What stops users from switching between music streaming services? A lot has to do with playlists that are built over the years. To make it easier for users of streaming services like Spotify to switch, Apple Music has a new built-in tool for importing libraries and playlists.
Apple’s website now has a support page that offers details on how to use the feature and, at the same time, it points out that the feature is currently available in Australia and New Zealand only. There are no details on when it may become available in other countries.
There are playlists for everything — gym, cooking, driving, bedtime and whatnot. Here’s how it works: Visit settings for Music on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device (or access Apple Music on the web), select the transfer function, choose the service you want to transfer from and what you want to transfer, then tap Add To Library. If certain songs are unavailable on Apple Music, you will be shown the list, and similar tracks will be suggested. The process is uncomplicated and doesn’t take too long.
The support document mentions: “Transferring music to Apple Music is provided by a third-party.” The third party could be SongShift.
Transferring playlists is not new but having it within Apple Music makes the process easier. Since it’s Apple, many users will trust the process and believe that personal data won’t be misused. It is possible to switch to Apple Music from Spotify or Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music, and so on.
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