Apple Music full review. Music service, you will most likely love
Music / / December 19, 2019
About a year ago I got tired of the music in the social network "VKontakte", and as a memory on the computer a little, keep audio offline, too, was impossible. Then I found out about Google Music and iTunes Match services. I studied them a week. Intently, learning about every detail and comparing the quality of the music.
I do not know how I missed that these services are fundamentally different: if Google Music did what I needed, iTunes Match has been the usual repository for pirated music. Of course, I paid an annual subscription to iTunes Match, and regretted it within ten minutes, having learned that he bought a pig in a poke. Himself to blame.
Apple Music - this is exactly what I wanted a year ago. Music service for those who are tied to the "apple" of the ecosystem. With a handy app, the ability to download music for offline listening to the radio and follow the performers.
Appearance
Launching a new application, "Music", I immediately ran into a problem. Despite the fact that Apple provides three-month free subscription to tied the score card or the iTunes must be an amount equal to the value of one month. Money can not be removed, but had to run to the ATM and throw them on the map.
After the activation of the subscription, all the music you have bought before, will be available in the tab "My Music." Speaking of tabs, all five of them:
- "For you" - music that is selected automatically according to your preferences.
- The "new" - tab to search for new music.
- "Radio" - radio stations sorted by genre.
- Connect - connection to the performers (there is empty).
- "My music".
Unlike Spotify and the more Google Music, the service works great on the iPhone 5. It is unlikely that someone would be able to forgive Apple, if it were otherwise. Still, the "Music" - a native app.
Apple could not help but focus on Taylor Swift. Of all the services strimingovyh her album '1989' is only available in the Apple Music, and it reminds on the first screen.
If you go to the page of the album, it is possible to add it to your library, add to favorites, or share with your friends. Opening the additional menu, you can turn on the radio, to download the album offline, show it on the iTunes Store or add to playlist.
Little changed playback interface. Now, the substrate is painted in the color of the album. In addition, it is possible to add a song to your favorites playlist, view and turn the player by clicking on the button at the top. Hide it is possible and just making a swipe from the top down.
On the lock screen also has a button for the chosen. If you try to share a song, open the application: from the lock screen that can not be done.
Music
Spit on the application design, the main thing - music. The Apple Music it can be found in four ways:
- Listening to the radio.
- By adding your favorite artists ( "My Music").
- Choosing executors of preferences ( "For You").
- Learning about new releases ( "New").
Each method deserves special mention.
Radio
Unfortunately, the Russian users is not available radio Beats 1. At WWDC on the station emphasizes. Cool DJs, high-quality music, clock broadcasts and interviews with well-known performers. It is said that without the Beats 1 we have something to lose. Since I have a US account, I was able to listen to the radio and was delighted with him.
There are other stations, music sorted by genre. I would not say that I liked the songs offered. You may need time to adjust to the service was able to users tastes.
My music
It seems, Apple is logical to assume that the tab "My Music" will be the most used, and place it to the right of the other. The problem is that I am left-handed, and to reach uncomfortable. What can we say about the owners of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. It is a pity that you can not sort the tabs.
In the "My Music", you can select the criterion by which the music will be sorted: artists, albums, songs, and video clips. You can choose to display only music that is available offline. By the way, offline songs downloaded is not very fast, but bearable.
Plus the fact that - unlike Spotify - they can swing and if the application is closed. Therefore, running the Apple Music for the first time, you can put on the download all your favorite music and close the app - download will continue.
In the "My Music" has a separate tab with playlists. Here you will find not only that you have created playlists, but also automatically, for example, "25 most popular" or "Newly Added".
For you
The longer you use the service, the better it will work this tab. When you first visit you will be asked to select your favorite genres (you can click twice if the genre is very like it), and then select the favorite artists of the proposals.
Despite the fact that I chose Alabama Shakes, Massive Attack, in the proposed music were Disturbed and All That Remains. I have nothing against these groups, but waiting for the moment when the service will know my wishes better and will begin offering music more efficiently.
In the tab "For you," offered not only albums, but also playlists created manually by editors of service. For example, in the playlist Intro to The Hives were the ten best songs from different albums in this group. A great feature. I think, I do not even need to explain why.
New
Tab "New" - is an analogue section Featured in the App Store and iTunes Store. This fall the new album of an artist, has won the approval of Apple. Categories at the top there, and I highly recommend using it. According to the experience with the iTunes, here come very popular artists and good music to find difficult. Sort by heading a bit saves the day.
But in this section are hidden and some of the coolest features. Just below you will find three things. First - musical selections Apple Music editors. It will only include selected songs of different genres, which pass through the moderators of service.
Second - playlists curators - renowned music magazines. For example, Rolling Stone or Resident Advisor. Here you need to go if you need a new music, in which quality is no doubt.
And finally, the third - the activity. Here you can choose a playlist for any activity: running, cooking, party, work or study. In each category, a dozen of playlists. Here, I hovered for a long time, shaking his music for tomorrow's run.
Connect
I was waiting for a lot of Connect, and as long as he gave me a little disappointed. Everyone has their favorite performers, and keep track of them, for example in Twitter, - is hell. Tape tweets filled with announcements of concerts, and the amount of useful information is reduced to zero. Therefore Connect was supposed to be a kind of music social network where fans could interact with idols.
And it will be, but a little later. While in Connect is very little information, and that is, works somehow. I was not able to download the video rehearsals Alabama Shakes, no matter how I tried: the player finds errors.
But now you can see rare photos from the concert Nirvana fans and comments of the group. Moreover, you can write a comment, and himself, but the answer to someone - not. Only complain.
conclusion
Since its announcement at WWDC, I'm waiting for Apple Music. Perhaps for my articles about google Music and Spotify you know that I breathe unevenly to the music, so it is expected that the service from Apple will become a point to find the perfect way to listen to audio. And he began it.
However, apart from a few shortcomings, which I described above, there is another. Apple's, in spite of its reputation as a company that creates the perfect ecosystem, unrelated to the device inside the Apple Music. For example, I use the iPad as a music station that is always connected to the columns. But I can not control the music from your iPhone or Mac. By the way, this may Spotify. I hope that with the release of the service for Mac feature still add.
I know that the Google Music and Spotify has its advantages, but if you are tied to the "apple" of the ecosystem, you have no choice. Price, convenience and a huge database of songs do the trick. And if you use multiple devaysa from Apple and have not yet switched to the Apple Music, it will soon do so.