Apple Music Gaining Ability to Pin Your Favorite Playlists, Albums, and Artists in iOS 26

Apple today revealed a few major updates coming to Apple Music later this year in iOS 26, including the ability to pin content you return to frequently.

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Apple calls this feature "Music pins," and it'll let you pin playlists, albums, and artists at the top of your Library tab.

‌Apple Music‌ is also gaining lyrics translation and lyrics pronunciation, so that it's easier to listen to and appreciate music from all over the world.

There's also a new "AutoMix" feature that uses intelligence to transition from one song to the next like a DJ.

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Top Rated Comments

ViralTrendsToday Avatar
8 months ago
Now if only they actually recommend good music.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
phuklok1 Avatar
8 months ago
if only we can get a real EQ and have it save states for each bluetooth device! why is this so difficult apple?! isn't this a music player? devices had this in the early 00s.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cgs1xx Avatar
8 months ago
so still no equalizer ... :( ... also would love to be able to turn off all curated content, I just want my own library and maybe the curated stuff could be in a tab somewhere...
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
svish Avatar
8 months ago
Lyrics translation is a nice addition. Will definitely use it for sure in the future once I update my devices.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
elmnt61 Avatar
8 months ago
what about radio stations?

i hate navigating to the same one every day.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JGIGS Avatar
8 months ago
Haven't watched the keynote but I'm assuming ios still doesn't have smart playlist functionality? I'm still baffled why this hasn't been added. Not to mention BPM would be nice in apple music as well to make exercise playlists.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)