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Search the Apple Music catalog, manage playback with ApplicationMusicPlayer,
check subscriptions, and publish Now Playing metadata via MPNowPlayingInfoCenter
and MPRemoteCommandCenter. Targets Swift 6.3 / iOS 26+.
com.apple.developer.musickit entitlement)NSAppleMusicUsageDescription to Info.plist explaining why the app accesses Apple Musicaudio background mode to UIBackgroundModesimport MusicKit // Catalog, auth, playback
import MediaPlayer // MPRemoteCommandCenter, MPNowPlayingInfoCenterRequest permission before accessing the user's music data or playing Apple Music content. Authorization is a one-time prompt per app install.
func requestMusicAccess() async -> MusicAuthorization.Status {
let status = await MusicAuthorization.request()
switch status {
case .authorized:
// Full access to MusicKit APIs
break
case .denied, .restricted:
// Show guidance to enable in Settings
break
case .notDetermined:
break
@unknown default:
break
}
return status
}
// Check current status without prompting
let current = MusicAuthorization.currentStatusUse MusicCatalogSearchRequest to search the Apple Music catalog. The user must have an Apple Music subscription for full catalog access.
func searchCatalog(term: String) async throws -> MusicItemCollection<Song> {
var request = MusicCatalogSearchRequest(term: term, types: [Song.self])
request.limit = 25
let response = try await request.response()
return response.songs
}for song in songs {
print("\(song.title) by \(song.artistName)")
if let artwork = song.artwork {
let url = artwork.url(width: 300, height: 300)
// Load artwork from url
}
}Check whether the user has an active Apple Music subscription before offering playback features.
func checkSubscription() async throws -> Bool {
let subscription = try await MusicSubscription.current
return subscription.canPlayCatalogContent
}
// Observe subscription changes
func observeSubscription() async {
for await subscription in MusicSubscription.subscriptionUpdates {
if subscription.canPlayCatalogContent {
// Enable full playback UI
} else {
// Show subscription offer
}
}
}Present the Apple Music subscription offer sheet when the user is not subscribed.
import MusicKit
import SwiftUI
struct MusicOfferView: View {
@State private var showOffer = false
var body: some View {
Button("Subscribe to Apple Music") {
showOffer = true
}
.musicSubscriptionOffer(isPresented: $showOffer)
}
}ApplicationMusicPlayer plays Apple Music content independently from the Music app. It does not affect the system player's state.
let player = ApplicationMusicPlayer.shared
func playSong(_ song: Song) async throws {
player.queue = [song]
try await player.play()
}
func pause() {
player.pause()
}
func skipToNext() async throws {
try await player.skipToNextEntry()
}func observePlayback() {
// player.state is an @Observable property
let state = player.state
switch state.playbackStatus {
case .playing:
break
case .paused:
break
case .stopped, .interrupted, .seekingForward, .seekingBackward:
break
@unknown default:
break
}
}Build and manipulate the playback queue using ApplicationMusicPlayer.Queue.
// Initialize with multiple items
func playAlbum(_ album: Album) async throws {
player.queue = [album]
try await player.play()
}
// Append songs to the existing queue
func appendToQueue(_ songs: [Song]) async throws {
try await player.queue.insert(songs, position: .tail)
}
// Insert song to play next
func playNext(_ song: Song) async throws {
try await player.queue.insert(song, position: .afterCurrentEntry)
}Update MPNowPlayingInfoCenter so the Lock Screen, Control Center, and CarPlay
display current track metadata. This is essential when playing custom audio
(non-MusicKit sources). ApplicationMusicPlayer handles this automatically for
Apple Music content.
import MediaPlayer
func updateNowPlaying(title: String, artist: String, duration: TimeInterval, elapsed: TimeInterval) {
var info = [String: Any]()
info[MPMediaItemPropertyTitle] = title
info[MPMediaItemPropertyArtist] = artist
info[MPMediaItemPropertyPlaybackDuration] = duration
info[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime] = elapsed
info[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate] = 1.0
info[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyMediaType] = MPNowPlayingInfoMediaType.audio.rawValue
MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = info
}
func clearNowPlaying() {
MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = nil
}func setArtwork(_ image: UIImage) {
let artwork = MPMediaItemArtwork(boundsSize: image.size) { _ in image }
var info = MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo ?? [:]
info[MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork] = artwork
MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = info
}Register handlers for MPRemoteCommandCenter to respond to Lock Screen controls,
AirPods tap gestures, and CarPlay buttons.
func setupRemoteCommands() {
let center = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared()
center.playCommand.addTarget { _ in
resumePlayback()
return .success
}
center.pauseCommand.addTarget { _ in
pausePlayback()
return .success
}
center.nextTrackCommand.addTarget { _ in
skipToNext()
return .success
}
center.previousTrackCommand.addTarget { _ in
skipToPrevious()
return .success
}
// Disable commands you do not support
center.seekForwardCommand.isEnabled = false
center.seekBackwardCommand.isEnabled = false
}func enableScrubbing() {
let center = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared()
center.changePlaybackPositionCommand.addTarget { event in
guard let positionEvent = event as? MPChangePlaybackPositionCommandEvent else {
return .commandFailed
}
seek(to: positionEvent.positionTime)
return .success
}
}Without the MusicKit entitlement your app crashes at authorization. Without
NSAppleMusicUsageDescription, App Review rejects the submission.
// WRONG: No entitlement configured
let status = await MusicAuthorization.request() // Crashes
// CORRECT: Enable MusicKit capability in Xcode first,
// then add NSAppleMusicUsageDescription to Info.plist
let status = await MusicAuthorization.request()Attempting to play catalog content without a subscription silently fails or throws.
// WRONG
func play(_ song: Song) async throws {
player.queue = [song]
try await player.play() // Fails if no subscription
}
// CORRECT
func play(_ song: Song) async throws {
let sub = try await MusicSubscription.current
guard sub.canPlayCatalogContent else {
showSubscriptionOffer()
return
}
player.queue = [song]
try await player.play()
}SystemMusicPlayer controls the global Music app queue. Changes affect the user's
Music app state. Use ApplicationMusicPlayer for app-scoped playback.
// WRONG: Modifies the user's Music app queue
let player = SystemMusicPlayer.shared
// CORRECT: App-scoped playback
let player = ApplicationMusicPlayer.sharedStale metadata on the Lock Screen confuses users. Update Now Playing info every time the current track changes.
// WRONG: Set once and forget
updateNowPlaying(title: firstSong.title, ...)
// CORRECT: Update on every track change
func onTrackChanged(_ song: Song) {
updateNowPlaying(
title: song.title,
artist: song.artistName,
duration: song.duration ?? 0,
elapsed: 0
)
}Registering a command but returning .commandFailed breaks Lock Screen controls.
Disable commands you do not support instead.
// WRONG
center.skipForwardCommand.addTarget { _ in .commandFailed }
// CORRECT
center.skipForwardCommand.isEnabled = falseNSAppleMusicUsageDescription added to Info.plistMusicAuthorization.request() called before any MusicKit accessApplicationMusicPlayer used (not SystemMusicPlayer) for app-scoped playback.success for supported commandsisEnabled = falseskills
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