Some Apple services are available on other platforms, such as Windows and Android, but the company generally restricts access to certain features to its own devices. However, when it comes to Apple Music, it’s quite the opposite. The Android version seems to have more features than the iOS version. Why is there no crossfade in Apple Music on iOS, but the Android app does?
To add some context to this article, I recently decided to give the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 a try after years of using an iPhone. But since I’m not replacing my iPhone as my primary phone, I still subscribe to Apple One, which means Apple Music is still my primary music streaming service.
I was a bit apprehensive about what to expect from Apple Music on Android – after all, we all know that using Apple Music on Windows is a nightmare. Fortunately, everything works well enough. I haven’t had any problems other than the ones I have when using Apple Music on iOS – for example, I had to constantly confirm that I allow obscene songs on my device.
But here the most interesting begins. In some cases, the Apple Music app for Android seems to have more features than the iOS app, which is a native app with access to all the private iOS APIs.
One thing I noticed right away is that Apple Music on Android turns on crossfading by default. For those unfamiliar, crossfading provides a smooth transition between one song and another, which creates an effect similar to what DJs use to always have something to play, avoiding silence when a song ends.
Personally, I really liked listening to songs with crossfade enabled, so I was looking for this option in iOS. It turns out he’s not there.
Apple Music on iOS is still missing something
However, this is just one of the features missing from Apple Music on iOS compared to the Android app. As Chance Miller of tweeted earlier this month, Apple Music on Android has been updated in 2020 with “gapless playback,” which is also a method to eliminate silence between tracks, but without the crossfade effect. Guess what? This feature was never added to iOS.
When I delved into the settings for the Apple Music app on Android, I also found the ability to force the app to update album and playlist art, as well as easy access to content restriction options. None of this is available on iOS.
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It’s great to see an Apple app like Apple Music on other platforms. But in what world does it make sense to add exclusive features to competing platforms? Why are these features not available for iOS users?
Last but not least, I still insist that Apple provide offline updates for native iOS apps. iPhone and iPad users have to wait a whole year until the next major iOS release to get some new features in apps like Apple Music, while Android apps (including native ones) can be updated at any time.
Come on Apple. You can do better than this.
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