Apple Music has integrated a hidden 'easter egg' into its web platform that appears when a user encounters a 404 'Page Not Found' error. Instead of a standard error message, the site displays a functional, interactive interface modeled after the original first-generation iPod. This interactive element is only accessible via a web browser and does not appear within the native Apple Music app. To access it, users can navigate to a non-existent path, such as music.apple.com/macrumors, where the page displays the prompt: "Page Not Found. Give this a spin instead."

A web browser displaying a functional interactive interface modeled after the first-generation iPod on an Apple Music 404 page.
The hidden interactive iPod interface appears when users visit non-existent URLs on the music.apple.com domain.www.macrumors.com

The site displays a functional, interactive interface modeled after the original first-generation iPod.

The interactive iPod allows users to navigate a menu using a digital click wheel to listen to 90-second previews of tracks from various high-profile artists, including Alicia Keys, Daft Punk, and Michael Jackson. The interface even replicates specific hardware behaviors, such as a functioning backlight timer that displays an uneven glow around the edges. To prevent the browser from automatically redirecting the user to the native Apple Music application, users on a Mac can hold the Command key while clicking the link, or on iOS, they can long-press the link and select "Open" from the menu.

Beyond the music previews, the hidden interface contains a secondary easter egg: a playable version of the classic arcade game Breakout. This can be accessed by navigating to the "Settings" and then "About" sections of the virtual iPod and holding down the center of the click wheel. This specific game holds historical significance for the company, as co-founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs helped develop Breakout while working at Atari in the 1970s. While the feature is a whimsical nod to the 25th anniversary of the original iPod, it remains a hidden detail primarily accessible to those who intentionally seek out broken links on the service's domain.

A screenshot of the classic arcade game Breakout playable within the hidden Apple Music iPod interface.
Users can access a playable version of the classic arcade game Breakout through the hidden interface's settings.www.macrumors.com

Beyond the music previews, the hidden interface contains a secondary easter egg: a playable version of the classic arcade game Breakout.