The beta creates Apple Music playlists based on text prompts, but doesn’t understand genre, time, or much of anything. The beta creates Apple Music playlists based on text prompts, but doesn’t ...

The icon of Apple Music sits on a iPhone homescreen. (Igor Bonifacic for Engadget) With the release of iOS 26.4, Apple Music's Playlist Playground can now generate playlists with the help of AI. Best ...

Apple Music's new Playlist Playground feature is a prompt-driven playlist builder that's fast and surprisingly useful, even if it won't replace a carefully curated mix. Here's how to start playing, ...

YouTube now hosts over 5 billion videos, with the equivalent of 500 hours of content uploaded every minute. Perhaps that's why YouTube is surpassing both Netflix and TV networks in total watch time.

Music streaming is supposed to be easy. Tap a button, press the play button, and your choice of music starts playing anywhere and everywhere you want. Be it at your work desk, while driving, or when ...

I have a complicated relationship with music streaming algorithms. On one hand, the convenience of having the world’s music catalog in my pocket is undeniable. It is the dream we were sold in the ...

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Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Apple Music is testing a new AI playlist ...

The iOS 26.4 update that Apple is beta testing includes a new "Playlist Playground" feature in the Apple Music app that's designed to let users create a playlist with a text-based prompt. In the ...

Apple released the first beta of iOS 26.4 for developers today, and it includes a new Apple Intelligence feature for Apple Music. Dubbed “Playlist Playground,” this feature lets you create playlists ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...