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  • Seppi Evans

    I just saw this news… well done everyone who is involved with BluOS!

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  • Kevin J

    Just wanted to say thanks!

    I successfully set up Apple Music on my Node 2i after updating the 2i and the Desktop app

    I was getting an error when trying to Login to apple Music.

    It worked after I allowed a HTTP connection instead of HTTPS in Safari on Mac OS 26.6.2 

    Is there a way to tell if it's using Lossless?

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  • Russ

    I erroneously posted to the wrong thread, but it's not working on my NAD M33, though the Apple Music app says BluOS is authorized. I've been contacted by support who has requested further information. Standing by.

    https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/200545488-Controllers-iPad-and-iPhone 

    Separately, the OPs question is still open...

     

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  • Rob E
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    I can confirm that with the new firmware, my Node Icon is now (according to the BluOS app) streaming Apple Music at 256kb/s AAC. There is no stream quality setting in the Apple Music management screen, so it would appear that we are currently limited to the same compressed audio quality as Airplay 2. Hopefully work will continue on this interface and we will get lossless and hi-res lossless options at some point. It would be great to be able to ditch the Tidal subscription and use Apple Music for everything.

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  • Russ

    I'm an Apple Developer so I checked the developer documentation and forums. MusicKit JS is used for non-Apple platforms and is limited to AAC 256kb. Hi-res has been an outstanding request in the developer forums since 2021.

    That said, it can still deliver Spatial/ATMOS which does enhance the experience.

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  • Russ

    Success. But I’m not sure what fixed it. In response to some requests from Support I toggled Safari Advanced Tracking from All to Private, which did not fix the problem. However, I made a second attempt.

    Advanced tracking was still on “Private”, but BluOS still wasn’t showing Apple Music. I quit Safari, launched Safari, cleared caches, quit BluOS, launched BluOS, and there was Apple Music.
     
    I then set Advanced tracking to “All”, repeated the sequence, and Apple Music is still there.
     
    On my phone, I made no changes, but quit and relaunched BluOS, and it also is showing Apple Music. 
     
    Smart playlists are not visible. I’ll have to spend some time with it to learn how my Apple Music playlists interact with the BluOS queues, but we’re past the first problem.
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  • Russ

    Now that I have it working, I don't see any use for it. The audio quality is no better than playing off my computer with the Apple Remote app, and the access to my own playlists is worse as "smart" playlists are not accessible. Or just playing off my phone which, with respect to Apple Music, has more features than the BluOS app. 

    So what am I missing?

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  • Wade M.

    Haven't been able to add Apple Music as a service, but sounds like I may not be missing much. Updated my BluOS app, along with my player, but no luck.  I have Tidal now and looks like I'll be keeping it a little longer. 

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  • steadilyfred

    @Wade M. do you not have Apple Music as option under Music Services?

    Music Sources > Music Services > Manage

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  • Wade M.

    No. Apple not showing up in the list.

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  • BS
    • Edited

    Does this integration just use Apple’s MusicKit, like all the Android based components available from Chinese manufacturers, and thus support lossy streams only?

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  • Rob E
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    Unfortunately, it looks like your instincts are correct -
    https://darko.audio/2026/10/bluesound-confirms-apple-music-on-bluos-is-lossy-blame-apple/
    Apparently, it’s not Bluesound’s fault - Apple currently only makes the lossy AAC stream available to third parties via this API :(

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  • Wade M.

    I was able to get Apple Music after unplugging my Powernode 2i, along with changing my WiFi,and holding my mouth a certain way.

    After seeing the comments above from Rob E and reading the John Darko article (best source for everything). I’ll be keeping my Tidal subscription. I have Apple everything but cancelled my Apple Music subscription some time ago until they can get their hi-res act together.

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