Apple Music loses its red look in the iOS 27.2 update next week

Apple Music is about to lose its red look. According to 9to5Mac, iOS 27.2 arrives next week and brings design changes to select Apple apps. The Music app gets the biggest visible change. Its icon drops red and goes black and white.

What changed

The update extends a design rebrand Apple Music has just rolled out. The red look is being removed from several parts of the app.

• The app icon is now black and white instead of red.
• The active tab in the tab bar is blue instead of red.
• Library sections such as Playlists, Artists and Albums are fully monochrome.
• Music widgets on the Home Screen or Today view lose their red background and use black.

Why Apple may be doing this

9to5Mac says the changes were likely motivated by the arrival of the iPhone Duo. The site points out that Apple's standard menus and buttons move around to fit different iPhone models. Custom-designed controls, like the old ones in the Books app, likely would not adapt as well. Dropping custom touches could make apps easier to fit across devices. That reasoning is the site's view, not an Apple statement.

What is not clear yet

The article does not name the other apps getting design changes, and it does not give an exact release date beyond next week. It also does not say whether you can keep the old look. If you use Apple Music, the new icon and black widgets are simply part of the update.