Apple Music for Android Update Introduces a Widget, Better Playlist Management and More

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Published 25 Mar 2016

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Apple today updated its Apple Music app for Android to add a widget to it, while also making other usability improvements. It was only last month that Apple updated the Music app for Android to add support for external storage support to it.

Other changes introduced in this update include better playlist management that now makes it possible to directly add a song or album to your playlist, ability to redeem iTunes gift card to renew your Apple Music membership and more.

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An official change log of the update as provided by Apple us below:

WHAT’S NEW

Now you can add songs from the Apple Music catalog to playlists without having to add it to your library. You can also:
• Control playback with a widget you can add to your home screen
• Redeem gift cards in Settings to renew your membership using iTunes credit
• See what’s playing on Beats 1 directly from the Radio tab — without having to tune in
• Tap the name of the currently playing song in Now Playing to go to the album
• See which songs are most popular on albums in the Apple Music catalog
Apple’s Music app for Android still leaves a lot to be desired, but at least Apple is making monthly improvements to the app.