{"id":677,"date":"2025-07-05T18:54:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T18:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=677"},"modified":"2025-07-05T19:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T19:04:41","slug":"apple-music-turns-10-but-these-7-day-one-issues-still-linger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=677","title":{"rendered":"Apple Music turns 10, but these 7 day-one issues still linger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s been a decade since\u00a0Apple debuted Apple Music<\/a>, which also means it\u2019s been ten years since I started paying for a music service subscription. During this time, Apple Music has gone through a few redesigns. However, the most important change has been Apple Music slowly replacing iTunes, the iTunes Store, and even the music-matching service\u00a0iTunes Match<\/a>\u00a0(which is still available in 2025!).<\/p>\n

After all these years of support for Apple\u2019s music service, there are still issues that continues to frustrate me and other users. Even with the upcoming\u00a0iOS 26 update<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0several new tweaks and features<\/a>, Apple\u2019s service still disappoints me in a few key ways.<\/p>\n

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All-new Mac app:<\/strong>\u00a0Many Spotify subscribers keep the service because their primary way of listening to songs is through the desktop app. Apple Music on Mac is bad. It\u2019s not iTunes, but everything about it reminds me of Apple\u2019s all-in-one app for syncing my iPod with songs, movies, shows, ringtones, books, and more. Even with macOS Tahoe and the Liquid Glass design, you\u2019ll still find a very similar experience on macOS Sequoia, which is annoying.<\/p>\n

Standalone app:\u00a0<\/strong>Apple needs to remove Apple Music from the OS update cycle. That will allow the company to fix bugs, add features, and more, at any time. This makes Spotify and other services better, as new features are always being added.<\/p>\n

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Proper song countdown:\u00a0<\/strong>Apple just released a\u00a0Replay All-Time<\/em>\u00a0playlist showing the songs I\u2019ve listened to the most over the past decade on Apple Music. But the list was noticeably different from my \u201c25 Most Played\u201d and the top tracks in the\u00a0Songs<\/em>\u00a0tab. That\u2019s the confusing part: Three sections of the same app show different \u201cmost played\u201d songs. On top of that, Apple still can\u2019t combine play counts for singles and album versions of the same track, so songs I actually listened to the most don\u2019t rank properly because they\u2019re treated as separate entries.<\/p>\n

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Duplicate albums:<\/strong>\u00a0This is a very interesting bug that happens every now and then. Sometimes, a single song of an album will be available as a different record. Some songs will also somehow split into two or three different albums. One option is to delete them all, which also deletes them from my playlists. I can also just wait and pray. For a streaming music service, Apple Music should be quicker to fix weird bugs that have been haunting users for years.<\/p>\n

Apple Music Replay still stinks:<\/strong>\u00a0Apple is redesigning the Apple Music Replay experience with iOS 26<\/a>. However, it\u2019s still not an ideal experience. For example, on July 1st, I still couldn\u2019t access my June replay. While Spotify offers my monthly recap at the end of the month, I need to wait a few days for Apple to process the data. Why?<\/p>\n

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Non-existent social experiences:<\/strong>\u00a0Apple Music offers public profiles and shared playlists, but they\u2019re so hidden that most users are unaware they can discover friends and popular artists on the platform. One of the features I particularly appreciate about Spotify is the ability to see what your friends are listening to on the web or the Mac app. This feature makes me feel closer to my friends and lets me engage in conversations about the artists they love. It\u2019s 2025 \u2014 Apple needs to put the social experiences on the platform front and center.<\/p>\n

Blend Playlists:<\/strong>\u00a0Speaking of social experiences, would it kill Apple to let me team up with a friend to create a shared playlist? Imagine being able to do that with artists as well, which would show they are actually using the platform themselves.<\/p>\n

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