Apple Music Adds Playlists for iOS 18's New 'Music Haptics' Feature

[MacRumors]

As previously announced, iOS 18 includes a new accessibility feature called Music Haptics. When this feature is turned on, the iPhone's Taptic Engine will tap and vibrate to match the audio of a song playing in Apple Music, Apple Music Classical, Shazam, and supported third-party apps when the device is connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network.

Apple says that Music Haptics provides a new way for anyone to experience music on the iPhone, including listeners who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Apple first announced Music Haptics when it previewed iOS 18's new accessibility features in May, and the feature is now available globally with iOS 18's release today. Starting today, Apple Music has a new section dedicated to Music Haptics, with new playlists available called Haptics Beats, Haptics Bass, Haptics Vibrations, and Haptics Hits.

Music Haptics is supported on the iPhone 12 series and later, excluding the third-generation iPhone SE, on iOS 18 and later. The feature can be turned on in the Settings app under Accessibility → Music Haptics.

Article Link: Apple Music Adds Playlists for iOS 18's New 'Music Haptics' Feature

 

[coffeemilktea]

Music Haptics is supported on the iPhone 12 series and later

This seems like a really interesting feature, but my phone is one model too old to try it out. 😔

 

[Ericdjensen]

Just tried it. Didn't know the phone could vibrate that hard lol

 

[poematik13]

Will be turning this on by default lol. Bass boost!

 

[Techwatcher]

Now this is fire

 

[klasma]

I wonder by how much this reduces the advertised hours of audio playback the iPhone can do.

 

[tkrsh]

damn this goes hard

 

[cjsuk]

Ok well this is only useful if I stick the phone in my pants and shove on some 90s rave.

 

[timborama]

Great feature… to eat battery life even faster!

 

[QuarterSwede]

For Sweet Child O Mine I wouldn’t know it by the way the haptics are working. It’s kind of odd and doesn’t really follow the music. I wonder what it’s translating to the Taptic Engine.

 

[BJMRamage]

I think this is a great feature for those with some hearing loss to enjoy music more. I might give it a try but figure that will make the iPhone battery drop quicker.

 

[frozencarbonite]

Neat. But I'm slowly, yet finally making leaving the iTunes/Music ecosystem. I've been in the process of switching to Plex and running my own media server. I like being able to stream my FLAC files.

 

[TheColtr]

This feature is interesting, but I just don't get it. When too much is happening in a song it just feels like vibrations, I can't really make out any distinct instruments from the vibrations. This would be really cool with more Taptic engines acting like separate instruments, but as it is now I don't understand it.

 

[ibran]

Awesome, now I can make anything sound like a 2005 Nissan Altima with a pair of subwoofers and a loose trunk lid.

 

[npmacuser5]

My first thought Battery.

 

[TImm3h]

A lot of songs aren’t the greatest with this. What I have found is holding the phone with two hands and no case in the best experience. A good song to test is Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

 

[wanha]

Great feature… to eat battery life even faster!

That's how features work generally - they use up more battery 🤷‍♂️

 

[svish]

Interesting. Will try this out after updating.

 

[forced-to-have-a-username]

I would be just worried that all screws come loose after 500 hours of music vibrating. New irrational fear unlocked.

 

[slowpoke]

Doesn't work with local music. Bah

 

[stevefeinstein]

That's how features work generally - they use up more battery 🤷‍♂️

This is of course true. It would be helpful to know just what the impact of the feature is on the battery to make a more informed decision as to if it's something we want to use frequently.

 

[nicho]

For Sweet Child O Mine I wouldn’t know it by the way the haptics are working. It’s kind of odd and doesn’t really follow the music. I wonder what it’s translating to the Taptic Engine.

It seems to randomly jump around the different instruments on some songs and not really follow anything.

Ironically bad with Cum On Feel the Noize - especially the line "So you think my singing's not in time"... the vibrations definitely aren't!


The Human League though... wow. Tainted Love by Soft Cell. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). Tears for Fears. Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. This feature was 100% made for synthpop.

 

[dejanh]

This throws me back to my Basslet. I’ve got two of those still. I’m going to charge them up and relive the good old wrist worn bass kick. Now I can do haptics, Basslet x 2, and my Focal Clear MG and I’ve got the ultimate listening experience.