This innovation, revealed inthe sixth beta version of iOS 18.1, demonstrates a certain progression in Apple's strategy aimed atstrengthen the integration of its services with the most popular social networks. It offers music lovers a new way to share their musical discoveries, their favorite playlists or their favorite tracks with their TikTok community.
Seamless integration between Apple Music and TikTok
This feature comes in the form of a simple dedicated share button in the applicationApple Music. It is thanks to him that distribution via TikTok takes place. Once touched, the app automatically opens displayingan insert presenting the selected song.
Sharing options are quite varied: it is possible to choose to publish the song in the form of a video, a photo, or even to send it as a private message to contacts. The integration goes even further: by opting to share in the form of a video or photo, TikTok automatically links the song to the post, allowing other users to hear an excerpt when they come across the post.
When sharing a video, TikTok automatically offers the user to record a video of themselves with the song in the background.React, dance or express yourself to your favorite songs: everything is allowed! The difference with Instagram Stories, introduced in 2020? The sound. Where sharing on Insta remains silent as a carp, with TikTok, there is real musical sharing.
The billions of TikTok users around the world will certainly be seduced by this new feature. For Apple,she kills two birds with one stone. This is a great opportunity to capture a younger audience while strengthening Apple Music's presence in the social media ecosystem. If you are already on the iOS 18.1 beta,you can already test this new sharing functionality.
- Apple Music now includes a dedicated share button specifically for TikTok in iOS 18.1.
- Users can share their songs as a video, photo or private message, with an embedded audio clip.
- This new feature aims to attract a younger audience and strengthen Apple Music's influence on social networks.
