-play-immediately-apps-194692