iOS 26.4 is packed with new features and changes, including five updates for the Music app. Here’s everything new for Apple Music in iOS 26.4.
#1: Playlist Playground
iOS 26.4 uses Apple Intelligence to power a new Playlist Playground feature in Apple Music.
When creating a new playlist in the Music app, you’ll 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.
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.
#2: New design for albums and playlists
Apple has given albums and playlists a new, fullscreen design in iOS 26.4.
Now, the artwork for an album or playlist will be used to style the entire background of the track list and other UI elements.
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.
#3: Ambient Music widget
Last year Apple launched a new Ambient Music feature for Control Center. It allows you to quickly, conveniently start playing music for one of four moods:
- Chill
- Productivity
- Sleep
- Wellbeing
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.
#4: Add songs to multiple playlists at once
iOS 26.4 lets you easily add a song to more than one playlist at a time.
When adding to a playlist, there’s a new selection button in the bottom-right corner. Tap that, and you’ll be able to select multiple playlists at once.
It’s a small change, but handy for those times you want to quickly add to several different playlists.
#5: Concert info
Apple is baking concert info right into the Music app in iOS 26.4.
Artist profiles in the app will now highlight ‘Upcoming Concerts’ when there’s concert info available. You can scroll further down to see all upcoming shows.
Tap on a specific concert and the app will provide a link to buy tickets, plus info on the venue, start time, and more.
Which iOS 26.4 features in Apple Music are your favorites? Let us know in the comments.
Apple Music is available for $10.99/month, or you can get it as part of the Apple One bundle.
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