Apple Music Replay never felt fully baked. It tracked your top songs and artists but forced you to view them in a browser. Even when Apple added in-app access, it was still just a web view in a frame.
In iOS 26, that finally changes. Replay is now fully native. The entire experience lives inside the Music app. It loads fast, looks clean, and it no longer sends you out to Safari to see what you’ve been listening to.
Open the Replay section via search or the Library, and you’ll find a new interface that shows both monthly and year-to-date data.
Want to see what dominated your spring? Or which artist you’ve played most in the last few weeks? It’s there. No extra clicks. No waiting for a browser tab to reload.
You can still access your year-end summary, but the monthly view is new. It updates regularly, giving you a rolling snapshot of your listening habits throughout the year.
That makes Replay more useful than Spotify Wrapped, which only shows up once a year.
The layout is basic. Apple didn’t add animations, cards, or social prompts. You get a list. You get play buttons. You can tap a song or album and jump right in. That’s it. And that’s fine for the most part.
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There’s still room to improve, though. Replay isn’t surfaced anywhere obvious. It doesn’t show up in Listen Now or under your profile. You have to know where to look. But once you find it, it’s solid.
Apple Music is also getting AutoMix, which adds smooth transitions between songs. Lyrics translation is coming, too, so you can finally understand that French pop track.
And you’ll now be able to pin your favorite albums, playlists, or artists exactly where you want them. Here’s the full list of what’s coming to Apple Music in iOS 26.
Does this finally put Apple Music on equal footing with Spotify, or is there still more work to do? Let us know in the comments.
