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iOS 26.4 is packed with new features and changes<\/a>, including five updates for the Music app. Here\u2019s everything new for Apple Music in iOS 26.4.<\/p>\n #1: Playlist Playground<\/p>\n iOS 26.4 uses Apple Intelligence to power a new Playlist Playground feature<\/a> in Apple Music.<\/p>\n When creating a new playlist in the Music app, you\u2019ll now see the option to enter a prompt for AI to use to automatically put a playlist together. The Music app also provides suggested prompts you can use to get started.<\/p>\n You can always manually add and remove songs to your liking, and make follow-up requests, but Playlist Playground provides a convenient starting point for new playlists.<\/p>\n #2: New design for albums and playlists<\/p>\n Apple has given albums and playlists a new, fullscreen design in iOS 26.4.<\/p>\n Now, the artwork for an album or playlist will be used to style the entire background of the track list and other UI elements.<\/p>\n So if an album has a prominent blue color in its artwork, a similar shade of blue will likely fill the whole screen. Sometimes complementary colors are used too, such as a black background when the artwork has shades of white and gray.<\/p>\n Last year Apple launched a new Ambient Music feature<\/a> for Control Center. It allows you to quickly, conveniently start playing music for one of four moods:<\/p>\n Chill<\/p>\n Productivity<\/p>\n Sleep<\/p>\n Wellbeing<\/p>\n Now in iOS 26.4, the same Ambient Music feature is available via a new Home Screen widget. Small and Medium widget sizes are available.<\/p>\n #4: Add songs to multiple playlists at once<\/p>\n iOS 26.4 lets you easily add a song to more than one playlist at a time.<\/p>\n When adding to a playlist, there\u2019s a new selection button in the bottom-right corner. Tap that, and you\u2019ll be able to select multiple playlists at once.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a small change, but handy for those times you want to quickly add to several different playlists.<\/p>\n #5: Concert info<\/p>\n Apple is baking concert info right into the Music app in iOS 26.4.<\/p>\n Artist profiles in the app will now highlight \u2018Upcoming Concerts\u2019 when there\u2019s concert info available. You can scroll further down to see all upcoming shows.<\/p>\n Tap on a specific concert and the app will provide a link to buy tickets, plus info on the venue, start time, and more.<\/p>\n Which iOS 26.4 features in Apple Music are your favorites? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Apple Music is available for $10.99\/month<\/a>, or you can get it as part of the Apple One bundle<\/a>.<\/p>\n Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n \t\t FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771446367_914_playlist-playground-2.jpg\")
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