Slightly different look
Since, I have had so few issues (just some minor bugs) running iOS 10 Beta on my iPhone, I decided to go ahead and download iOS 10.0 Beta on my iPad Pro 9.7. The main reason is that I wanted to get a look at the new Apple Music app.
Unlike, the iPhone version of the app, you aren't greeted with a long list of choices. Instead, you are treated with your most "Recently Added" music. I still prefer having the "For You" page as the landing page, but this is better than opening up a list of choices. The list is still there, but you access it from the a pull down menu in the top left corner of the screen. The app still has the basic menu at the bottom of the page to get to different areas of the app.
Below is a video showing how Apple Music works on the iPad.
Unlike, the iPhone version of the app, you aren't greeted with a long list of choices. Instead, you are treated with your most "Recently Added" music. I still prefer having the "For You" page as the landing page, but this is better than opening up a list of choices. The list is still there, but you access it from the a pull down menu in the top left corner of the screen. The app still has the basic menu at the bottom of the page to get to different areas of the app.
Below is a video showing how Apple Music works on the iPad.
Best iPad Apple Music Feature
By far, the best feature of Apple Music on the iPad is the ability to use the split screen. I complained in my iPhone Apple Music video about how there is no artist information on the artist page of the app and the same holds true here. However, with the split screen feature, you can pull up info on All Music Guide or Wiki without every leaving the app.
The cool thing is the app actually morphs into something similar to the iPhone app when you go to split screen. Obviously, Apple thinks that the drop down menus aren't as useful without the full iPad screen size, so the Library page, for example, now shows the same list you get on the iPhone.
Other Features
One of the best new features in the app is the ability to pull up a list of options (by pushing down on the screen) from pretty much anywhere inside the app. In the picture below, I held down the button on the "Sinatra" Sunday Playlist and got a list of options. Notice that there is now a "Dislike" button. I would expect that this will help Apple with future recommendations.
Bugs
This is a beta, so bugs are expected. However, I was surprised that when I put a search term in the iOS "Spotlight" search and got a bunch of suggestions on the iPhone, but received zero suggestions on the iPad. (In the pic below, I searched for "Sketches of Spain" on both systems).
Note: I have submitted this as a bug.
Note: I have submitted this as a bug.
Wrap Up
All in all, I really like the new version of the app on the iPad. It seems a bit more "buggy" than Apple Music on the iPhone, but it has to do more with the split screen option. I am looking forward to seeing the improvements they make over the next few months before the official release of iOS 10.
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