Check Out iOS 10's Redesigned Apple Music Experience

[MacRumors]

iOS 10 introduces an all new Apple Music experience and a redesigned Music app, which is aimed at making it easier for users to find new content to listen to. As seen in the video below, the new look of the Music app focuses on album art with a bright, simple aesthetic featuring big, bold headlines and lots of white space.

At WWDC, Apple execs said the redesigned app was meant to bring "greater clarity and simplicity to every aspect of the experience."

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Along with a bolder look, the Music app features the following tabs: "Library," "For You," "Browse," "Radio," and "Search." Gone is the "Connect" tab that allowed for direct access to the built-in social networking service where fans can follow artists, but Connect posts continue to show up in the "For You" section of Apple Music.

The Library portion of the Music app houses songs saved from Apple Music and previously owned music, with a new section that makes it much clearer which songs have been physically downloaded on a device. For You includes a better mix of music and new daily playlists, while Browse features curated playlists and top charts.

The search feature searches through both Apple Music content and each user's own personal library, and "Radio" tab is largely unchanged with access to Beats 1 radio shows. Apple Music in iOS 10 also has a new focus on lyrics, and for many songs, lyrics can be accessed by scrolling up from the album art when content is playing.

Apple Music design changes introduced in iOS 10 have also been expanded to macOS Sierra and tvOS 10, both of which feature a new look and the same new features.

For full details on the new features coming in iOS 10, make sure to check out our iOS 10 roundup. Don't miss out on our previous videos, which have covered watchOS 3, macOS Sierra, and other iOS 10 features:

- WWDC 2016 Overview in Seven Minutes
- iOS 10's Overhauled Lockscreen
- The New iOS 10 Photos App
- The New iOS 10 Messages App
- macOS Sierra - Siri
- iOS 10 Hidden Features
- watchOS 3 Overview

We've also got roundups for all of the upcoming operating systems, including watchOS 3, macOS Sierra, and tvOS 10.

Article Link: Check Out iOS 10's Redesigned Apple Music Experience

 

[timboman]

looks like they are bringing back the older (bolder) fonts

 

[stevet]

Still can't get past the size of the fonts, they look so out of place in that app.

 

[tubular]

But does it still toss all your metadata into a blender and press "purée"?

 

[Juan Andrés]

Can you put Apple Music lists into folders? Right now only it's possible with your lists.

 

[blackoutz]

Did apple get inspired by Microsoft Zune?

 

[0098386]

Read the article, not seen the video yet (data). Any word on how iTunes music is handled yet? I've no interest in any music subscription service and my 10 year old library with oh so many playlists is getting worried.

 

[nyctravis]

I don't understand why they can't send out notifications of new music by artists I follow (like Spotify does). It's the one thing I miss most.

 

[Beaumon]

Yes, but they have removed the rating of songs feature. Too bad as this is how I make some of my smart playlists.

 

[DrumApple]

So they've finally started copying Spotify. Good job.

 

[FactVsOpinion]

Good changes. Much clearer layout.

 

[Corrode]

I'd just be happy if it didn't crash or lag all over the place.

 

[FightTheFuture]

Did apple get inspired by Microsoft Zune?

So they've finally started copying Spotify. Good job.

Yes that's right, they copied both Microsoft and Spotify. Let's go ahead and say they copied Android, FaceBook and Amazon while we're at it.

 

[foxkoneko]

why does it take a whole ****ing new iOS update to get this

 

[Quu]

Is it just me or does this not seem like an improvement? Just seems like it's different but not better or worse (or maybe a little worse with all the huge titles).

 

[nt5672]

Looks like their news app. I wonder how I will tell the difference.

 

[iSneeze67]

Very disappointed with this release. I don't really care about fonts. I want functionality. I want control over my smart playlists. I want control over my meta data. And I want a better system for search others playlists. Also adding new music notifications and concert announcement notifications would be great. This did nothing to make Apple Music better. Why can't a company with so many resources put some effort into this. If they spent as much time on Apple Music as they did emojis we would have one rocking music app.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

I like the update. Not perfect and certainly opinionated design, but it no doubt looks to be an improvement in several ways.

 

[Zirel]

Much better, just wish they fix the bugs it has fast.

 

[chrismail627]

While I'm not too keen on the large font, I think the rest of the app looks pretty good. The downloaded music button is definitely a great addition.

 

[serrharry]

this made me switch back to spotify..

 

[NervousFish2]

Read the article, not seen the video yet (data). Any word on how iTunes music is handled yet? I've no interest in any music subscription service and my 10 year old library with oh so many playlists is getting worried.

I had tons of old playlists, too. Never had any problem integrating the two once I switched to Apple Music. This version just seems to clean up some interface issues/inconsistencies.
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this made me switch back to spotify..

Any particular reason why? I've never been persuaded by Spotify, really. Sure, the social networking aspect is well executed. But they treat their artists like poop.

 

[6749974]

why does it take a whole ****ing new iOS update to get this

Because it's such a significant change it needs to go through a beta period, hence why this is in beta.

Imagine if you just woke up and your music library was in a completely new User Interface due to auto-update. Also imagine it filled with new, unexpected bugs. Now imagine MacRumors going ape s**t.

 

[NervousFish2]

Very disappointed with this release. I don't really care about fonts. I want functionality. I want control over my smart playlists. I want control over my meta data. And I want a better system for search others playlists. Also adding new music notifications and concert announcement notifications would be great. This did nothing to make Apple Music better. Why can't a company with so many resources put some effort into this. If they spent as much time on Apple Music as they did emojis we would have one rocking music app.

You do get a lot of that kind of info in Connect (Concert notifications, etc)

 

[Anijake]

What features work without Apple Music? I use Match, will I still get lyrics? How about For You?