The Music application on the Palm Pre is pretty straightforward and simple. You can view albums and tracks in a simple list view along with the associated cover art. The list of albums shows a number against the cover art representing the number of tracks within the album. Playing a song pulls up basic controls and the ability to randomize playback of tracks or repeat the same track. Swiping across the screen will go to the next or previous track.

You can load music on to the Pre in two ways: First, when the Pre is connected to your computer, the computer simply recognizes it as a mass storage device; you can drag and drop music files into the device this way. The other option is to do it through iTunes, where any DRM-free files can be transferred seamlessly. Either way, your Pre will recognize the file type and pull it into the Music application, so you can organize your music without worrying about where it’s sitting.