iOS 26 brings some the biggest updates yet for Apple Music users, with the Music app getting its most feature-packed release in years. Here’s everything new for Apple Music in iOS 26.
AutoMix like a DJ
AutoMix is Apple Music’s new feature that acts like a DJ, seamlessly and artfully transitioning from one song to the next.
Here’s how Apple describes it:
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.
You can always turn AutoMix off if it isn’t your thing. While I’ve found that the feature sometimes transitions a song too soon, for the most part I’ve found it a fantastic addition.
Animated Lock Screen artwork
Apple Music has long offered more expansive album artwork, which in some cases is even animated. But it’s always been limited to the confines of the Music app.
In iOS 26 though, full-screen album art is now part of your iPhone’s Lock Screen—with animation support too.
It’s a beautiful new look and makes the iPhone’s always-on display more compelling than ever.
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