Apple Music introduces “Crossfade” in iOS 17, one of the most wanted features

Users who use streaming music services like Spotify have missed out on one of Apple Music’s key features. It is Crossfade

or what amounts to the same thing: crossfad ing between songs. A sound effect that allows the transition between songs and which was already available in the version of Apple Music for Android but not yet for iOS or iPadOS. Eventually, Apple Music will get the Crossfade effect in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 although in early betas it didn’t seem to work.

After a long wait… it’s iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 Crossfade in Apple Music

Currently, when we play a song in Apple Music on any iPhone or iPad when it ends and the next begins. The Crossfade effect prevents this abrupt transition and allows one song to blend into the next. That is to say, the song that ends gradually ends to start the next one in the opposite direction, gradually increasing its intensity. In fact, a long time ago, when iTunes functioned as a hub for music playback, it was a popular option among users and over time, a large number of services started adopting it.

This effect It was already available on other services like Spotify and the version of Apple Music for Android, Yes, always at the request of the user. However, Apple Music did not yet have this effect on its operating systems. But that changed with the advent of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, which bring the Crossfade effect to Apple Music perfectly.

Of course, this transition can be turned on and off at the request of the user by going to Settings > Music > Crossfade/Crossfade and activating the function. However, In this first beta of iOS 17, its activation causes the Settings application to collapse and prevent its activation. This looks like a bug that Apple will most likely fix in the second beta in the next few weeks.