Play Music starting

[noam...@gmail.com]

I was wandering if anyone knows how/if I can start a playlist immediately from Google Play Music.
If I use the playlist shortcut it just opens that app but I want to start it without interaction.

[Automate developer]

Check out this flow for starting a playlist in a media player:
http://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/499

If that doesn't start playback, try using the Audio player control block.

[johnpo...@gmail.com]

I can get a particular playlist to play but that example requires the playlist name to be entered manually. Any way to embed the name into the command so no user intervention required? Thanks

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Use the Variable set block to assign variable name with the text instead of the dialog.

[P Chan]

Hi, I got the playlist working, but is there anyway to play a random song from the playlist or shuffle the playlist? |
i have tried to interact click / interact touch but cannot select the "shuffle" button in google play music :( 

Thanks in advance 

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Maybe, see:

https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-common#PlaySearch

[P Chan]

i tried, but dont understand :( 

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

App start block, try...

Action: Media play from search

Extras: { "android.intent.extra.focus": "vnd.android.cursor.item/playlist" }

[P Chan]

that wont random play the playlist, it will start play the 1st song from the playlist in google play music :D