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highcroft777 Author

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45 points

Apple Music no longer shows album artwork on playlists

Hi All, anyone else noticed this issue since the last Apple update?

Now when creating a new playlist, of either an album or a compilation, cover artwork does not get updated and show (adding to Library does allow artwork but you still can't then transfer this to your playlist).

Instead on Playlists it defaults to a standard colour 'design' which has nothing to do with the original album or artist.

I contacted apple support who advised this was to make it more aesthetic and pleasing, and that there is no option to revert to have album artwork.

Is it just me, but surely most music lovers would much prefer to see album artwork rather than an impersonal and featureless design on their playlists - or at the very least have the option to choose this.

The design patterns and colours vary but not by much, so if you have lots of playlists as I do, they're all going to look pretty much the same and difficult to distinguish (very boring also!)

All other competitors Spotify, Qobuz etc I'm aware of allow album artwork on their playlists

Be interested what others think - if you agree submit feedback to Apple in the hope they change it back! Product Feedback - Apple

I'm a loyal apple user have used music for years, but seriously if this issue if not fixed I'll be transferring to another platform

Tom

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 24, 2023 1:16 PM

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ViewOptions

Level 1

23 points

Posted on Dec 30, 2023 2:02 AM

Please Apple!!!! We prefer the old method of creating a playlist that loads the albumcovers! This new "color" is terribly boring!

While we are here, can we please choose a default setting for the field options for playlists!!!

Why must we change settins whenever we log on?

PLEASE!!! hear us and respond!!!

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sg65au

Level 1

22 points

Apr 20, 2024 7:35 AM in response to highcroft777

A solution has been found. It still works. Add a track to a new playlist. At the top choose the left most option for the display. This will fix the problem.

Apr 26, 2024 11:03 AM in response to highcroft777

Bring back the albums cover art!!!

joeinpdx

Level 1

29 points

Apr 27, 2024 3:38 PM in response to alcilan

Wow! It's working now for me too! Thank you!

May 2, 2024 2:22 PM in response to highcroft777

Well if they want to start doing it this way fine... I guess I'll have to steal images from the internet to get something closer to what I want... great fix, am I right?

May 8, 2024 3:40 PM in response to highcroft777

Surely they have to change this back? It’s easier to look for this than it is playlist names, after you’ve been using it over 10years! Is it easier on Spotify? I have never used this platform

Raxyn

Level 1

8 points

May 25, 2024 1:46 PM in response to highcroft777

May 2024, is still an issue. I don't want to use my photos with a playlist, I liked it when I could make a playlist of just an album so that uncoils find them quicker, and now they all look the same.

May 30, 2024 6:37 PM in response to highcroft777

Please bring back album covers the new update is outdated and aesthetically pleasing. We are begging you!!!!

Dec 15, 2023 10:02 PM in response to highcroft777

easy fix. just go to EDIT on the playlist on your phone, and click the CAMERA ICON which is on the new terrible plain color artwork, and chose an artwork... of course you have to have something ready, but I have fixed my new playlists and they are now, PLAYLISTS again

Jan 7, 2024 7:16 AM in response to ViewOptions

It's not working for me. It did for the first playlist I tried on my iPhone after reading your post. I added 4 tracks to a playlist called Test Playlist, and it generated the artwork with those four covers. A few minutes later it changed to a grayscale cover.

Another test playlist on iPhone just got the grayscale cover art. Same on iPad and Mac.

Something weird going on.

highcroft777 Author

Level 1

45 points

Jan 7, 2024 1:56 PM in response to highcroft777

Hi everyone, I updated Apple Music again today but still hasn't fixed

So frustrating waiting for Apple to sort (let alone it ever happened), but I have found a partial work around that works for me - you might want to try also?

I have hundreds of playlists, many of which i no longer listen to but never bothered to delete. You can edit these, adding/replacing to create a completely new playlist - and provided you do this using an existing playlist, the original artwork function still seems to work - updating to the first 4 covers of your new selection

It's still a pain and not ideal, you need to have redundant playlists also, but it gives an option while we wait hopefully for Apple to get their act together and fix things

I've done this twice now without a glitch (iphone) - hope it works for you

highcroft777 Author

Level 1

45 points

Jan 13, 2024 5:26 AM in response to ViewOptions

Apple may be starting to fix this because i've just checked and playlist artwork is now working on macbook (when it def wasn't before). It's still not yet working on iphone

Any rubbish artwork playlists you've recently made can now be duplicated on macbook and these will now re populate with the original cover artwork as before. Better still, if your phone is synched, you get the duplicate playlist (with artwork) automatically added, so you can just delete the rubbish one

So looks like Apple are trying to fix - hopefully a future update will sort on the iphone also

Jan 22, 2024 11:36 AM in response to highcroft777

Yea I have been using the old behavior literally since iTunes was released, and I hate this new behavior. I don't want to have to download the album artwork again to make the playlist have the album Artwork.

I too submitted feedback to Apple, though I don't expect them to listen unless this gets plastered all over the internet.

Jan 22, 2024 2:10 PM in response to highcroft777

The iOS 17.3 updates released today don't fix this issue. However, there is now an option to share and collaborate on playlists. Good to see that important work is going on over there in Apple Music Towers.

/Sarcasm

ALeo77

Level 1

8 points

Jan 22, 2024 6:35 PM in response to highcroft777

I too am just seeing this for the first time. This is terribly disappointing. This is terribly boring. The type of thing that would have me consider jumping to a competitor. Probably ridiculous, I know, but my OCD may not be able to overcome this.

Jan 23, 2024 12:52 AM in response to highcroft777

I think there has been a change! For the past two weeks my new playlists have taken the first four album covers as a default setting. I can live with that instead of that boring color.

My next battle is trying to get them to respond to choosing how we view those playlists!

Everytime I log on the playlist view has reverted to viewing as playlists when I want to view as songs. I also want to have the option to choose my view options!

Who will join me on this crusade!

Apple Music no longer shows album artwork on playlists