Apple Music could also be engaged on an official option to import music from Spotify and different music apps.

Based on 9to5Mac, Reddit customers have reported seeing an choice to “switch music from different companies” on the Apple Music library web page. Based mostly on this, it is attainable that Apple is A/B testing the beta model of this characteristic on Android.

The brand new characteristic seems to attract inspiration from SongShift, a well-established third-party app. For years, SongShift has empowered customers to seamlessly switch music throughout numerous streaming platforms, together with Apple Music and Spotify. This performance ensures that customers can take pleasure in their total music library in any most popular utility with out skipping a beat.

If Apple is planning to natively combine SongShift (or the same music-transfer app) with Apple Music, there’s precedent. Prior to now, Apple has acquired standard third-party apps as an alternative of creating competing apps. In 2018, Apple purchased Shazam, a music app. In 2020, it acquired the Darkish Sky climate app and Apple’s native Climate app adopted most of its options.

Including native integration to import songs from Spotify is a strategic transfer. Nevertheless, it is stunning that Apple would need to play good with its greatest competitor. Apple was just lately fined 500 million euros for allegedly favoring Apple Music over different music apps (e.g., Spotify) on the App Retailer.

Nonetheless, one good thing about this reported new import characteristic is that migrating from Spotify to Apple Music must be seamless, encouraging extra customers to change to Apple’s standard music app.