Apple Music finally gets a swipe gesture to change tracks and I’ve never been happier

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There are several reasons people prefer Spotify to Apple Music, and over time Apple has improved its service to make it more competitive, softening the impact of most of those Spotify advantages. With Apple Music, you have to tap the little << and >> arrows. Now, after all these years, iOS 26.1 is finally giving me my wish. While playing music, you’ll see a little “miniplayer” at the bottom whenever you leave the Now Playing screen. FoundryImportantly, this isn’t a change to how you navigate in Apple Music, it’s an addition.