Apple Music Android Redesign Brings Liquid Glass to Android in Version 7.0

Apple Music on Android has a new look, and it is unmistakably Apple's. Version 7.0 of the app is rolling out on the stable channel of the Play Store after a month in beta, according to 9to5Google's report on October 30. It brings Apple's Liquid Glass design language to Android phones, drops the familiar red icon, and quietly fixes one small annoyance that playlist lovers will appreciate.

Apple's own Play Store listing, last updated on October 29, promises a fresher look to Apple Music and artist pages with full-page artwork. It does not mention Liquid Glass by name, and it does not show a version number, but the rollout itself is confirmed by the listing date and the beta history.

What changes on screen

The most visible change is the navigation. The bottom bar now floats above the content with slight translucency, so album artwork shows around it. This is the Liquid Glass idea applied to Android: interface elements that feel like layered glass rather than solid bars, letting content show through at the edges.

The icon changes too. The red Apple Music icon becomes a black or white music note that follows the phone's light or dark theme. The app's accent color moves from red to blue. Artist pages get the iOS treatment, with full-page artwork and a corner Share button that beta coverage from Android Headlines described in early October.

The result is an app that looks like Apple's design language, not Google's. That is a deliberate choice. Apple Music on Android has always been a slightly awkward guest, following Google's conventions while serving Apple's service. Version 7.0 stops apologizing for that and brings the iPhone's visual identity to Android phones.

The small fix that matters more than the redesign

Buried in the Play Store release notes is a change the design coverage mostly passed over: a song can now be removed from your Library without also being removed from your playlists. That sounds minor, and for heavy playlist users it is not.

Until now, cleaning up your Library risked breaking the playlists you had carefully built, because the two were tied together in a way that punished tidying up. Decoupling them means you can prune your Library without fear. It is the kind of fix that never makes a keynote slide and improves daily use more than a new icon ever will.

Why Apple is doing this now

The timing lines up across platforms. Apple unveiled the new rippling logo and black-and-white icon on October 21, and the iPhone received the icon with iOS 27.2, which brought Siri AI to five more languages and smarter messages on October 26. Android followed three days later, by Apple's own listing date. One identity, rolling out everywhere in the same week.

There is also a competitive angle. Google Play's October update wants to be a shopping guide, not just a store, which shows Google is still investing in its store as a discovery surface. Apple answering with a polished, distinctly Apple Music experience on Android is a reminder that the streaming war is fought on the rival's home turf too. Android users are a large share of Apple Music subscribers, and they notice when the app feels like an afterthought.

What to do

Most people should simply let the update install from the Play Store. If it has not arrived yet, check for updates manually, since staged rollouts reach devices at different times. Once it lands, check the new icon against your theme, look at an artist page to see the full-page artwork, and try the Library cleanup that no longer threatens your playlists.

If you hate the new look, there is no official way back to the old design, and that is worth knowing before you update. App redesigns are one-way doors on mobile. The floating bar and blue accent are the future of Apple Music on Android, whether you asked for them or not. On balance, this one is an improvement: a cleaner look, a more consistent identity, and one genuinely useful fix hiding in the release notes.