Apple Music hasn’t seen direct AI enhancements yet, but a new feature from Apple Intelligence, introduced with iOS 18.2, is indirectly enhancing the music app experience. Here’s how:
Image Playground: The Artwork Solution for Apple Music
Apple’s Image Playground is an AI tool designed to generate unique images. While not yet integrated into Apple Music, it offers an innovative way to enhance playlist aesthetics. Previously, selecting or creating the perfect artwork for playlists was often a challenge, with the default options feeling repetitive or lacking personal touch.
Now, with Image Playground, users can craft bespoke artwork. The process is straightforward: describe your vision in the app, and AI generates several images to choose from. Once you’ve selected your favorite, save it to your Photos library and import it into your Apple Music playlist. This is done by accessing the playlist, hitting the edit option from the three dots menu, and selecting the camera icon to add your custom image.
A New Era for Playlists
The introduction of Image Playground has transformed playlist creation from a functional task into an artistic one. It allows for a more personalized listening experience, where each playlist not only sounds unique but looks unique too. Initially perceived as just a playful tool, Image Playground has found a practical application in enhancing the visual appeal of Apple Music playlists.
As we look forward to potential updates, there’s hope that future iOS versions might integrate this feature directly into Apple Music, making the process even more seamless. For now, Image Playground stands as a testament to how AI can subtly improve everyday app functionalities, turning them into sources of creativity and personal expression.
Apple Music bénéficie indirectement de l’ajout d’Image Playground, une nouvelle fonctionnalité d’Apple Intelligence introduite avec iOS 18.2. Bien que l’application n’intègre pas encore directement cette fonctionnalité, elle permet aux utilisateurs de créer des illustrations… pic.twitter.com/2es3bGFbQx
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