Crossfade in Apple Music on iPhone

I doubt that Apple “doesn’t have the technology” to bring crossfading to iOS Apple Music, if they’ve done it for the Android version than the ability to add crossfading in an update obviously does exist! I really can’t get my head around why months after bringing crossfading to Android Apple Music we iPhone users are still waiting (and hoping…) for it! I hope it isn’t the case but I’m starting to strongly suspect that Apple just doesn’t give a flying fart about those of us who are asking for equal treatment with Android Apple Music users and getting something that is quite obviously making some folks prepared to abandon Apple Music and become Spotify users permanently all because of Apple’s apparent disregard for our requests for something they could give us in an update to iOS Apple Music, CROSSFADING… 🤬

Anyone surprised to read this news that has just been released? I never thought Apple would make me feel so ****** off by one of its seemingly brainless decisions, to give crossfading to Android OS and sit back and ignore our pleas for equal treatment! https://www.techinvestornews.com/Apple/Latest-Apple-News/apple-behind-microsoft-google-intel-samsung-in-reputation-survey

I was using a free trial of Apple Music for curated playlist creation for a client. I was actually considering a permanent switch from Spotify (which allows crossfading on iPhone) because my entire family has iPhones as well as like 85% of friends. Meaning I’m one of a handful of my circle that uses Spotify. Someone make this make sense for me. Between allowing Android users to crossfade but not iPhone users (I’m just baffled) and the crappy playlist sharing issue (Item not available??? How!?!?), I could never justify bringing my monthly money to Apple Music. This system is flawed in too many really weird ways.

Apple has just begun the process of giving us access to songs on Apple Music in Lossless & Spatial… I suspect this is a cynical ploy to attract more users/subscribers! But even though I’m grateful for access to higher quality music playback at no extra cost I have this one question for Apple…How’s about giving your up until now loyal iphone and Apple Music users what obviously more than a few of us want from iOS, THE CROSSFADING FEATURE YOU SAW FIT TO GIVE TO USERS OF YOUR BIGGEST RIVAL OS, ANDROID!!! Beats me how Apple can remain so silent about whether Crossfading WILL EVER come to iOS Apple Music with folks posting that they are willing to abandon iPhone/Apple Music because they feel so strongly about Apple giving us such an almighty slap in the face by denying us iOS Apple Music crossfading so long after giving it to the Android app users…

Not having a Mac or iPad my music listening is usually on my iPhone 12 Pro Max but switching to Apple Music on my Android tablet to use crossfading on the Android Apple Music app (I’ve made it more than clear how that makes me feel as a loyal Apple customer…). I’m hoping Apple will surprise iOS Apple Music users when iOS 15 is released in the fall, I can’t wait for the first iOS 15 Public Beta to be released next month. Apple’s seeming reluctance to give crossfading to iOS Apple Music users as well as Android users really has me scratching my head! All the best-and be well. Thorvald (aka dj_faeridust) :-))

lol I love how people have to indicate the model of their iPhone on these forums. Like obviously you have an iPhone but to go out of your way to actually say what model it is and of course almost every time it’s always the most expensive model as if that makes your post more important. It’s so elitist it’s pathetic. No one even actually knows if in fact you own that model but also no one cares. Lol oh brother.

Yes it would be nice if there was cross fade on iOS in Apple Music. It’s 2021. How can this NOT be a thing by now? Oh, because it’s Apple. For now considering all other things, Spotify still wins over this one oversight. How ironic as Apple itself promotes such attention to detail this is where they fail.

It’s comical.

Well kids cross face is 100 percent possible on iPhone just not through the MUSIC app. I use Sonos quite a bit and I cross face through sonos all the time. My songs come to through sonos through my network on my iPhone so Apple don’t even try to pretend it’s not possible. It is. And having songs stop in between tracks is very 1978, hmmmmm. Apple is out of date.

agreed! this is more than just frustrating.

Seriously considering changing to Spotify because of the crossfade functionality... Apple please see your loyal users’ wishes otherwise...

Please. For the sake of the apple music ios users, PLEASE ADD CROSS FADE. WE HAVE BEEN ASKING LONG ENOUGH

Sadly I have binned Apple Music as it’s just not worth me paying for it. If they had C/F on Apple Music for iOS I’d come back for sure. But without it, it’s just not worth the money for me.

Don't hold your breath on apple fixing this I have used Apple Music App (iTunes)since they bought Sound Jamand it's never worked properly.

Shame on Apple very lazy of them.

It’s simple. Spotify have a crossfade function.

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It's not drastic .

it's based on the fact that I'm pretty old , liked iTunes , had software that could do what I wanted (that I paid for) e.g. cross fade on the fly . I just want to buy / own songs and use them how I wish e.g crossfade at any point in the track.

This has been replaced by Apple Music which I enjoy but doesn't do what I want it to do . And furthermore apple is preventing me from using software I wanted to use with my old iTunes songs and I can't do that now either.

The only reason I can see is they didn't like third party apps offering functions that they won't offer themselves because of control freakery.

preventing crossfade when it's perfectly possible is bad enough , but when you make your devices unable to do things that they could do previously is retrograde / bizarre.

as I play music in function halls I can no longer use my Apple devices to do this, so it isn't a case of me having a hissyfit , just a reality

Hey I’m not totally sure but having the cross fader set in macOS with Apple Music, Music Match and authorizations I’ve noticed in the past that it somehow syncs the settings with iOS. But I’ve got a vintage iMac HighSierra and iOs 14.4.1 and I don’t use crossfader often, so my tip might be outdated.