One of the reasons I’m excited about a WWDC is the preview of what’s to come with Apple Music. With iOS 16, unfortunately, Apple did not announce a lot of new features in its music playback service, different from all other years. That said, there are still some features and tweaks that users will love when using Apple Music with iOS 16.
Let’s start with a feature we covered earlier in the week. Apple Music on iOS 16 allows users to sort playlists. Traditionally, all the music playlists are sorted by the order in which the songs were added to the playlist: the first songs added at the top and the most recent songs at the bottom .
With this new feature with Apple Music on iOS 16, you can sort your playlist by title, artist, album, and more. Also, when you open a singer / band profile, there’s a new Favorite button that you can “follow the artists you care about most with new music notifications and enhanced recommendations.”
Apple Music on iOS 16 also features:
- The HUD volume is set to the Apple Music app. It looks like the bar showing the length of the song;
- When you search for albums, playlists, singles, etc., you’ll notice that the covers are more rounded;
- The Apple Music widget on the iOS 16 lock screen is now different. It also shows the devices you’re listening to (a HomePod, AirPods, Beats headphones, and even wired headphones);
- When using SharePlay with Messaging, now syncs activities such as movies, music, workouts, games, and more with friends while chatting to Messaging;
- You can drag and drop songs to add to the queue below (thanks, Hidde);
- You can move music from one HomePod to another without AirPlay being on the other HomePod (thanks, George).
Last but not least, Apple Music users will benefit greatly from a new feature called Custom Space Audio. Available to AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max users with iOS 16, this feature uses your iPhone’s TrueDepth sensor to make a 3D map of your face and ears while using an AirPods device.
Custom space audio greatly enhances Dolby Atmos sound quality with space audio, and it’s worth a try once it’s available to all users later this fall.
These are the features that 9to5Mac was able to find in Apple Music with iOS 16 at the moment. Did you discover something different? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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