{"id":558604,"date":"2026-03-25T00:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/558604\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:43:10","slug":"apple-launches-ios-26-4-with-ai-playlists-purchase-sharing-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/558604\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple launches iOS 26.4 with AI playlists, purchase sharing, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">iOS 26.4 is here, and it comes with a bunch of small but notable updates. That includes <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/123075#:~:text=iOS%2026.4-,iOS%2026.4,-This%20update%20introduces\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a new Playlist Playground<\/a> launching in beta in Apple Music, which uses AI to generate a song playlist \u2014 complete with a title, description, and tracklist \u2014 based on a text prompt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Apple Music is also adding a new concert discovery feature, allowing you to find nearby shows featuring artists from your library, as well as new ones recommended by the app. Other updates include full-screen backgrounds for album and playlist pages, along with a new Offline Music Recognition tool that \u201cidentifies songs without an internet connection and delivers results automatically when you\u2019re back online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Apple\u2019s Family Sharing feature, which allows you to share Apple subscriptions with up to six other people, will now let each adult member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/897888\/apple-family-sharing-separate-payment-method-ios-update\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">add their own payment methods<\/a> to make purchases (instead of just using the method belonging to the group organizer). Additionally, iOS 26.4 adds eight new emoji, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/orca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">orca<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/trombone\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trombone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/landslide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">landslide<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/ballet-dancer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ballet dancer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/distorted-face\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">distorted face<\/a>. It also improves the accuracy of its keyboard when typing quickly, according to Apple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">There are a few new accessibility features, too, including an update to Apple\u2019s \u201creduce bright effects\u201d setting that now minimizes flashes that occur when tapping on certain elements like buttons. Apple is making subtitle and caption settings easier to find as well, and says its \u201creduce motion\u201d setting now \u201cmore reliably reduces the animations of Liquid Glass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/24\/macos-tahoe-26-4-now-available\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">released its macOS 26.4 update as well<\/a>, which introduces a new compact tab bar option in Safari and the ability to set charging limits from 80 to 100 percent to help preserve the lifespan of your device\u2019s battery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iOS 26.4 is here, and it comes with a bunch of small but notable updates. 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