Connoisseurs of classical music feel left out because there are few streaming options available exclusively for this crowd. Apple may be planning to launch an all-new streaming app dedicated to classical music going by the APK teardown by 9to5 Google.
In August last year Apple acquired Amsterdam-based classical music streaming service Primephonic to ensure listeners “get a significantly improved classical music experience”. Online classical music store Primephonic had been serving the classical music scene since 2014, offering high-quality downloads from an enormous catalogue, and in 2017 it launched a streaming service. It became successful because of how it made sense of the available metadata or all the information about a digital music file.
What 9to5 Google has done is dive into the latest beta version of Apple Music that has rolled out on Android. The publication has decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store to see various lines of code within that hint at possible future features. Google may or may not ship these features but there are hints.
When Primephonic was shut down, existing subscribers were told to use Apple Music until the new app was ready in early 2022. So ‘Apple Classical’ —the name that has been decoded — could be the answer.
That Apple was working on a standalone classical music streaming experience was revealed a couple of months ago after a job listing by the company requiring a UX Designer to work on a new standalone classical music app.
What remains to be seen is whether the launch takes place at the next Apple event, which is rumoured for March 8. Will the iPhone SE 3 and the iPad Air 5 be showcased at the event?