The Curious Case of the Missing Streaming Button

Record Bird
Jul 24, 2017 · 2 min read

By now most of you will have noticed that you cannot open and play new releases in Apple Music anymore… NOOO!

Keep calm and let us explain: we’re constantly striving to improve our app.

The one feature on top of your wishlist is in-app streaming with the music service of your choice. Splendid idea and we absolutely agree with you, however making this happen is a tricky and gradual process. In our latest iOS version, you can now stream the available songs directly from the detail screen of any digital record; even if the album itself has not been released yet. It almost feels like listening to the future.

Unfortunately and to all our great dismay, we got so excited about this that we overlooked a bug that caused the general streaming button which you see in your feed and which takes you to Apple Music to disappear.

Rest assured that we’re tirelessly working on fixing it and that we’ll release a new version resolving the problem as soon as humanly possible. Please be patient and watch out for the new version in the next couple of weeks, thank you.

Being a startup is tough, exhausting and incredibly challenging. Especially if you’re trying to build something for music lovers across the globe from a tiny office with a handful of people; a very passionate and dedicated bunch, but still just a handful. So hey, if you have the know-how and wish to help, check out our job posting and join our merry little band. In case you’d rather spare a few hours ad hoc some time, please be so kind to get in touch as volunteer beta tester. Working together on something worthwhile is extremely rewarding; especially when user reviews and feedback like the one below swoops in to lift our spirits in difficult times.

Again, we’re very sorry for any inconvenience our oversight causes you and we very much hope you’ll stick around for when we’ve remedied the situation.

Yours truly,
The Record Bird Team

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