Apple Music 7.0 for Android brings the Liquid Glass look

Apple's music streaming app on Android now looks a lot more like the iPhone version. After about a month of beta testing, Apple Music 7.0 is rolling out on the Play Store with a redesign inspired by Apple's Liquid Glass style, 9to5Google reports.

What's new

• New icon and colours: the red app icon is replaced by a music note on a black or white background, depending on your phone's theme. Accent colours throughout the app switch from red to blue.
• Floating bottom bar: the navigation bar now floats above the content with a touch of translucency, so you can see colours scrolling underneath. The mini-player gets the same treatment and is no longer docked to the bar. Unlike on iOS, the bar doesn't shrink into a compact version as you scroll.
• Edge-to-edge layout: the app now draws behind Android's status and navigation bars.
• Cleaner top bars: page titles and the overflow menu share one line, and the three-dot icons sit in circular containers instead of being tinted red. In the Library tab, "Edit Pins" and "Edit Categories" have moved into that menu.
• Redesigned artist pages: the background is themed from the artist's artwork, with a prominent play button, an info page and sharing in the top-right corner, matching iOS.
• Settings: reorganised with better grouping.

The Now Playing screen is largely unchanged, as it was on iOS.

Version numbers now match iOS

Apple recently switched Apple Music for Android to a version scheme aligned with iOS, so 7.0 corresponds to iOS 27. That should make it easier to tell which features have reached Android.

If you're listening on Android with wireless earbuds, our explainer on Bluetooth codecs shows why AAC, LDAC and aptX matter for sound quality, and our wireless earbuds buying guide helps you choose a pair that works well with your phone.