Help Confused about downloading music from Play Store

[jen2440]

I was always under the impression that songs I purchased from the Play Store were downloaded to my phone. Now I suspect otherwise, and have the following questions:

* Are the songs purchased and just streamed every time I listen to them?
* If so, can I stream them to other android devices without paying again?
* Is there an option to download the songs directly to my phone?
* If so, do I need an SD card to do this?
* Is music downloaded from the Play Store in MP3 format?

Sorry for so many questions, but I'm really confused.

 

[JAy3001]

1. Yes.
2. You would need to sign in on that device to access your music.
3. Yes - there are 2 methods one via the app to play offline (DRM protected) and 1 via the music manager to gain access to the mp3s directly:

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1250232?hl=en-GB

See the above link for info.

 

[jen2440]

1. Yes.
2. You would need to sign in on that device to access your music.
3. Yes - there are 2 methods one via the app to play offline (DRM protected) and 1 via the music manager to gain access to the mp3s directly:

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1250232?hl=en-GB

See the above link for info.

Many thanks.

 

[JAy3001]

Not a problem.