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BenZji
User level: Level 1 (6 points)

Play button missing from album artwork after Golden Gate update

There used to be a "play" button in the artwork of an album. It's gone after update to Golden Gate this week. is there a solution, because it's very annoying.

Posted on Sep 19, 2026 6:44 AM

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WheelieNick
User level: Level 9 (74,110 points)

Sep 20, 2026 2:50 PM in response to BenZji

The play button on album cover views was intentionally removed in recent macOS/Apple Music updates, and there is currently no built-in setting or toggle to restore it. 


if you want to give this as feedback to Apple for a future feature request, please do so using this form Product Feedback - Apple


Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256360495