Last week, I wrote about wanting to see a '
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/01/19/apple-music-kids-mode/> Kids' Mode' in
<https://www.9to5mac.com/guides/apple-music> Apple Music in 2020. Since I've
been a subscriber to Apple Music since day one, I started thinking about
ways I'd want to change the service going forward. Apple Music is a
fantastic service, and it provides the best bang for the buck of any of the
subscriptions I have personally used. These are just some minor tweaks I'd
want to see. Here's my Apple Music wishlist for 2020.
Yearly billing for families
I prefer to pay yearly for subscriptions vs. monthly as the lump sum payment
makes me consider its value more. Apple Music offers a discounted
<https://9to5mac.com/2016/09/05/apple-music-discounted-membership/> $99
annual plan for folks on a single subscription. This price is discounted
compared to paying $9.99 per month. Right now, the family plan is $14.99 per
month which works out to $179.88 per year (plus tax). I'd love to see an
annual plan for families at $149.99 per year.
Folders for subscribed playlists
I love the prebuilt playlists on Apple Music, and Apple has gotten a lot
better about keeping them updated with fresh content. As my library has
grown, it's become difficult to keep them organized, though. On Spotify, you
can create folders and store all of your playlists inside of them. Apple
Music offers this feature, but only for playlists that you manually created.
Apple needs to extend this to subscribed playlists as well.
One tap access to love or dislike songs
In the Now Playing screen on iOS, you have to tap on the More icon to access
the screen to love or dislike a song. I'd want an option to replace one of
the other icons on the Now Playing screen with a heart icon or a thumbs down
icon. I would be encouraged to interact with these features more and that in
turn would help fine-tune my recommendations more.
An easier way to download your entire library offline
Downloading your entire library on Apple Music is a tedious process. You
have to build a smart playlist and then download the playlist. Why isn't
there a single button to download your entire library? Especially when
traveling, I find it handy to know I have access to my library regardless of
my cellular connection.
New content alerts
Apple Music has always struggled with informing users when artists they
follow have released new content. For any artists in my library, I want the
option to have a push alert and an email when they release new albums,
songs, remixes, appear on Beats 1, etc. Apple has a lot of opportunities
with email on Apple Music. They should have a Friday email with what you
might like that week, recently updated playlists in your library, etc. Of
all the things on my Apple Music wishlist, this idea is the one I'd love to
see the most. Right now, I'm using <http://musicbutler.io/> MusicButler to
get alerts.
Integrated ticket purchase system
Apple could partner with Ticketmaster and other ticketing apps to inform you
of upcoming concerts in your area with the option to purchase a ticket right
inside of Apple Music and pay with Apple Pay. Apple could work out a
commission for each sale and it would help drive Apple Music revenue that
isn't reliant on subscriptions.
Add songs to iCloud Music Library from iOS
iCloud Music Library is a key part of what sets Apple Music apart from
Spotify. Being able to add my own music to my Apple Music library has been
great. I have a lot of custom live rips I've purchased directly from
artists, and it now lives in my library. One way Apple needs to extend
iCloud Music Library is the ability to add content from
<https://www.9to5mac.com/guides/ios> iOS and
<https://www.9to5mac.com/guides/ipados> iPadOS. As Apple builds out what
mobile devices can do feature-wise, treating the Apple Music apps the same
on all platforms is essential.
By <https://9to5mac.com/author/bradleychambers/> Bradley Chambers at:
www.9to5mac.com
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