Apple is still working on the classical music app: Report

In order to listen to Apple Music Classical, users will have to install the standard Apple Music app.

Published By: Pranav Sawant | Published: Mar 02, 2023, 03:00 PM (IST)

Highlights

  • Apple is reportedly working on the much-rumored classical music feature.
  • Apple users will have to install the Music app in order to listen to classical music.
  • The feature was spotted via a code in the latest iOS beta version.

Tech giant Apple has released its second beta of iOS 16.4 to developers, and code in the update revealed that the company is still working on its classical music application. Also Read: Apple Maps may soon show ads in search results: What to expect

According to code in the beta, users will have to install the standard Apple Music app in order to listen to "Apple Music Classical", reports MacRumors. Also Read: iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iPhone 18 Pro India pricing: Which model should you buy in 2026?

"To listen in Apple Music Classical, you'll need to install Apple Music," read a line in the MusicKit framework. Also Read: WWDC 2026: iOS 27, Siri Chatbot, Mac Studio M5 Pro M5 Max and More

The beta update also reintroduced the page-turning animation as an option.

So, in the Themes and Settings section of the Books applications, there will now be three options for page turning-- Curl, Side and None.

Code in iOS 16.4 also confirmed that users in South Korea will soon be able to add credit and debit cards to the Wallet app for use with Apple Pay, indicating that iOS 16.4 will add Apple Pay in the country.

Also, there is a new splash screen in the Podcasts application in the beta 2 update, the report said.

In August 2021, the company announced that it had acquired the classical music service Primephonic and planned to release a dedicated classical music app in 2022.

However, the application has not been launched yet.

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