Apple Music’s Android app has begun its rollout of version 7.0, bringing a sweeping “Liquid Glass” redesign that reshapes almost every visual facet. After roughly a month in beta, the updated layout is now live for users via the Play Store. Themes, navigation, and artist pages all receive fresh styling. The release also aligns versioning across platforms as part of a broader unification with iOS.
What’s New: Interface Overhaul and Theme Shifts
The first striking change: the app icon is replaced by a two-toned music note set against black or white backgrounds, depending on system theme, instead of the familiar red icon. Across the app, the accent color has shifted from red to blue for menus, icons, and interactive elements.
Navigation sees major changes too. A floating bottom bar has been introduced that allows glimpsing content beyond its boundaries via translucency—there’s a bit of the UI behind showing through. The mini-player is no longer anchored at the very bottom. In contrast to iOS, scrolling here doesn’t shrink toolbars into a compact version, meaning navigation bars remain fully visible. Top bars have been redrawn: titles and overflow menus now share a line, overflow icons send red packing and are now encased in circles. In the Library tab, “Edit Pins” and “Edit Categories” are now tucked into the overflow menu.
Artist Pages, Library, Settings, and Beyond
Artist pages have received a major UI boost. Backgrounds now adapt to the dominant colors of the cover art. A large play button is front and center, with access to info and sharing elevated to primary locations. The Settings screen is reorganized with improved grouping. However, the Now Playing view remains mostly unchanged; any adjustments here are small or subtle.
The app’s system UI—status bar, navigation bar, and other system-level frames—have been made edge-to-edge, enhancing the immersive look. Small touches like circular containers around icons and consistent UI theming build out a more cohesive experience that mirrors work done on iOS. Version 7.0 is now in sync with iOS 27 under Apple’s newly unified version-numbering strategy for Music.
What This Means
This revamp isn’t just about cosmetics. Apple appears to be streamlining Music’s identity across platforms—theme colors, icons, navigation—all pulling toward parity. For Android users, the Liquid Glass design brings Apple Music visually up to speed with many modern Android UI trends. On iOS, its legacy is reflected in shared versioning. Expect additional tweaks where Android’s interface expectations differ—like scroll behavior and interactive components—while Apple works toward harmony without compromising platform norms. Going forward, how Apple handles feature divergence between iOS and Android—especially when guided by design consistency—will be something to watch.
