{"id":2295495,"date":"2026-02-23T14:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2295495"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:57:41","slug":"ios-beta-update-adds-five-new-apple-music-features-inspired-by-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ios-beta-update-adds-five-new-apple-music-features-inspired-by-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS Beta update adds five new Apple Music features (inspired by Spotify)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"eebefa14-ec70-433c-8c9b-6df7545a4150\">As part of its ongoing <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/ios\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/ios\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/ios\">iOS<\/a> 26.4 Beta, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/apple\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/apple\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/apple\">Apple<\/a> has made five updates to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/apple-music\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/apple-music\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/apple-music\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The most notable of them is an AI playlist-making tool called \u2018Playlist Playground\u2019, which is similar to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/spotify\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/spotify\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/spotify\">Spotify<\/a>\u2019s flagship AI playlist tool.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"eebefa14-ec70-433c-8c9b-6df7545a4150-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/apple\/music\/revie\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/apple\/music\/revie\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/apple\/music\/revie\">Apple Music<\/a> users can enter a text prompt which, using Apple Intelligence, will automatically curate a 25-song playlist. Users can then add, remove or reorder songs to make it their own.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">AI on music platforms is something of a hot and divisive topic but using AI to create playlists certainly seems less problematic than platforming AI-generated tracks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">A more minor but still useful change to playlists is the option to add a song to multiple playlists simultaneously. When adding songs to a playlist, users can tap a selection button in the bottom-right corner and then be able to select multiple playlists at once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Another seemingly Spotify-inspired feature, clocked by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/18\/apple-music-in-ios-26-4-five-new-features-coming-to-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/18\/apple-music-in-ios-26-4-five-new-features-coming-to-iphone\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">9To5Mac<\/a>, is the inclusion of upcoming show information in the Apple Music app.<\/p>\n<p>When there is concert information available, artist\u2019s profiles will now include an \u2018Upcoming Concerts\u2019 section, where users can find details about upcoming shows, including the option to buy tickets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-maCNejLutZm8nvhgBRuNYP\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-maCNejLutZm8nvhgBRuNYP slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest hi-fi, home cinema and tech news, reviews, buying advice and deals, direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"048336f9-0e8b-4a1a-8cd9-4e193d165a8c\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:50.00%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zVcLEB4WDKJmsjZywfBBQP-1024-80.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zVcLEB4WDKJmsjZywfBBQP-1024-80.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zVcLEB4WDKJmsjZywfBBQP-970-80.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zVcLEB4WDKJmsjZywfBBQP-650-80.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zVcLEB4WDKJmsjZywfBBQP-480-80.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zVcLEB4WDKJmsjZywfBBQP-320-80.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: 9To5Mac)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"2aac7126-a104-4f5c-8d9c-a1a1956d3948\">The Ambient Music feature, which allows you to start playing music for four moods \u2013 Sleep, Chill, Productivity and Wellbeing \u2013 now has a new Home Screen widget too, with small and medium widget sizes available.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least are some aesthetic changes to the Apple Music platform, with album and playlist artwork now driving the background styling.<\/p>\n<p>When we reviewed Apple\u2019s music streaming service back in 2024, we gave it five stars, so we can only hope these new features further enhance its offering. Assuming you&#8217;re a fan of adding some AI to your streaming music experience&#8230;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Have you tried these new features? Are you a fan of AI curation? 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The most notable of them is an AI playlist-making tool called \u2018Playlist Playground\u2019, which is similar to Spotify\u2019s flagship AI playlist tool. Apple Music users can enter a text prompt which, using Apple Intelligence, will automatically curate a 25-song [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2295496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2295495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iOS-Beta-update-adds-five-new-Apple-Music-features-inspired.webp.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2295497,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295495\/revisions\/2295497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}