苹果iOS 8.3的更新已经发布了几天了，这意味着是时候进行一些新的更新了。今天出现在苹果开发者频道上的是iOS 8.4，它可能是我们在iOS 9之前的最后一个版本，iOS 9预计将在今年晚些时候的苹果年度开发者大会上发布。《今日新报》是音乐应用的改版，鉴于有报道称苹果计划重新推出新版Beats流媒体音乐服务（Beats streaming Music service），这是苹果去年收购Beats的一部分。这不仅给苹果计划如何使用类似潘多拉（Pandora）的流媒体服务iTunes Radio带来了更多的审查，也让人们更加关注Beats应用程序的一些体验是否会进入苹果自己的音乐应用程序。

这不是你要找的音乐更新

早期迹象表明，除了外观和感觉之外，应用程序中的大部分内容都将被忽略。9to5Mac已经发布了发行说明（只有开发者才能看到），主要功能是一个“漂亮”的新设计，通过让用户将自己的照片添加到播放列表专辑封面，从Rdio这样的流媒体服务中获取一个页面。这款应用现在还借鉴了iTunes最新版本的一些功能，比如一款带有小控件的迷你播放器和一窥下一步将要播放的内容：

The iOS 8.4 Beta includes an early preview of the the all-new Music app. With powerful features and an elegant new look, enjoying your music is easier than ever. This preview provides a sneak peek into what we’ve been working on, and what’s to come — the music is just getting started.

All-New Design. Music app has a beautiful new design that makes exploring your music collection easier and more fun. Personalize playlists by adding your own image and description. Enjoy stunning pictures of your favorite artists in the Artists view. Start playing an album right from the album list. The music you love is never more than a tap away.

Recently Added. Albums and playlists you’ve recently added are now at the top of your library, making it effortless to find something new to play. Simply tap play on the artwork to listen.

Streamlined iTunes Radio. Discovering music with iTunes Radio is easier than ever. You can now quickly return to your favorite stati*** in Recently Played. Choose from a selection of hand-curated stati*** in Featured Stati***, or start a new one from your favorite artist or song.

New MiniPlayer. With the new MiniPlayer, you can see what’s playing and control playback while browsing your music collection. To open Now Playing, just tap on the MiniPlayer.

Improved Now Playing. Now Playing has a stunning new design that showcases your album artwork the way it was meant to be. In addition, you can begin wirelessly streaming your music using AirPlay without leaving Now Playing.

Up Next. It’s now simple to find out which songs from your library will play next — just tap the Up Next icon in Now Playing. You can even reorder, add, or skip songs whenever you like.

Global Search. You can now search from anywhere in the Music app — just tap the magnifying glass. Search results are conveniently organized to help you quickly find that perfect song. You can even start an iTunes Radio station right from Search.

至于新应用程序的实际外观，Twitter用户Abdel Ibrahim分享了以下图片：

iOS8.4的公开发布预计将在苹果年度开发者大会（WWDC）上或之前举行，虽然通常会在6月初在旧金山举行，但尚未公布。上一个版本ios8.3在发布之前经历了四次公开beta测试，不过也成为了第一个非开发人员在公开beta测试中踢轮胎的iOS版本。同样的事情也可能发生在这个版本上。