Apple revamp of their Apple Music service, reported on earlier today by MacTrast, will include a simpler, black and white user interface, “Huge” album artwork, and will include lyrics, for those who like to sing along.
While Apple will move away from the more colorful design scheme in the current service, eschewing the “playful” look of the current app, it won’t go completely monochromatic, as it will offer larger color album art, aimed at making it a larger part of the Apple Music experience.
Currently, listeners interested in song lyrics must manually search for the lyrics online, and then sync the lyrics to Apple Music, via editing song files on the Mac. The revamped Apple Music will automatically integrate lyrics into the service. The rollout will be a gradual one, but reports are that a large amount of songs will include lyrical support from the launch of the revamped service.
Those lyrics will be more readable, as Apple will reportedly use their San Francisco font, allowing it to play a role in information and navigation for the new service/app. Discoverability is expected to be much improved, with major feature updates for the “For You” and “New” tabs. The new interface will also make use of additional 3D Touch shortcut previews.
Apple is also expected to debut an expanded Beats 1 streaming radio service alongside the debut of the revamped Apple Music at this years Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The revamped Apple Music will be a part of iOS 10, which is codenamed “Whitetail” after the popular Pennsylvania ski resort.
(Via 9to5Mac)
