Album cover artwork is always known for its visual appeal. While most digital albums or singles these days feature their own album cover, Apple Music takes this a step further by turning it into animated cover art. Keep reading to learn how to enable or disable animated cover art for Apple Music on your iPhone.
of Taylor Swift's Folklore To Beyoncé's Lemonade و Marvin Gaye's What's Going OnAll of these albums have one thing in common: they're all available with iOS 17's animated cover art feature on Apple Music. Let's discuss this feature in detail and see if you can enable or disable animated cover art for Apple Music on your iPhone.
What is the animated cover art in Apple Music on iOS 17?
New addition to Apple Music in iOS 17Animated cover art transforms static album covers into animated ones. This way, the basic album artwork remains the same, but adding certain animated elements, such as birds, lights, zooming in or out, creates the illusion of movement within the cover. This can be viewed in the player window once your device is updated to iOS 17.
Is this the same album artwork?
While both features use album cover artwork, iOS 17's animated cover artwork differs from the regular album artwork feature. Apple Music album artwork was first introduced in iOS 14 and is mostly visible for the album as a whole, taking up half the page on your iPhone.
On the other hand, animated cover art appears directly in the player window and can occupy half or three-quarters of the page, depending on the page orientation. If you update to iOS 17, Apple Music should automatically display animated cover art.
Turn animated cover art on or off in Apple Music
Although the animated cover art feature is enabled in Apple Music by default, you can disable it when needed. Or, if you want to use it again, enable it on your iPhone running iOS 17. For more details, here's a step-by-step overview.
Step 1: Open an app Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Music.
Step 3: Here, tap on the Art Animation option.
Step 4: Click Off to disable this option.
Note: If you want to enable animations, select On. Or tap Wi-Fi only to use them only when your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Depending on the specific setting, this will help you turn off (or on) the animated cover art in Apple Music on your iPhone.
Can you disable auto-animated cover image on iPhone and Mac?
Although there are no direct options, you can use the Low Power Mode settings on your iPhone or Mac to turn off Apple Music's animated cover art. Once enabled, this setting will automatically manage system functions to save battery power, indirectly disabling the animated cover art feature. Please note that doing so will also restrict some other features on your iPhone or Mac.
If you still want to proceed, follow the steps below to enable: Low Power Mode on your iPhone.
Step 1: Open an app Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: Then scroll down and click on Battery.
Step 3: Here, turn the toggle switch to Low power mode.
This will immediately enable Low Power Mode and turn off the Apple Music cover art feature. You can also check out our tutorial to learn more about turning it on. Low Power Mode on your Mac.
Frequently asked questions about using Apple Music's animated cover image
Q1. Do all Apple Music songs have animated cover art?
The answer: Because it's a new feature, there aren't many albums with animated cover art on Apple Music at this time. However, this number is expected to increase as the feature becomes more widely available.
Q2. Can you see the animated cover art in Apple Music if your device is running iOS 16 or lower?
The answer: While you can find the option to enable or disable Animated Art in Apple Music settings on devices running iOS 14 and later, the recent iOS 17 updates have added a new touch to further improve it and make it available within the player window itself.
Q3. Can anyone add animated cover art to their songs on Apple Music?
The answer: You can add animated cover art to albums and singles on Apple Music. However, there are requirements you must meet to do so.
Q4. Is Apple Music's animated cover similar to Spotify Canvas?
The answer: As the name suggests, Apple Music's animated cover art adds animated elements around the existing album or song cover art. However, on Spotify, the Canvas feature uses short videos related to the currently playing song that appear in the player window when listening to the song. While some Spotify Canvas clips can sometimes resemble animated album artwork, Apple Music's animated cover feature will only feature the album or single cover art.
Q5. Does Apple Music's animated cover image drain your iPhone's battery?
The answer: Yes, using Apple Music's animated cover art feature may drain your iPhone's battery more than usual.
Get the most out of Apple Music
Animated album covers add to the music listening experience on your iPhone. However, they aren't for everyone. Depending on your preferences, you can enable or disable animated album covers on Apple Music on your iPhone.
