
Last week, Apple released the Apple Music player for the browser. The novelty allows you to listen to music through the browser without the need to install anything. With the end of iTunes, the company is betting on maintaining its streaming service, bringing its features closer to those of rivals Spotify, Deezer and Tidal. The web version, however, is exclusive to subscribers and is only working in beta.
The Apple Music web interface is similar to that of the new music application that will be launched in conjunction with macOS Catalina. The site offers access to the complete catalog of the service, as well as playlists, saved songs and files synchronized by the user. Radio stations and personalized recommendations are also present in the web version.
Initially, Beats 1 live streams, original video content and the intelligent playlists playback system are excluded. According to Apple, the service works in several browsers, including Chrome, and is also compatible with Android mobile devices. Next, check out how to use the main features offered by the Apple Music web version.
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Apple releases a player on the web for Apple Music users – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
How to access your account in the web player
Step 1. Access the player’s web address (https://beta.music.apple.com/br/browse) and press the «Sign In» button in the upper right corner of the screen;
Action to access the login screen on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 2. Enter your Apple ID and password that you use to access Apple Music. Then, press the «Enter» button on the computer keyboard or select the arrow icon within the password area.
Action to log an Apple ID on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
For You – Suggestions by artists
The service’s homepage offers playlists and music by artists related to the user’s musical taste. You can browse the interface to find new artists and recent releases on the platform.
Step 1. In addition to functioning as the home page, the suggestions are organized in the side menu and can be accessed by clicking on «For You». Just browse the page and, when you find something you want to hear, just click on the cover of the playlist or album;
Action to open an artist suggested by the Para Você page on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 2. The screen has buttons to start playing the tracks and activate the random mode. You can still check information and the list of songs that will be played. If you want to save the content in your library, press «Add»;
Screen that organizes information and actions for an album or playlist on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 3. Check the three dots icon to view other features, such as playback controls, mark favorite tracks, indicate that you did not like the song and the share feature.
Extra options for an album or playlist on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Playback / Marvin Costa
Explore – Playlists, releases and video clips
The explore page features featured releases on the service and playlists created by Apple curators. The page brings a tool in which the user can choose songs according to the musical genre and recommendations. In addition, the video clips of the platform are organized in this session.
Step 1. Featured albums appear at the top of the page and, other releases, under «News of the week». Scroll the screen to see more options;
Screen to explore content offered on Apple Music using the web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 2. In «Music by atmosphere», pages like «Good wave», «Party», «Chill» and «Decades» are offered. These charts represent groups of thematic playlists created by Apple. For this example, we will access the option «Party»;
Screen of thematic playlists on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 3. The page displays several party-themed playlists that, like any content on the service, can be played and saved in the user’s library. Go back to the «Explore» session by selecting the page name in the left corner of the screen;
Screen with thematic playlists on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 4. You can also explore playlists with the most played songs in different countries and open playlists recently updated by the curators;
Playlists with the most played songs in different countries accessed by the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 5. There is also a tool that allows you to access music genres, most recommended tracks and video clips. For this example, we will access the option of videos in «Video clips»;
Tool to find albums, playlists and video clips on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 6. You can browse the video clips and click on one of them to see more details;
Screen with music videos of artists offered on Apple Music through the player on the web – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 7. The screen displays the service’s video player, artist information and related content.
Screen to play a video clip on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Radio – Listen to music in a specific style sequence
The Radio page allows users to start stations that play music of a certain musical style. In this option, it is not possible to view the list of selected songs, as in playlists.
Step 1. Select the «Radio» option on the side of the screen. The page features featured radios with large icons and other options with smaller covers. To start playback, just click on one of the covers;
Action to start a radio station on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Step 2. The bottom of the screen displays options for choosing stations according to a musical style.
Screen to select radio stations according to musical styles on the Apple Music web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Library – music saved and synced
The Apple Music library contains all the tracks the subscriber has purchased on iTunes, synced music, songs and playlists saved for later listening. Browse through the «Recently Added», «Artists», «Albums» and «Songs» options to find these contents organized by the service.
Screen with songs saved in the Apple Music user library accessed through the service’s web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
Music player – Controls available
The music player is very simple. It features a miniature with cover of the song and information about the track. There are buttons to play and pause, rewind and fast forward, a random and repeat track mode. In the right corner, there is a volume bar to control the power of the audio emitted by the player.
Playback functions on the Apple Music streaming service web player – Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa
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