What are the new features of Apple Music in iOS 26?
Asked on 06/13/2025
1 search
In iOS 26, Apple Music introduces several new features:
-
Lyrics Translation: This feature helps users understand the meaning behind their favorite songs by providing translations of the lyrics.
-
Lyrics Pronunciation: Allows everyone to sing along to the music regardless of language by providing pronunciation guides.
-
Automix: Uses intelligence to seamlessly mix from one song to the next, similar to a DJ, with time stretching and beat matching at the perfect moment.
-
Music Pins: Users can pin their favorite artist, album, or playlist to the top of their library, making it faster and easier to access the music they love.
These updates aim to enhance the user experience by making it easier to discover and enjoy music from around the world.
Keynote
Don’t miss the exciting reveal of the latest Apple software and technologies.
Enhance your app’s audio recording capabilities
Learn how to improve your app’s audio recording functionality. Explore the flexibility of audio device selection using the input picker interaction on iOS and iPadOS 26. Discover APIs available for high-quality voice recording using AirPods. We’ll also introduce spatial audio recording and editing capabilities that allow you to isolate speech and ambient background sounds — all using the the AudioToolbox, AVFoundation, and Cinematic frameworks.
Turbocharge your app for CarPlay
Learn how to bring your Live Activities and widgets to CarPlay and CarPlay Ultra so people can view progress of their activities and see relevant information at a glance. Explore new template options available to all CarPlay apps, and learn how navigation apps can provide turn-by-turn metadata for display in the car’s instrument cluster or HUD.