Apple has slowly been spelling the end of iTunes over the years, thanks to the widespread success of its music streaming service. Apple Music has grown to become a preference for users and Cupertino has given it a much needed push with the release of a dedicated Music app on macOS Catalina. Well, Apple Music has now got another nudge and this could help the streaming service give Spotify a run for its money.
The Apple Music web app is pretty clean, but barebones at the same time. The interface looks exactly like the new Music app on macOS Catalina. But there’s a feature that I’ve found to be quite handy – the web app switches between the light and dark mode based on your Mac’s theme (which is the device I tested the app on). Pretty neat!
The web app opens up with the ‘browse’ section front and center, recommending you all the latest albums, tracks, and curated playlists. I haven’t listened to enough music to see how good the recommendation algos are, but the web app is well-designed. Apart from Browse, you get access to For You, Radio, and your library from the left pane. The ‘Now Playing’ tracks, along with shuffle, repeat, and queue features are shown up top – like it always has since the iTunes days. There’s no setting option at the moment, so you won’t be able to tweak anything.
Apple Music on the web has been launched with only a ‘core set of features’ in public beta. The browser-based music player works perfectly fine, allowing you to search for and play music with ease. The entire catalog of 50 million tracks is at your beck and call if you are a subscriber, along with playlists and radio stations. The usual stuff.
