Apple Music appears to be getting a new monochrome black-and-white app icon in the iOS 27.2 beta, along with redesigned widgets and updated tab bar colors, per 9to5Mac.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple Music's iconic red app icon has reportedly been replaced with a black-and-white version in the latest iOS 27.2 beta, <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/13/ios-27-2-adds-new-app-icon-for-apple-music-more-design-updates/"><em>9to5Mac</em></a> reports. The eighth note on the icon also appears to have a slightly sharper angle than the original. A <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/998783/is-apple-music-experimenting-with-a-new-logo">new Apple Music logo</a> was also spotted last month on the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/998581/apple-music-hall-london-venue-battersea">Apple Music Hall</a> website, so the company could be refreshing its app icon to match.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to <em>9to5Mac</em>, the new icon is a black music note on a white background in light mode, or the opposite in dark mode. The icon's not the only thing that's been drained of color, either - <em>9to5Mac</em> also says Apple Music widgets now have black backgrounds and the app now …</p>
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# It looks like Apple Music is getting a new icon
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Apple Music’s iconic red app icon has reportedly been replaced with a black\-and\-white version in the latest iOS 27\.2 beta,[*9to5Mac*](https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/13/ios-27-2-adds-new-app-icon-for-apple-music-more-design-updates/)reports\. The eighth note on the icon also appears to have a slightly sharper angle than the original\. A[new Apple Music logo](https://www.theverge.com/tech/998783/is-apple-music-experimenting-with-a-new-logo)was also spotted last month on the[Apple Music Hall](https://www.theverge.com/tech/998581/apple-music-hall-london-venue-battersea)website, so the company could be refreshing its app icon to match\.
According to*9to5Mac*, the new icon is a black music note on a white background in light mode, or the opposite in dark mode\. The icon’s not the only thing that’s been drained of color, either —*9to5Mac*also says Apple Music widgets now have black backgrounds and the app now uses a splash of blue in the tab bar to show the active tab\.
A user on X[shared images](https://x.com/avstorm/status/2110091804246945837?s=20)of the new icon in the different color modes, including the tinted version\. So if the new monochrome version of the app makes it to a public iOS release, you might be able to use the tinted homescreen option to make it look a bit like the previous red version again\.
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