Marcos Tanaka
@mactanaka
Indie Apple developer making MusicHarbor, MusicSmart, Play, and MusicBox.
I also made a few tweaks to the artist profile page and some smaller UI elements: - The refresh progress now uses a circular indicator - Track previews now show an inline progress indicator as well
I think it fits much better with Liquid Glass than the old design did. Here’s how it looks on iPad and Mac.
And of course, it's all available on the Mac too, alongside a number of Mac-specific enhancements, including support for browsing your local music library, accessing MusicSmart from the share menu, and more.
We can browse all available images across different releases, zoom in to see every detail, and save them locally.
Really excited about this MusicSmart update! Version 2.3.4 brings support for browsing high-resolution booklets, back covers, disc designs, inlays, and more across physical and digital album editions.
Last week I got to attend an Apple workshop on the latest technologies from WWDC26. Lots of ideas for new features and improvements!
I wonder whether toolbars will also receive the new navigation bar appearance to improve legibility. Right now they haven’t, and they’ve lost the edge effect, which actually makes them less legible. Probably a bug...
Hello! It kind of does that already, but it is a summary based on the credits.
Today I’m rolling out a new version of Play with upgraded AI Assistant features: - Concise, detailed, and simplified video summaries - Ask any questions about the video - Progress indicator for AI requests - Better context handling for longer videos apps.apple.com/us/app/id159...
The redesigned artist profile is now live in MusicHarbor! apps.apple.com/us/app/music...
Now that my iOS 26 updates are mostly ready, I took some time to summarize everything new and share my experiences integrating Liquid Glass and Apple Intelligence: marcosatanaka.com/blog/os-26.h... Can’t wait to finally release these updates in a few days!
News summaries powered by Foundation Models, coming soon to MusicHarbor on iOS 26!
As part of Indie App Sales, I’m offering discounts on Play, MusicBox, and MusicSmart from July 15 to 16! 📺 Play $1.99 (33% off the regular $2.99) 🎧 MusicBox Lifetime $9.99 (40% off the regular $16.99) 🕵️♂️ MusicSmart Lifetime $11.99 (40% off the regular $19.99) itunes.apple.com/developer/id...
The new video details layout is also available on macOS, which will be great for organizing and taking notes on the WWDC sessions coming out next week.
I’ve also added the ability to setup Channels Inbox filters using multiple keywords. This lets us include or exclude topics based on the video title and description, either globally for all videos or individually by channel.
Search had been bugging me for a while too. I rewrote it to find items across the entire app, not just the currently selected list, and it’s now faster and more efficient than ever. The new architecture is also flexible enough to support advanced features in the future, like natural language search.
Taking some time before next week’s announcements to clean up a few things in Play: The video details view now has dedicated tabs for each section. It’s now easier to switch between attributes, chapters, transcript, recommendations, and actions.
I was having this issue where the Mail app showed an incorrect badge, but I hadn’t stop to look into it. It turns out there’s a new setting under Notifications → Mail → Customize Notifications to only counts unread messages marked as “Primary”
Some YouTube creators are so great, we never miss a new video. For those, Play will soon let you automatically add their new uploads to the watch later queue!
Play 2.4.5 is here! 📡 Follow Vimeo Creators in Channels Inbox 📝 Get video transcripts in Shortcuts ✨ Polished animation transitions across the app ⌨️ New keyboard shortcuts for macOS apps.apple.com/us/app/id159...
🌟 Time Capsule: Go back in time to rediscover music from your favorite artists and celebrate album anniversaries. It compiles a collection of albums from the artists you follow, released around this date in previous years. It’s a great way to revisit and enjoy timeless classics.
📈 Top Charts: Explore and preview the most played songs and videos to discover trending artists and expand your collection. The Top Charts UI makes it easy to navigate between rankings. You can also explore different music genres and regions to discover what people around the world are listening to
🗞️ News: Stay updated with the latest news from your favorite artists. MusicHarbor can now find the latest news about the artists you follow. It organizes them chronologically and lets you customize your reading experience, translate headlines, add articles to Safari’s reading list, and more.
Excited to share that MusicHarbor 5.0 is finally here! This update helps you to: 🗞️ Stay more connected to your artists 📈 Discover new ones and expand your musical taste 🌟 Rediscover timeless classics apps.apple.com/us/app/id144... Here are the details for each new feature 👇