iOS 27.2 beta 4 debuted today for developers, and the update includes a new app icon for Apple Music alongside other design updates in the Music app.
Refreshed Music app icon, tab bar updates, and Library tweaks arrive in iOS 27.2
Apple appears in the midst of a gradual branding refresh for Apple Music.
The company recently debuted an all-new Apple Music logo that’s started spreading to more places, including an appearance in iOS 27.2 beta 3 last week.
And now today with beta 4, iOS 27.2 has a new app icon for Music too.
As seen above, the new app icon removes color from the branding. It’s a white icon with black music logo by default, and in dark mode it’s black with a white logo.
Top comment by GreenPizza
The old Apple Music icon was one of the few on my Home Screen I could spot instantly. This black and white version has no soul, and the generic blue tab bar inside the app makes it even worse. As a violinist I want my music app to feel vivid and creative, not like a settings panel. I switched from Spotify in 2021, and with Spotify now offering lossless, this redesign has me seriously thinking about going back. Apple, please at least offer the red icon as an alternate option. It's still beta 4, so there's time to fix this. As we say in Germany, this redesign is a real "Griff ins Klo" (a grab into the toilet).
Alongside this change, the Music app in iOS 27.2 now uses blue in the tab bar for the currently active tab—a stark shift from the previous red/pink branding. Widgets for the Music app similarly now use simple black backgrounds instead of the iconic red/pink.
Additionally, in your Library, the list of different sections like Playlists, Albums, Artists, and Songs have all had color removed in favor of a black-and-white design.
What do you think of the Apple Music design updates in iOS 27.2? Let us know in the comments.
Apple Music is available for $11.99/month, or you can get it as part of the Apple One bundle.
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