iOS 26.4 isn’t the major update with new Siri features that we hoped for, but there are some useful quality of life improvements, and a little bit of fun with an AI playlist generator and new emoji characters.
- Playlist Playground – Apple Music has a Playlist Playground option that lets you generate playlists from text-based descriptions. You can include moods, feelings, activities, or make up something entirely nonsensical and let the AI figure out what you mean.
- Ambient Music widget – Apple added a widget for the built-in Ambient Music feature in iOS, so it’s quicker to play background sounds. You can choose Sleep, Chill, Productivity, and Wellbeing playlists curated by Apple.
- Emoji – There are eight new emoji characters including trombone, treasure chest, distorted…