Apple Music testing out countdown clocks for upcoming albums
News Apple Music testing out countdown clocks for upcoming albums Lou Hartle 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Thu Sep 17 2026, 09:38 AM EDT · 1 minute read Image credit: pdfu via X Apple Music wants to make the wait for a new album more exciting with a built-in countdown showing exactly when it will drop. Apple Music is preparing to add release countdowns for upcoming albums, giving listeners an at-a-glance timer showing how long remains before new music becomes available. The countdown appears directly on an album's page beneath the search bar.
- ▪News Apple Music testing out countdown clocks for upcoming albums Lou Hartle 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Thu Sep 17 2026, 09:38 AM EDT · 1 minute read Image credit: pdfu via X Apple Music wants to make the wait for a new alb
- ▪Apple Music is preparing to add release countdowns for upcoming albums, giving listeners an at-a-glance timer showing how long remains before new music becomes available.
- ▪The countdown appears directly on an album's page beneath the search bar.
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News Apple Music testing out countdown clocks for upcoming albums Lou Hartle 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Thu Sep 17 2026, 09:38 AM EDT · 1 minute read Image credit: pdfu via X Apple Music wants to make the wait for a new album more exciting with a built-in countdown showing exactly when it will drop. Apple Music is preparing to add release countdowns for upcoming albums, giving listeners an at-a-glance timer showing how long remains before new music becomes available. The countdown appears directly on an album's page beneath the search bar. The upcoming feature was shared by pdfu on X, who found it hidden in Wednesday's beta. Apple Music will soon show you release countdowns for upcoming albums.Currently hidden behind a feature flag (Music/jojo) on iOS 27.2 and macOS 27.2.
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