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In iOS 26, Apple Music introduces a new pinned music feature allowing users to pin up to six items for quick access, with a hidden customization option to set different 'Tap Actions' such as Play, Shuffle, or go to specific playlists or artists, enhancing user convenience and control.
Nintendo Music, an app for streaming and downloading Nintendo soundtracks, celebrated its one-year anniversary, offering a variety of soundtracks from popular franchises and features like playlist creation, with more content planned.
YouTube Music has introduced an AI host feature in its Labs experiment that provides trivia and commentary during music playback, which users can mute temporarily but not disable permanently, raising concerns about AI accuracy and user control.
YouTube is testing AI hosts in its Music app through the Labs program to enhance user experience with stories and trivia, although access is limited to a select group of US users. Additionally, some Premium features like AI-driven video skipping are expanding to more platforms.
Apple's iOS 26 Music app now supports playlist folder creation on iPhone and iPad, bringing feature parity with the Mac version and enhancing music library organization.
iOS 26 introduces a fully native Apple Music Replay experience within the Music app, replacing the previous web view, enhancing user experience and competitiveness with Spotify.
YouTube Music is reportedly adding a new song search feature that allows users to search for a song by humming, singing, or playing it, similar to the Hum to Search feature in Google Search and Now Playing on Pixel phones. While the feature hasn't rolled out widely yet, it makes sense for a music app like YouTube Music and could be part of an upcoming update.
Apple Music Classical, a standalone music app included in Apple Music, aims to make classical music more accessible to both seasoned devotees and newcomers. Apple's acquisition of Primephonic, a successful classical streaming platform, helped transform the experience by providing careful navigation and sophisticated search options. With a vast library of classical music and exclusive content, Apple Music Classical offers a structure for users to explore centuries of music and discover underrepresented composers. The app features work pages, playlists, and human-curated recommendations, striking a balance between pleasing knowledgeable classical fans and attracting newcomers. The team continues to work on improvements to enhance the accessibility and enjoyment of classical music for all listeners.
Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.1, which includes updates to the Music app, a warranty status feature in System Settings, and fixes for bugs related to Location Services and encrypted external drives. The update is compatible with various Mac models released in recent years.
Federico Viticci has created a shortcut called S-GPT that integrates ChatGPT with native features of iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS. S-GPT is an advanced conversational shortcut that can summarize webpages, process clipboard contents, create reminders and calendar events, and even make playlists in the Music app based on ChatGPT recommendations. The shortcut is privacy-focused and requires an API key from OpenAI for ChatGPT. Future updates will include the ability to run Terminal commands and scripts on macOS and process text documents from Files and Finder.
Apple has released a new stand-alone app called Apple Music Classical, which aims to make classical music more accessible to both veteran listeners and curious newcomers. The app features a refined search engine, a sleek interface, and a host of features, including beginners' guides to different musical eras and commentary from marquee artists. Apple hopes the app will attract die-hard classical fans and new listeners alike, but it remains unclear how much traction the app can get in a crowded streaming market, in which Apple competes with behemoths like Spotify as well as dedicated classical services like Idagio.
Apple's iOS 16.4 update includes over 50 new features, including updates to the Shortcuts app, UI tweaks to the Music app, and enhancements to WebKit and Safari. Notable changes include the ability to toggle Silence Unknown Callers, Auto Answer Calls, Night Shift, and True Tone in Shortcuts, an improved waveform in the Music app, and support for push notifications in web apps. Mastodon links in Messages now appear with rich previews, and iOS 16.5 is already available in its initial developer beta.