Music Apps

How to pick a default music app with Siri

Apple SiriKit

Playing music with Siri using your favorite streaming service just got easier. Instead of having to specify which service to use with each request, Siri can be preset to use any supported audio subscription by default. The days of ending song requests with "on Spotify" or "on Pandora" are now over. Siri can use services other than Apple Music without any extra direction.

Music Memos app to be discontinued

Music Memos iPhone

Five years after the launch announcement from Apple, the Music Memos app is slated for removal from the app store. While musicians can continue using the app, it won't be updated past version 1.0.7. Music Memos will also be removed from the App Store after March 1, 2021. Apple is encouraging Music Memos users to transition to Voice Memos for quickly capturing song ideas.

How to disable Spotify autoplay on iPhone

Spotify boombox

Like many streaming services, Spotify continues to play music after your album or playlist ends. Tracks similar to the songs you've already heard are picked by Spotify's algorithms to provide nonstop listening. Sometimes the automatic selections match so well that listeners don't even notice the playlist has ended. Some Spotify users prefer to hear an album or playlist and enjoy the silence when it's over. Autoplay settings can be customized in the Spotify app.

Spotify app coming to Apple Watch

Spotify Apple Watch Snowy Spotty

Spotify fans, especially those who subscribe to its Premium service, can listen to music across iOS devices. But when it comes to using Spotify on Apple Watch, not so much. This is all set to change according to Snowy developer Andrew Chang, who announced a collaboration with Spotify make his watchOS app official.

How to listen to Amazon Prime Music on iPhone

How to listen to Amazon Prime Music on iPhone.

Amazon Prime, aside from the free shipping that prompts people to sign up for it, also gives its members free access to a lot of media, including movies and TV shows as well as music. With over a million songs from a wide variety of artists in its catalogue, Amazon Prime Music offers an ad-free, personalized listening experience with unlimited skips, pre-made and customizable playlists as well as genre radio stations.

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