DIY & Hobbyist Tools
Audex Trace
TL;DR
A utility that logs your Apple Music history because Apple's own history UI is a fragmented mess.
Who is this actually for?
Data nerds and Last.fm devotees who want a granular paper trail of their listening habits without waiting for a yearly 'Replay' dump.
The Good
- Solves the 'what was that song I liked three hours ago' problem that the native app ignores.
- Provides a cleaner way to export your own data than Apple's clunky GDPR request system.
The Catch (Potential Downsides)
Apple's API for music playback is notoriously buggy and could break this with a single iOS update. It's also a classic 'feature, not a product' that exists solely because the trillion-dollar company is lazy.