[lolsal]

I sincerely cannot tell how this is different from the Music app that I already use on my iPhone other than the color-matching background stuff.

- Minimal design: The 'now playing' drawer in the screenshot looks nearly the exact same as the Music 'now playing' drawer. If anything it has more text for buttons than the Music app.

- Adapts to my music: The background color changes?

- Import my music: Ok, but with Music app I don't have to do that.

- Search artists, albums and songs: Ok, but I can already do that with Music app.

- Edit and reorder listen queue: Ok, but I can already do that with Music app.

[banku_brougham]

There is a wealth of comment online and here on HN about the inadequacies of the native music app. If you are enjoying the iOS music app you probably dont:

- sync the library to a local machine

- have any songs in your library that are unavailable via streaming service

- use custom playlists that are organized on a desktop machine

- listen to music by Genre

- don’t mind authenticating all the time

[coldtea]

All of the above features are available in the Music app -- and the last one is not an issue.

[thefounder]

You no longer have that banner("Sign up to Apple Music") everywhere. Since the streaming service was launched the Music app became unusuable.

[coldtea]

>I sincerely cannot tell how this is different from the Music app that I already use on my iPhone other than the color-matching background stuff.

Especially since the Music app already does "the color-matching background stuff":

https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/how-to-create-colore...

[lolsal]

Ah thank you. I guess I spend more time listening to the Music app than looking at it.

[bill_rr]

Oof. My first day back on HN in a while. Forgot how tough the crowd is around here!

[azinman2]

My thoughts exactly.