Hello,
I’m evaluating a possible MusicKit integration and would like to clarify whether the following use is permitted.
With the user’s explicit and revocable consent, our iOS app would read the song currently playing in Apple Music while our app is active and display the song title and artist to other users of our application.
Our app would not play, stream, host, download or redistribute Apple Music audio. Music playback would remain entirely within Apple Music.
When our app is closed, it would stop accessing Apple Music. The last synchronized song may remain displayed until the user opens our app again, at which point the currently playing song would be refreshed.
If a displayed song is tapped, the user would be redirected to Apple Music.
We are happy to follow Apple’s required formatting, attribution and linking rules. Album artwork is not required and can be omitted if necessary.
The Apple Music functionality itself would remain free. Any monetization would relate only to separate features of the application.
Could someone clarify:
- Is this use permitted under the MusicKit / Apple Music requirements?
- May the current song title and artist be displayed to other users in this way?
- Which official Apple framework/API is recommended for detecting the song currently playing in Apple Music while our app is active?
- Are there specific attribution or linking requirements for this use?
Thank you.