What is Apple Music and how does it work?

Apple Music is one of the most popular apps all over the world. This app has millions of subscribers due to the great features it offers, so if you still don’t know about Apple Music, how it works , its features and more, we invite you to continue reading this article.

What is the Apple Music app?

The Apple Music app is a music streaming service that can only be accessed through a subscription, similar to Spotify, which typically offers a repertoire of over 90 million songs or tracks. The app was launched in 2015 after it was acquired from Beats Electronics, including the now-discontinued Beats Music subscription.

How does Apple Music work?

The Apple Music app has several features, as well as built-in options and controls. So we're going to describe each of the options Apple Music offers and how it works:

Play music

You can click the play button on an Apple Music playlist or click on an individual song or album, which will open a mini player at the bottom. If you click on it, you'll be able to see what's playing in full screen and some controls, including the ability to download the music to your device, in addition to options:

• Add to your library
• AirPlay
• Share
• start the station
• mark as favorite
• I don't like
• Miss
• play on
• View letter

To exit this screen, you just need to swipe down and that's it.

use siri

You can use Siri, a virtual assistant that will give you access to anything you want, such as:

• You can ask him to play you songs that are popular this year.
• You can ask it to find you more songs like the one you listen to.
• Search for a specific album by a specific artist
• Which plays all the songs of a certain artist.

Likewise, you can ask Siri to randomly play songs from your playlist or from your library. You can program Siri to play a special background track when a certain event occurs, such as a romantic dinner.

Search

Other features it has is search, for this you just need to find in the lower right part the magnifying glass icon with which you can search for any kind of g Janus S ansion to albums OA artists.

You can only search within Apple Music or your own library. If you want to search for a specific artist, when you type the name into the search bar, you'll be shown results related to that artist. anions, so that albums, playlists, and stations related to him or her. If you want to search your library, you just need to select the "your library" option which is located at the top of the screen.

create a library

Another feature of Apple Music is that you can create a library of a specific artist. For example:

Find a song by your favorite artist > select the "+" button so you can add it to an album or playlist in your library. You can also do this through the 3 dots that appear next to the song and when the menu appears, select "Add to Library".

You also have the option to download when you tap the 3 dots, which will allow you to listen to music without an internet connection. In the case of albums, the "+" symbol will indicate that it is a download option after it has been added.

Edit playlists

On the playback screen you have a 3 dot button (more options), you can use it to add an album or song to your playlist from the playback screen. Play now and select Add to playlist.

From here you can create a new list or just use the one you have already created. On the other hand, in the playlists on the library screen , you can see different options for ordering the lists, for this you only need to fill in some data and then add songs.

Share music

You can share your music via “ Share ” > you will be presented with options and platforms where you can share the file, be it Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. It can even be a message or email.

Listen to Apple Music 1

You can listen to music from Apple Music 1 (Radio) and for this you just need to go to the Radio tab > Then you will play the program live or any of the programs of your choice. This radio tab will not only show you what is currently on air, but also in the same way it will show you the calendar of the next events or programs in the following days.

Listen offline

It is worth noting that the songs you listen to from Apple Music are transmitted over an internet connection. In order to listen to them offline, you must download them to your mobile device, and Apple Music gives you the option to do this.

You just need to go to the song or album of your preference > then tap the 3-dot button so that you can see the available options > then select the download button to your device, that is, the library . Another option you have is that you can select the “+” symbol to first add the song or album and then tap it again to download it.

Your account

You can see the profile symbol in the upper right corner of the " Now Listen " section. You just need to tap on it so that you can enter the configuration screen associated with your Apple Music account, you can also do this to renew your subscription or manage notifications from your device.