OK, so Siri isn’t always great at answering follow-up questions. (And if you talk to Apple’s voice assistant a lot, you’ve probably used colorful language at it because of that very thing.) But fortunately, it does parse follow-up requests well for music, so you can correct it when it chooses the wrong item to play. We’ll tell you how to do that in today’s Quick Tip!
Apple Music
An Update to Apple Music Will Display Album Launch Dates
There will be a new section called Coming Soon, album launch dates will be displayed, and artist profiles will get a new design.
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Ask Siri to Play the Top Song for Any Date [Update]
“A Horse with No Name,” by America was the #1 song on April 3rd, 1972—I know this because I randomly picked that date to test this tip: ask Siri to play the top song from any given date, and you can be as specific as you want. [Updated to note that it requires an Apple Music subscription.]
Apple Enabling Apple Music Web Player to Stream Full Tracks for Subscribers
Apple is launching web support for Apple Music, allowing users to play back full tracks without the need for iTunes or an iOS device. But it’s not yet clear if this feature will give subscribers full access to their libraries or simply allow the streaming of full tracks from preset embeddable widgets.
iOS: How to See Your Siri Music History
Here’s how you can find your Siri music history.
Doppler Music Player is an Alternative Music App for iOS
Andrew thinks the app is worth it if you have file formats like FLAC, or if you just want an alternative music app to Apple’s offering.
WWDC and Hardware Expectations, Apple Music for Other Platforms - TMO Daily Observations 2018-05-23
John Martellaro and Kelly Guimont join Jeff Gamet to talk about expectations for hardware announcements at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, plus they debate if it’s time for Apple Music to come to more platforms.
Cracking the Code: How to Improve Apple Music Recommendations
Every Friday the For You section is updated with what the algorithms think you’ll like. For a while Andrew Orr didn’t like his recommendations. But he thinks he discovered a way to improve Apple Music.
Apple Signs 10 Episode Deal for 'Are You Sleeping' TV Series
Apple signed a deal at the beginning of the year for a TV series adaptation of “Are You Sleeping” starring Octavia Spencer, and now we know the deal is for a 10 episode season.
Apple is Giving Apple Music Trial Subscribers an Extra Free Month
Apple is giving away a free extra month for you. The offer expires May 27, 2018.
Goodbye Google Play Music, Mac Flash Malware - TMO Daily Observations 2018-04-25
Adam Christianson from the Maccast and Kelly Guimont join Jeff Gamet to look at what the pending demise of Google Play Music means for Apple Music, plus they have a warning about a new Flash malware threat on the Mac.
Google Play Music's Switch to YouTube Remix Could Give Apple Music a Big Subscriber Boost
The Google Play Music streaming service is shutting down this year and all subscribers will be forced into YouTube Remix, which may not support uploading your own music. That sounds like good news for Apple Music.
Amazon's 100M Prime Subscribers are Big for Streaming Content
Amazon has over 100 million Prime subscribers, which means now we know how big a competitor the company really is in the streaming video and music market.
Apple Reportedly Plans to Roll Magazine Subscription Service Based on Texture
The move was frankly expected in that Texture was a magazine subscription service when Apple acquired it, but Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shed light on Apple’s specifics.
32-bit Mac App Support's Demise, Shows We Want Apple to License - TMO Daily Observations 2018-04-12
Adam Christianson from The Maccast and Kelly Guimont join Jeff Gamet talk about what Apple’s coming end to 32-bit Mac app support means, plus they share some properties they’d love to see as original shows on Apple Music.
Apple Music Tops 40 Million Subscribers, Gets a Vice President
Apple Music now has more than 40 million subscribers, up from the 36 million milestone made public earlier this year.
New Web Authentication Tech, Apple Lands Foundation TV Series - TMO Daily Observations 2018-04-11
Kelly Guimont and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to look at a new Web API that could make passwords obsolete, plus they share their thoughts on Apple landing a deal for Asimov’s Foundation series for Apple Music.
Kerry Ehrin Takes Over as Executive Producer of Apple's Witherspoon and Aniston Drama
Apple’s Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston TV series is bringing on Kerry Ehrin as its new writer and executive producer.
Apple Music Update Makes It Possible to Play Music Video Playlists
It’s like MTV, without the reality crap.
Music Videos Section Comes to Apple Music Ahead of iOS 11.3 Release
iOS 11.3’s promised music videos section in Apple Music has shown up early. The new feature groups together music videos into categories like “Today’s Video Hits,” and “New Music Videos,” and “Music Video Playlists.”
Apple TV Shows Coming Next Year, Jimmy Iovine Stepping Back from Apple Music - TMO Daily Observations 2018-03-26
Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to look at Apple’s time table for releasing its original TV shows, plus they talk about Jimmy Iovine reportedly scaling back his role in Apple Music.
Apple's Original TV Shows to Debut March 2019
Apple plans to start airing its original TV shows as early March 2019, but no later than summer 2019.
Dave Hamilton On Location at SXSW 2018 - TMO Daily Observations 2018-03-14
Dave Hamilton joins Jeff Gamet from SXSW in Austin to talk about Eddy Cue, Apple’s stance of free speech, music streaming, Elon Musk, and more.
Apple adds Musical Comedy From Bob's Burgers Creator
There will be 26 episodes split into two seasons.