This beta improves music browsing, Live Activities, and playback reliability, fixes several crashes, and is planned as an App Store review candidate for June 26, 2026.

New Features

Artist and Playlist screens are easier to browse. Artist pages scroll more cleanly, playlists can show artwork for each song, and artwork can be pinch-zoomed on Artist, Now Playing, Album, and Playlist views.

Music menus now show when another version of an album is available and include clearer context. Artist pages also add buttons for starting stations based on similar artists.

In-app notifications now present more consistently and can use the Dynamic Island when available. If a Live Activity stops updating, tapping it can usually refresh it.

Pro users get a new Fresh Playlists section on the Home tab.

Bugfixes and Improvements

Older installs with saved tab order preferences now migrate safely instead of crashing on startup. Several other crashes were fixed.

Now Playing and playback controls have better contrast on artwork-derived backgrounds. Album art no longer scales in from the corner, and volume sliders and background animations behave better when audio is playing on this device instead of Sonos.

Sonos playback handles more audio formats and is more tolerant when speaker group data is incomplete.

Apple Music catalog and Home loading are more reliable when the network is slow. Related artist, album, and playlist suggestions refresh sooner after user actions.

Other notable changes

  • Improve padding on Now Playing sheet for Mac
  • Improve contrast in the tab bar and its menus
  • Use colors derived from Sonos artwork when Apple Music artwork not available
  • Refine toolbar appearance
  • Improve behavior and appearance of AirPlay route button
  • Improve Artist view appearance on wider screens
  • Add launch screen
  • Improve contrast for selected tab label in dark mode
  • Fix returning to a library item after relaunching or restoring navigation
  • Animate newly added songs into a visible playlist on wide split views