{"id":102219,"date":"2026-04-27T20:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/sony-is-shutting-down-one-of-the-best-music-recording-apps-for-the-xperia\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:31:21","slug":"sony-is-shutting-down-one-of-the-best-music-recording-apps-for-the-xperia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/sony-is-shutting-down-one-of-the-best-music-recording-apps-for-the-xperia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony is shutting down one of the best music recording apps for the Xperia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_7s\" style=\"max-width:1920px\"><picture class=\"e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;aspect-ratio:1920 \/ 1080\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sony-Xperia-1-IV-Music-Pro-app-recording.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sony-Xperia-1-IV-Music-Pro-app-recording-1536w-864h.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sony-Xperia-1-IV-Music-Pro-app-recording-675w-380h.jpg.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sony-Xperia-1-IV-Music-Pro-app-recording-64w-36h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sony-Xperia-1-IV-Music-Pro-app-recording-1000w-563h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sony-Xperia-1-IV-Music-Pro-app-recording-300w-170h.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sony-Xperia-1-IV-Music-Pro-app-recording-1280w-720h.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sony-Xperia-1-IV-Music-Pro-app-recording-840w-472h.jpg.webp 840w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"e_nv e_8s\">\n<p>Robert Triggs\/Android Authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_Ui e_e e_P\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sony is shutting down its Music Pro app.<\/li>\n<li>All services for the app will end on October 27, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>The company warns that you should export any video or audio data in your project before the deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>As leaks for the Xperia 1 VIII begin to increase, Sony is taking the wraps off an app designed specifically for its smartphone line. At the end of this year, you will no longer have access to the Music Pro app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Dk e_Ck\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss the best of <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_am\"><picture class=\"e_em e_fm e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_em e_Vg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Wg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>If you&#8217;re unfamiliar with Music Pro, it&#8217;s a specialized recording app for creating studio-quality music on Sony&#8217;s high-end phones. It offers noise reduction, reverb removal, &#8220;Studio Tuning&#8221; and more. Although it has become a staple on Xperia handsets, its time is coming to an end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>Sony has updated <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=jp.co.sony.mc.musicpro\">Music Pro&#8217;s store page<\/a> on Google Play to announce that the app will be shutting down at the end of this year. It also provides a timeline of how the app will shut down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>First, new purchases and subscription renewals will expire on July 27, 2026. About a month later, on August 26, the payment services will be shut down. Ultimately, all services will cease on October 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_P\">\n<p>According to Sony, the termination of the Music Pro app is &#8220;due to various circumstances&#8221;. The company did not elaborate further on this. However, it does warn that you should &#8220;export any video or audio data in your projects&#8221; before the deadline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_uc e_P\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. Please read our comment policy before posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Triggs\/Android Authority TL;DR Sony is shutting down its Music Pro app. All services for the app will end on October 27, 2026. The company warns that you should export any video or audio data in your project before the deadline. 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