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This Music Selection Tweak in iOS 26.4 Will Save You Bags of Time

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If you often find yourself adding a track to an Apple Music playlist, going back, and then adding it to other playlists, iOS 26.4 includes an option that could save you bags of time: You can now select multiple playlists when adding a song.

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Previously, tapping Add to Playlist would take you to a list of your playlists, and you could only pick one at a time. In iOS 26.4, there's a new multi-select option that lets you check off as many playlists as you like in one go. Here's how it works.

  1. In the Music app, find the song you want to add.
  2. Long press the song, or tap the three-dot menu (...) next to it.
  3. Tap Add to Playlist.
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  4. In the bottom-right corner, tap the new multi-select button.
  5. Select all the playlists you want to add the song to – each one gets a red checkmark.
  6. Tap the checkmark button in the top-right corner to confirm.
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The header at the top of the screen will update to reflect how many playlists you've selected, so you can keep track before confirming.

It might seem like a minor addition, but if you maintain several playlists organized by mood, genre, or occasion, it eliminates so much back-and-forth navigation. It's no exaggeration to say that some users will have been waiting years for this option.

In iOS 26.4, Apple has also given albums and playlists a new fullscreen design so that the album artwork colors style the entire background of the track list and other UI elements to give each album a more immersive, authentic look. To check out what's new, make sure your iPhone is up-to-date with the latest version by going to Settings ➝ General ➝ Software Update.

Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26
Related Forum: iOS 26

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HouseLannister Avatar
8 weeks ago
Well I’ll be a gobsmacked berk. Sure is bloody daft, innit? Guess I’ll just skive off now.
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HouseLannister Avatar
8 weeks ago

This Music Selection Tweak in iOS 26.4 Will Save You Bags of Time
Is this some regional thing? I have never heard the phrase "bags of time" in my 48 years on this Earth.
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drlunanerd Avatar
8 weeks ago

Is this some regional thing? I have never heard the phrase "bags of time" in my 48 years on this Earth.
Welcome to MacRumours United Kingdom :cool:
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Londo Mollari 2 Avatar
8 weeks ago
According to Cambridge Dictionary, the idiom bags (meaning a lot) of something is “mainly UK informal.”
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8 weeks ago

Is this some regional thing? I have never heard the phrase "bags of time" in my 48 years on this Earth.
I was thinking the same thing. Is a bag less than a boatload?
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8 weeks ago
How much time fits in a single bag
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