{"id":397616,"date":"2026-03-22T04:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/397616\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T04:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T04:14:14","slug":"ios-26-4-brings-mood-based-music-widgets-to-your-iphones-home-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/397616\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.4 brings mood-based Music widgets to your iPhone\u2019s home screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever unlocked your iPhone<\/a> at midnight, looking for a sleep playlist while already half asleep, Apple\u2019s iOS 26.4 can make life easier for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The iOS 26.4 release candidate is here, and among several additions, it introduces something called Ambient Music widgets. These are mood-based playlists that you can play with a single tap on your home screen (on the widget).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/p>\n

\t\t9to5Mac<\/a><\/p>\n

What moods can you choose from?<\/p>\n

So, from now on, you don\u2019t have to open the app, search for the required playlist, and go through the three-step journey through Apple Music\u2019s<\/a> menus. The widgets cover four broad mood categories: Chill, Productivity, Sleep, and Wellbeing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You also get two widget sizes to pick from: the smaller widget features just one playlist (of your choice), while the larger version gives you one-tap access to all four moods at once. Both widgets are built on the Ambient Music feature, which first appeared in the Control Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, now it rests front and center on your home screen, where it\u2019s hard to miss.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/p>\n

\t\tRachit Agarwal \/ Digital Trends<\/p>\n

Can you customize what plays?<\/p>\n

Yes, and Apple<\/a> has made the process quite seamless. Apple includes built-in playlist presets for each mood. Sleep, for instance, offers options like Sleep Sound, Bedtime Beats, Sound Bath, and Plano Sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, if the curated options aren\u2019t your thing, you can set your own custom playlists by long-pressing the widget and tapping \u201cEdit Widget.\u201d And before you even ask, the Ambient Music widget only works with Apple Music; it won\u2019t benefit Spotify users.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Ambient Music widgets are just a tiny part of the new iOS 26.4 update<\/a>. The release candidate also brings a Playlist Playground feature, eight new emojis, urgent reminder flagging in the Reminders app, and a Purchase Sharing update for family users.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve ever unlocked your iPhone at midnight, looking for a sleep playlist while already half asleep, Apple\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397617,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[11705,22146,314,18,19,124353,180810,2172,125916,80294,17,279,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-397616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-apple-ios","9":"tag-apple-music","10":"tag-computing","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ios-26-beta","14":"tag-ios-26-issues","15":"tag-ios-26-public-beta","16":"tag-ios-26-3","17":"tag-ios-26-4","18":"tag-ireland","19":"tag-mobile","20":"tag-technology"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116270888690993180","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}