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iOS 26 is shaping up to be huge for Apple Music users, with the Music app getting its most feature-packed update in years. Here\u2019s everything new coming to Apple Music in iOS 26.<\/p>\n
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AutoMix is Apple Music\u2019s new feature that acts like a DJ<\/a>, seamlessly and artfully transitioning from one song to the next.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how Apple describes it:<\/p>\n Apple Music delivers an elevated listening experience with AutoMix, which mixes one song into the next, just like a DJ. Using AI to analyze audio features, it crafts unique transitions between songs with time stretching and beat matching to deliver continuous playback and an even more seamless listening experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You can always turn AutoMix off if it isn\u2019t your thing, but if early social reactions are any indication, it could be a standout feature in iOS 26.<\/p>\n Animated Lock Screen artwork<\/p>\n Apple Music has long offered more expansive album artwork, which in some cases is even animated. But it\u2019s always been limited to the confines of the Music app.<\/p>\n In iOS 26 though, full-screen album art is coming<\/a> to your iPhone\u2019s Lock Screen\u2014with animation support too.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a beautiful new look and makes the iPhone\u2019s always-on display more compelling than ever.<\/p>\n Pinned music<\/p>\n Want quick access to your go-to music favorites? Or need a place to save albums someone recommended to you?<\/p>\n For the first time, Apple Music in iOS 26 lets you pin music<\/a> to the top of your library.<\/p>\n You can pin albums, artists, playlists\u2014whatever best suits your needs.<\/p>\n Out of all Apple apps, Music has long been one of the best in terms of its Home Screen widget offerings.<\/p>\n That trend continues in iOS 26, with three brand new widgets options arriving:<\/p>\n The first two correspond to whatever music you\u2019ve pinned to your library, while the third offers quick access to the six live hosted radio stations Apple Music offers.<\/p>\n Fully native Apple Music Replay<\/p>\n Apple Music Replay is the Apple equivalent of Spotify Wrapped, but it\u2019s always had one big flaw. Rather than baking Replay into the Music app, it\u2019s lived entirely on the web.<\/p>\n Last year for the first time, you could open your Replay inside Music, but it was still ultimately a web view.<\/p>\n But iOS 26 makes Apple Music Replay fully native<\/a> in the Music app. So whether you\u2019re viewing your your-end recap, or checking your month-by-month stats that are available all year long, Replay will be a smoother experience than ever.<\/p>\n Folder creation<\/p>\n The Music app on the Mac has long offered the ability to organize playlists into folders, and while those folders will sync to iPhone, you\u2019ve never been able to create or edit them on iOS.<\/p>\n Fortunately, iOS and iPadOS 26 bring full support<\/a> for creating and modifying playlist folders. As music libraries grow, folders can be a great way to organize your playlists.<\/p>\n Lyric translation and pronunciation<\/p>\n Apple has several big systemwide live translation features coming in iOS 26, and the Music app benefits<\/a> via lyric translation.<\/p>\n Inside Apple Music\u2019s lyrics screen, iOS 26 will provide live translation alongside the original lyrics so you know what\u2019s being sung.<\/p>\n Not only that, but Music will provide phonetic guidance so you can learn exactly how to pronounce lyrics in languages you can\u2019t speak.<\/p>\n Which new Apple Music features in iOS 26 are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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