Apple Music search stops working for many users
Apple Music's search feature was down for many subscribers on Monday, leaving much of the service impractical to use.
Typing into the search field in the iOS interface currently shows either no results, or a list in which tapping a result returns an empty screen, according to complaints seen on Twitter, Apple's support forums, and directly by AppleInsider. The problem can't be fixed by force-quitting the Music app or even doing a device reset.
The issue appears to have begun overnight, with no indication of how or when it might be resolved. Readers reached out to AppleInsider to note the issue.
Without search it becomes impossible to find a specific artist, album, or song, forcing users to listen to radio or existing collections.
The nature of the situation suggests a glitch with Apple Music servers, although Apple's official System Status page doesn't mention any ongoing difficulties. Just last week Safari was plagued by crashes linked to the browser's search suggestion feature -- that issue was ultimately solved on Apple's end.
Typing into the search field in the iOS interface currently shows either no results, or a list in which tapping a result returns an empty screen, according to complaints seen on Twitter, Apple's support forums, and directly by AppleInsider. The problem can't be fixed by force-quitting the Music app or even doing a device reset.
The issue appears to have begun overnight, with no indication of how or when it might be resolved. Readers reached out to AppleInsider to note the issue.
Without search it becomes impossible to find a specific artist, album, or song, forcing users to listen to radio or existing collections.
The nature of the situation suggests a glitch with Apple Music servers, although Apple's official System Status page doesn't mention any ongoing difficulties. Just last week Safari was plagued by crashes linked to the browser's search suggestion feature -- that issue was ultimately solved on Apple's end.
Comments
>:x
… Without search it becomes impossible to find a specific artist, album, or song, forcing users to listen to their own music collection.
Mmm. Maybe not a global thing then.
There is only two days left before Tim Cook starts re-purchasing shares again...
All of them needs to improve to really be worthwhile the subscription fees...
Well, Sonos released their Apple Music integration as a beta, and so, with some hesitation, I signed up for Apple Music, half-expecting to be disappointed.
However, I haven't been disappointed at all. Not once. I haven't experienced any of the disasters that I read about. I got the family subscription, and my wife can't believe this is for real. All-you-can-eat music. What's the catch? The playlists suggested in For Me have been wonderful. It's really easy to use. I'm knocking on wood in hopes that saying these things won't jinx it and make my Apple Music service fall to pieces.
I dunno, maybe I was lucky because I waited until the Sonos integration was ready and I missed all the glitches in the early days? Anyway, it's been great for me and my family.