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Apple Launches New Discovery Station on Apple Music Just Like Spotify

Apple Music has introduced Discovery Station, a customized radio station that generates a continuous stream of music based on your listening history. The function varies from Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist in that it takes into account the preferences of each individual user

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Kapish Khajuria
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Apple launches new Discovery Station on Apple Music just like Spotify

Apple Music has introduced Discovery Station, a customized radio station that generates a continuous stream of music based on your listening history. The function varies from Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist in that it takes into account the preferences of each individual user.

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It may be accessed by clicking the Listen Now tab and selecting "Stations for You" in the Apple Music app for iOS and Mac. To fine-tune the recommendations, utilize the thumbs up and thumbs down buttons. The function uses machine learning to help users identify songs they might like.

How exactly this Discovery station will play?

As the name suggests, Discovery Station is designed to help subscribers discover new music they might like. Discovery Station is a personal radio station that plays a constant stream of songs based on your listening history and preferences.

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It's similar to Spotify's "Discover Weekly" playlist, but offers a more dynamic experience because new songs are constantly being added. Apple Music already automatically creates a station based on your name. This usually includes selected songs from your saved playlists or songs that you listen to often. Discovery Station is different. It is tailored to each user based on their listening history and preferences. Also, it plays new songs all the time and new songs are added all the time. 

How to find Discovery Station on Apple Music?

To create a Discovery Station, open the Apple Music app and tap the Listen Now tab. Then scroll down to "Stations for you" and click on "Discovery Station". The station will start playing immediately and you can play the songs to help Apple improve its recommendations. Discovery Station relies on machine learning and algorithms to select songs you might like. Apple Music relies heavily on machine learning to respond to users' musical tastes.

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Discovery Station is available in the Apple Music app for iOS and Mac. We're not sure if this has been implemented in the Android app, but it's probably coming. As the name suggests, Discovery Station is designed to help subscribers discover new music they might like.

Which is superior, Apple Music or Spotify?

Despite being a late adopter of improved sound quality, Spotify has been working since 2021 on bringing lossless audio capabilities in a special package dubbed Spotify HiFi. Apple Music outperforms Spotify in terms of streaming quality, with up to 24-bit/192kHz compatibility, making it one of the top music streaming services for audiophiles.

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