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Apple Inc. opened a new state-of-the-art studio in Los Angeles to support its Apple Music platform, featuring advanced radio and Spatial Audio capabilities, as part of its effort to enhance artist collaboration and audio innovation.
Apple Music has launched three new live global radio stations: Apple Música Uno, Apple Music Club, and Apple Music Chill. These stations offer exclusive shows from prominent artists like Becky G, Rauw Alejandro, and FKA twigs, and cater to diverse musical tastes, including Latin, dance, and chill music. The stations are available for free on Apple Music Radio, enhancing the platform's curated music experience with live-hosted content.
Apple Music has introduced its yearly recap feature, Replay 2024, directly within the app for iOS 18.1 or later, allowing users to view and share their music stats from the Home, New, and Search tabs. New insights include rankings among top listeners for genres or artists, consecutive usage days, and monthly top artists, albums, and songs. Users can also manage unwanted entries in their recap. Artists can access stats like total listening minutes and most popular cities. This update comes as other platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music prepare their own recap features.
Apple has released the first beta of iOS 17.3 following the official release of iOS 17.2, with expectations of a public release in late January or early February. The update introduces Stolen Device Protection to enhance security, requiring biometric authentication for changes to essential settings. However, the iOS 17.3 beta 2 was pulled due to a bootloop issue with the Back Tap feature. Additionally, iOS 17.3 is set to include collaborative playlists on Apple Music, a feature that was absent in the iOS 17.2 release but appeared in the beta versions. Users experiencing issues with the beta can roll back to a previous iOS version if they have a recent backup.
In 2023, open-ear earbuds and spatial audio became dominant trends in the audio industry, with major brands releasing products that support these features. Apple's push for spatial audio, particularly Dolby Atmos Music, has been significant, influencing streaming services and hardware manufacturers. Spotify is anticipated to join the spatial audio trend in 2024. Open-ear earbuds, which allow ambient sound, gained popularity with various companies launching their versions after Bose's initial product. The market is expected to see more innovation in both spatial audio and open-ear earbuds in 2024, with companies like Sony, Jabra, and Beats potentially entering or expanding their presence in these categories.