Changelog
Nov. 18, 2024
v 4.9.8• Temporarily remove support for widget accented mode due to a system issue that stops links from opening their associated items.
• Correctly handles the empty bookmarks state on iPad when adding the first item or removing all items..
Sept. 30, 2024
v 4.9.6Resolved an issue that could prevent the releases feed from updating automatically at launch.
Sept. 24, 2024
v 4.9.5• The music-gradient app icon is back! And even better, all alternative icons now support dark and tinted versions.
• This update also adds support for tinted widgets.
Sept. 20, 2024
v 4.9.3This update fixes a small bug that prevented users from accessing dark/tinted icons when reverting to the default app icon in Settings → App Icon.
MusicHarbor 4.9.0 adds support for the latest features introduced on iOS 18. It includes new app icons that match your Home Screen style, controls for Control Center, new App Shortcuts for using the app with Siri, Spotlight, the Shortcuts app, and more:
APP ICON
• New app icon for dark and tinted variants.
CONTROLS
• New Control for quickly launching MusicHarbor from the Control Center, Lock Screen, or Action button.
APP INTENTS
• New App Shortcut to view upcoming releases. Just say “Siri, show upcoming releases in MusicHarbor” or access it from Spotlight or the Shortcuts app.
• New App Shortcut to view music releases from a specific artist. Just say “Siri, get artist releases in MusicHarbor” or access it from Spotlight or the Shortcuts app.
Sept. 18, 2024
v 4.9.1MusicHarbor 4.9.0 adds support for the features introduced in the latest OS updates. It includes new app icons that match your Home Screen style, controls for Control Center, new App Shortcuts for using the app with Siri, Spotlight, the Shortcuts app, and more:
APP ICON
• New app icon for dark and tinted variants.
CONTROLS
• New Control for quickly launching MusicHarbor from the Control Center, Lock Screen, or Action button.
APP INTENTS
• New App Shortcut to view upcoming releases. Just say “Siri, show upcoming releases in MusicHarbor” or access it from Spotlight or the Shortcuts app.
• New App Shortcut to view music releases from a specific artist. Just say “Siri, get artist releases in MusicHarbor” or access it from Spotlight or the Shortcuts app.
Sept. 7, 2024
v 4.8.5The “Artists” and “Record Labels” tabs are now combined for a simpler and more user-friendly experience. The iPad sidebar has also been redesigned, grouping similar items together.
June 25, 2024
v 4.8.4Fixed an issue that could cause some upcoming albums to be duplicated in specific situations.
June 19, 2024
v 4.8.3• Quickly add all releases from an artist to your Apple Music or Spotify playlist. On the artist profile, tap More → Add to Playlist to get started. You can filter releases by type, hide feats, and individually select which releases will be added.
• The artist profile now also includes a badge showing how long it’s been since their latest album release.
May 24, 2024
v 4.8.2• VoiceOver now reads the album release date correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the app failed to communicate when the default playlist configured in Settings → Apple Music → Default Playlist was not found, resulting in songs not being added to it. It will now properly communicate that, and also automatically recreate the playlist when the current one isn't found.
May 11, 2024
v 4.8.1MusicHarbor now displays a content rating indicator for songs labeled as explicit.
April 25, 2024
v 4.8.0• The sidebar now includes a mini player, letting you easily view and control playback of your previews anywhere in the iPad app.
• New button to remove bookmark when long pressing a bookmarked item.
April 20, 2024
v 4.7.9• Before, MusicHarbor wouldn't update existing calendar events for upcoming albums if you altered your preferred alert settings. Now, it offers you the choice to update existing events when adjusting in Settings → General → Alert.
• Fixed an issue where selecting “Concerts” in the iPad’s sidebar would open "News" instead.
April 6, 2024
v 4.7.8Added an easier way to check for concerts of your favorite artists. On iPhone, navigate to Artists → More → Concerts; on iPad, simply access Sidebar → Concerts.
April 4, 2024
v 4.7.7Added an easier way to check for concerts of your favorite artists. On iPhone, navigate to Artists → More → Concerts; on iPad, simply access Sidebar → Concerts.
March 17, 2024
v 4.7.6• You now have the option to receive weekly Friday notifications as a reminder to check for new releases.
• MusicHarbor will now detect and offer the ability to remove unavailable albums.
Feb. 27, 2024
v 4.7.5Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when refreshing the feed of upcoming music releases.
Feb. 19, 2024
v 4.7.4MusicHarbor will now show available singles from upcoming albums directly in the releases list. This eliminates the need to manually explore each upcoming album for newly released singles! This update also includes the following bug fixes:
• Fixed an issue where adding an album to a Spotify playlist could result in the wrong track sequence.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the feed to not automatically update when launching the app.
Jan. 27, 2024
v 4.7.3- MusicHarbor will now instantly update your calendar with upcoming releases when enabling the ‘Sync With Calendar’ option in Settings.
- This update also includes minor bug fixes and enhancements across the app.
Jan. 2, 2024
v 4.7.2• Added ‘Play Next’ and ‘Play Last’ buttons in the album’s context menu inside the artist profile.
• Added the possibility to select a different region to localize artist names according to your preferred area. Go to Settings → Reset → Change Region to use.
• Fixed an issue that caused an item to temporarily disappear from the list of Bookmarks when removing another unrelated item.
Nov. 21, 2023
v 4.7.1You can now add all new releases from a given month to an Apple Music or Spotify playlist! Go to Releases → More → Add to Playlist… to use.
Nov. 13, 2023
v 4.7.0Added the ability to add individual songs to the Apple Music queue Play Next and Play Last.
Oct. 3, 2023
v 4.6.9• Hide music of specific genre: You can now hide releases of a specific music genre or style. Configure in Settings → Filter Releases by Type.
• Added ‘Play Next’ and ‘Play Last’ buttons in the album’s context menu, so you can add it to your listening queue without leaving the app.
• Widgets have been reorganized to offer unified options for the Lock Screen and Home Screen.
Sept. 18, 2023
v 4.6.8MusicHarbor 4.6.8 brings new features for iOS and iPadOS 17 including interactive widgets, support for StandBy mode on the iPhone, support for Lock Screen widgets on the iPad, and more. It also introduces a brand new playback experience for music videos:
New on iOS and iPadOS 17
• New ‘Releases’ interactive widget that allows exploring recent and upcoming music releases.
• New ‘Charts’ interactive widget with statistics about your music releases.
• Support for the iPhone’s new StandBy mode.
• The ‘Top Genres’ chart now shows your top 8 music genres of the year in a pie style.
• MusicHarbor now shows tips about features you may not know about.
Exclusive for iPadOS 17
• New ‘Calendar’ interactive widget with your latest and upcoming music releases.
• Support for Lock Screen widgets on the iPad.
New playback experience
• Immerse yourself in music videos by your favorite artists with the new playback interface.
• Go to the Videos tab and tap ‘Preview All New’ to preview all new releases in a single screen.
• Preview all music videos from an artist by going to the artist’s profile.
Improvements and bug fixes
• Added the ability to select multiple videos at once.
• Added a button to remove all artists from the list of Hidden Artists.
• Created a Home Screen quick action to open Charts and Calendar.
• Improved Voice Over support for feedback messages shown after performing some actions.
July 21, 2023
v 4.6.7MusicHarbor 4.6.7 introduces Calendar View, a new way to explore music releases in a calendar-like grid. It also brings new settings for you to tailor MusicHarbor to your preferences. And last but not least, navigation improvements for the iPad and some bug fixes.
New Features
• Calendar View: Experience MusicHarbor in a calendar-like grid. Swipe on any day to explore the list of releases for that specific date. You can also customize your calendar by filtering releases by type and hiding played albums.
• Charts and Bookmarks are now available on the iPad’s sidebar.
New Settings
• Automatically mark older albums as played (configure in Settings → Filter Releases by Type).
• Show only the name of the following artist by removing collaborations (configure in Settings → Formatting → Artist Name).
• Open albums in Deezer (configure in Settings → General).
Bug Fixes
• Fixed an issue that prevented MusicHarbor from showing an album selected in a widget when a different album was already opened.
• Fixed an issue that caused MusicHarbor to lose the configured filter when navigating back to the app.
May 9, 2023
v 4.6.6Added the ability to batch-unfollow artists for selected releases. Tap More → Select in the Releases view, select one or more releases, and then tap Artists… → Unfollow All.
April 5, 2023
v 4.6.5• Customize the event alert when adding/syncing upcoming albums with Calendar. Configure in Settings → General → Alert.
• Added the ability to reset all settings and user preferences (Settings → Reset).
• Added the ability to unfollow all artists and record labels (Settings → Reset).
• Fixed a bug introduced in the last update that caused iCloud to not work.
Feb. 27, 2023
v 4.6.3Fixed a bug that could duplicate available singles from upcoming albums added to a Spotify playlist.
Previously:
Automatically add available singles from upcoming albums to a playlist. Preview music videos in the app. Get suggestions of popular artists to follow, and more:
Add Singles to Playlist
• Automatically add available singles from upcoming albums to a playlist to prepare for albums that will be released soon.
• Enable it in Settings → Apple Music or Spotify → Add Singles to Playlist.
Music Videos
• Quickly preview music videos without leaving the app.
• Interviews on Apple Music will now be appropriately categorized.
Artists
• Popular artists to follow will be suggested in the Add Artists screen.
• Importing artists from Last.fm will be limited to a few hundred of your top artists to increase relevancy.
Reviews
• Album of The Year can be used to search for album reviews.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Support for larger accessibility sizes in the Settings tab.
• Albums from record labels are hidden when Hide Featurings is enabled.
• The app may crash when adding a song to a playlist.
Feb. 24, 2023
v 4.6.2Fixed a bug that could cause adding available singles from upcoming albums to a Spotify playlist to fail.
Previously:
Automatically add available singles from upcoming albums to a playlist. Preview music videos in the app. Get suggestions of popular artists to follow, and more:
Add Singles to Playlist
• Automatically add available singles from upcoming albums to a playlist to prepare for albums that will be released soon.
• Enable it in Settings → Apple Music or Spotify → Add Singles to Playlist.
Music Videos
• Quickly preview music videos without leaving the app.
• Interviews on Apple Music will now be appropriately categorized.
Artists
• Popular artists to follow will be suggested in the Add Artists screen.
• Importing artists from Last.fm will be limited to a few hundred of your top artists to increase relevancy.
Reviews
• Album of The Year can be used to search for album reviews.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Support for larger accessibility sizes in the Settings tab.
• Albums from record labels are hidden when Hide Featurings is enabled.
• The app may crash when adding a song to a playlist.
Feb. 21, 2023
v 4.6.1Automatically add available singles from upcoming albums to a playlist. Preview music videos in the app. Get suggestions of popular artists to follow, and more:
Add Singles to Playlist
• Automatically add available singles from upcoming albums to a playlist to prepare for albums that will be released soon.
• Enable it in Settings → Apple Music or Spotify → Add Singles to Playlist.
Music Videos
• Quickly preview music videos without leaving the app.
• Interviews on Apple Music will now be appropriately categorized.
Artists
• Popular artists to follow will be suggested in the Add Artists screen.
• Importing artists from Last.fm will be limited to a few hundred of your top artists to increase relevancy.
Reviews
• Album of The Year can be used to search for album reviews.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
• Support for larger accessibility sizes in the Settings tab.
• Albums from record labels are hidden when Hide Featurings is enabled.
• The app may crash when adding a song to a playlist.
Jan. 29, 2023
v 4.6.0• Improved accessibility support with VoiceOver and Voice Control.
• Improved support for larger Dynamic Type fonts.
• Fixed a bug that caused the music type search filter to not show when searching.
• Performance improvements.
Jan. 10, 2023
v 4.5.9• You can now import your top artists from Last.fm.
• Also added the ability to open albums in Tidal. Configure in Settings → General.
Dec. 8, 2022
v 4.5.8This update brings a completely rewritten feature for importing artists that offer several improvements:
• Performance: Importing artists is now faster and more efficient.
• Accuracy: Algorithms to match artists are now more accurate.
• User Experience: Redesigned the UI to be more standardized, clean, and intuitive.
This update also fixes a bug that caused albums to be marked as played after a failed attempt to add to the library or playlist.
I hope you enjoy these improvements, and I look forward to continuing to enhance the app in future updates. Thank you for using MusicHarbor!
Oct. 26, 2022
v 4.5.6• Added buttons to Select All and Clear Selection when importing artists.
• Added Rate Your Music as an option to read album reviews.
• Fixed a layout bug on the Upcoming Releases widget for the iPhone 14 Pro.
• Fixed a bug that caused a blue tint to be applied when searching for an artist.
Sept. 30, 2022
v 4.5.5• Automatically add upcoming albums to your calendar. Go to Settings → General to configure.
• Disable grouping by type in the artist profile screen. Go to Settings → Appearance → Use Classic View to configure.
• Mark everything as played/watched without a confirmation dialog. Go to Settings → General → Disable Confirmation to configure.
• MusicHarbor now opens the artist profile according to the preferred streaming service.
• MusicHarbor now shows an indicator on albums that you bookmarked.
Sept. 19, 2022
v 4.5.3On this update:
• Improved performance when loading album songs and playlists.
• Added a Shortcuts action to get the album URL.
• Added the Album ID attribute in the new Find Album Shortcuts action.
• Added the ability to bookmark an album from the artist's profile.
• Fixed a bug when searching and listing Apple Music playlists.
Version 4.5.2:
• MusicHarbor 4.5.2 brings new features for iOS 16, such as Lock Screen widgets, modern Shortcuts integration, and stats about music releases with Statistics.
Do you like MusicHarbor? Please consider leaving a review on the App Store!
Sept. 8, 2022
v 4.5.2MusicHarbor 4.5.2 brings new features for iOS 16, such as Lock Screen widgets, modern Shortcuts integration, and stats about music releases with Statistics:
iOS 16:
• Introducing Statistics: a fun way to explore stats about music releases from your favorite artists. Available in Releases > More > Statistics.
• New Lock Screen widget to see upcoming releases, latest releases, and statistics.
• Modernized Shortcuts integration, including predicate filtering for finding albums, artists, and music videos, and actions to change the app's settings.
Bug fixes and improvements:
• Added support to toggle play/pause audio preview with the space bar.
• Fixed a bug that could cause MusicHarbor to open albums in Safari instead of the native apps.
• Fixed a bug that could make the new indicator to overlap with the content when using the compact layout.
Aug. 9, 2022
v 4.5.1• The Import Artists screen now separates new artists from removed or unfollowed artists.
• MusicHarbor now shares the Spotify URL when using Spotify.
• MusicHarbor now uses the Spotify URL when adding Spotify albums to MusicBox.
• Added a new shortcut action to get the Spotify URL of an album by ID.
July 8, 2022
v 4.4.9• Added support for drag and drop. You can drag albums, songs, music videos, artists, and record labels.
• Added a button to update some of the album's metadata, such as the release date and artwork.
• Added a new screen to manage hidden albums.
• When following from the Music app with the "Follow on MusicHarbor" button, MusicHarbor will now follow all album artists.
• When following from the Music app with the "Follow on MusicHarbor" button, MusicHarbor will let you know if you have already followed that artist.
July 2, 2022
v 4.4.8• Fixed a bug that caused the explicit tag to appear for non-explicit albums in the releases feed.
• Fixed a bug that could cause both explicit and clean albums to be shown at the same time in the releases feed.
June 18, 2022
v 4.4.7MusicHarbor 4.4.7 brings better ways to integrate with MusicBox and MusicSmart. It also brings improvements to context menus throughout the app:
• You can now customize the default action of buttons in the album details screen. Go to Settings > Appearance to configure.
• Added a "More" menu to the album details screen with features such as Mark as Played, Hide, Bookmark, and more.
• Added a context menu to the albums and videos inside the artist profile.
• Added the ability to customize the scrolling behavior of the list of albums in the artist profile screen. Go to Settings > General to configure.
June 9, 2022
v 4.4.6• Improved the way MusicHarbor searches for an artist's profile picture.
• Shows the genre label when using list view in compact mode.
• Fixed a bug that could cause albums that have a content rating of "clean" to not appear when the setting Hide Explicit Albums is off.
• Fixed a bug that caused MusicHarbor to suggest to follow artists when one or more labels were being followed.
April 28, 2022
v 4.4.4• Added the ability to add individual songs to Spotify Library and Playlists. Press and hold a specific song to reveal the options.
• Fixed a bug that could cause only the first song of the album to open on the Spotify app.
April 19, 2022
v 4.4.3• Fixes a bug that could cause the "Follow on MusicHarbor" Action Extension to not appear on the Share Sheet.
• Shows up to 20 results instead of 5 when searching for artists and record labels.
• Adds support explaining how to use the "Follow on MusicHarbor" Action Extension to follow artists directly from the Music app.
March 15, 2022
v 4.4.2MusicHarbor 4.4.2 adds an option to redirect albums to YouTube Music and to hide albums from the Latest Releases screen. It also includes bug fixes and other improvements.
Redirect to
• Added an option to redirect albums to YouTube Music. Go to Settings > General to configure.
Releases management:
• Added the ability to hide albums when sharing from the context menu, available when long-pressing an album.
Bug fixes
• Fixed a bug that could cause each song on an album to have a smaller height than it should be.
• Improved the appearance and position of the dialog that confirms marking all music videos as watched.
Feb. 18, 2022
v 4.4.1MusicHarbor 4.4.1 brings improvements to Music Videos, a new parameter in Shortcuts, and a few bug fixes:
Music Videos
• Added option to choose the default player for Music Videos. Configure at Settings > General > Music Videos.
• Improved the query used to search for Music Videos on YouTube. It will now search using the artist's name and the music video title.
Shortcuts
• Added a new "Hide Explicit Albums" parameter to the "Get Music Data" and "Get Upcoming Music Data" shortcuts.
Bug fixes
• Fixes a bug that caused the Releases list to not update according to the Group by Date option when changing it from the Settings > Appearance screen.
• Fixes a bug that could cause followed artists to appear in the list of artists to import, when importing from the Apple Music library.
• Enables MusicHarbor Pro exclusive features for users that bought all In-App Purchases individually.
• Improves error messages and error handling when importing artists from Apple Music.
Jan. 28, 2022
v 4.4.0MusicHarbor 4.4.0 introduces a handful of nice quality of life enhancements, and a few bug fixes:
Music Videos
• Added a new context menu button to search for the music video on YouTube. Long press a music video, and tap "Search on YouTube".
Widgets
• Added a new option to hide the widget's title bar. Customize on Settings > Appearance.
Record Labels
• Shows a list of 40+ suggested record labels in the Follow Record Label screen.
Bookmarks
• Shows a quick toast message to indicate that an item was bookmarked successfully.
Artists
• Added a new button to mark all releases from a specific artist as seen. It is available on the "More" button, inside the Artist Profile screen.
• Added a new button to select all artists in the Artists tab, while in editing mode.
Music Releases
• Added a confirmation dialog to confirm that all releases should be marked as seen.
Bug fixes
• Fixes a bug that would cause a list of albums to not be marked as seen after adding them to the library/playlist.
• Fixes a bug that would cause the "Hide Featurings" switch to not correctly reflect the defined state.
• Fixes the order of releases in the small "Latest Releases" widget.
Here's to a great 2022, with plenty of new releases from your favorite artists!
- Marcos
Dec. 16, 2021
v 4.3.9- You can now conveniently follow artists with Shazam!
- Long press MusicHarbor on your Home Screen and tap Shazam to recognize and follow the artist of the song playing around you.
- This feature is also available from the "More" button, on the Artists screen.
Dec. 8, 2021
v 4.3.8- Improved the new widget layout for specific device sizes.
- Added the ability to mark the selected releases as seen/unseen.
Previous version:
- This update completely redesigns all widgets to maintain a consistent look and feel across all types and sizes.
- They now have a title bar so you can better identify them.
- All widgets now have an extra-large size option on iPadOS.
- Customizing widget colors is now easier than ever. Just choose the main color, and the other variations will be automatically derived from it.
Dec. 6, 2021
v 4.3.7- This update completely redesigns all widgets to maintain a consistent look and feel across all types and sizes.
- They now have a title bar so you can better identify them.
- All widgets now have an extra-large size option on iPadOS.
- Customizing widget colors is now easier than ever. Just choose the main color, and the other variations will be automatically derived from it.
Nov. 7, 2021
v 4.3.6This version introduces a new feature called Bookmarks! Tap and hold any album or music video to add them to your Bookmarks. You can access your Bookmarks from the "More" menu (top-left icon on the Releases screen), or from your Home Screen with the new Bookmarks widget, available in all four sizes.
And also:
- Allow users to hide an album (action available inside the Share Sheet);
- Automatically marks albums as read after adding them to the library or playlist;