2 Ways to play Apple Music on Sony Walkman

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While smartphones are the go-to choice for most music listeners, Sony Walkmans offer a unique alternative for those who prioritize audio quality. For audiophiles, Sony Walkmans are renowned for their superior sound. They can handle high-resolution lossless audio formats, like those available in Apple Music, allowing you to experience the full depth and detail of your favorite songs.

A bonus for some Walkman models is their Android operating system, potentially offering a way to play your Apple Music library on the device. Don't worry if your Walkman doesn't run Android. We'll explore an alternative option to help you enjoy your Apple Music library on your Walkman.

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Option 1 Use Apple Music app on Android supported Walkman

If your Sony Walkman music player is Android supported, such as NW-ZX707($699) or NW-A306($299), you can stream Apple Music via the Apple Music app. The device runs on Android 12, which is not the latest version of Android but it does support all the music streaming apps and services. Simply go to the Google Play Store, download and install the Apple Music app on your Android-supported Sony Walkman.

If your Walkman is not Android supported, don't worry, you can still enjoy Apple Music on your device by converting Apple Music M4P files to Walkman compatible MP3, M4A, or WAV files.

Option 2 Download Apple Music songs to MP3 and then transfer to Walkman

Apple Music songs you downloaded can't be transferred to Walkman since they are in DRM-proteced M4P format. That's why you will need a professional Apple Music converter that allows you to download MP3 songs from Apple Music.

Ondesoft Apple Music Converter is a powerful and intuitive application you can use to download Apple Music songs to common audio formats like MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, etc. Ondesoft Apple Music converter can visit the Apple Music web player through an embedded browser. Select the playlists or songs you want to download, select the output format, click convert, and Apple Music Converter will download the songs to the format you want with ID3 tags including song title, artist, album, artwork, track number, disc number, genre, etc. You can download Apple Music songs to 320kbps MP3.

Follow below steps and learn how to download Apple Music songs to MP3, M4A, etc. for Sony Walkman.

1. Download and Launch Apple Music Converter

Download, install and launch Ondesoft Apple Music Converter on your Mac or Windows.

2. Sign in to your Apple Music account

Click the Sign in button and enter your Apple ID.

3. Change output format(optional)

The default output format is lossless M4A. Ondesoft Apple Music Converter also supports converting Apple Music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. You can also customize output file name with any combination of title, artist, album, playlist index and track ID.

4. Select music

Follow the on-screen instructions to choose the playlist or album you want to convert.

Click Add songs.

5. Start Conversion

By default, all songs in the playlist/album will be checked. If there are songs you don't want to convert, please uncheck the box. Then click Convert button to start downloading songs to the format you choose.

After conversion, click below folder icon to quickly locate the downloaded songs.

6 Transfer DRM-free Apple Music songs to Sony Walkman

1. Connect your Walkman player to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
2. Open the MUSIC folder of your Walkman player.
3. Drag-and-drop the download DRM-free Apple Music songs to the MUSIC folder of your Walkman player.

 

Features of Ondesoft Apple Music Converter:

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Built-in Apple Music web player
Ondesoft Apple Music Converter features built-in Apple Music web player. Once logged in your Apple Music account, you can easily browse and select any songs, albums and playlists you want to download.

Customize profile settings
Apple Music to MP3 converter allows you to customize Codec, Bitrate, Sample rate and Channels of the output file. Also you may save them as custom profile for future use.

Fast Conversion Speed
The conversion speed can be as fast as 16X and you are free to set it as you desired.

Search Function
The powerful search function enables you to quickly find Apple Music tracks you need according to name, artist and album.

Customize file name format
Output file name can contain Title, Artist, Album, TrackID and DiskID and you are free to customize it as you like.

Save ID tags
ID tags such as song name, Artist name, Album, Album artist, Genre and Artwork will be saved to the output MP3 and M4A files.

Batch conversion
Batch conversion allows you to convert as many Apple Music tracks as you want at a time.