A feature hidden in your iPhone settings offers a solution to one of the most challenging aspects of switching music streaming services.
An Apple Music feature makes it easy to switch music libraries.
The feature is also available to Android users subscribed to Apple Music.
You need an active Apple Music subscription to access this feature.
It’s been almost two years since I switched from Spotify Premium to an Apple Music subscription. At the time, I was seeking Apple’s lossless audio for wired listening, its Dolby Atmos catalog, and I’ll admit: I’m a sucker for Apple’s user interface. Two years ago, replicating eight years’ worth of saved music from the Spotify catalog to Apple Music was an incredibly daunting and even more time-consuming task.
After scouring Reddit for the best solution, I came across SongShift, an app made specifically for transferring your music library from one streaming service to another. On SongShift’s free tier, I was limited to playlists with under 200 songs, and full library transfers required a paid subscription.
With iOS 26, Apple introduced an official partnership with SongShift, integrating its technology into the Apple Music app, a partnership that’s been in testing for over a year. Now, users can import their entire Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music, or YouTube Music catalog to Apple Music from their iOS device’s settings.
