We knew the pain firsthand and were sure it would be useful to a lot of people who share music with their friends.” “When Apple announced that Safari extensions would be available on iOS 15, we realized that there was a pathway to make this process painless and automatic. We would go through the process looking up a track on the other's service then searching for that same content on another platform,” Hardy continues.

“Arthur and I have been sharing music with each other for years, but Arthur has always been on Apple Music and I've always preferred Spotify. 'Every time someone sends me a link, I have to go through those steps. “I’ve clicked so many Spotify links, found the song or artist name, then searched on Apple Music, so many times. We asked Hardy and Van Siclen why they created the app in the first place. Where does MusicMatch fit on iOS?Īs far as creating the app, Van Siclen handled design and development while Hardy focused on the integration of Spotify, Apple Music, and the Safari extension. At this time, only links from Spotify that open in Apple Music will work with the Safari extension, but Hardy and Van Siclen are working on making Apple Music links work in Spotify on the web browser as well.

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