- Apple Music’s Automix function has been deployed on iOS 26 public beta
- Despite becoming viral, Automix is used to cutting short songs
- Although Automix had mainly positive criticisms, many users have noticed this habit
Apple is preparing for the launch of its huge iOS overhaul, and now that the public beta version iOS 26 is live, we are one more of its full deployment, which should arrive in September. One of the Star characteristics of iOS 26 is Automix in Apple Music, which attracted a lot of attention.
Apple Music’s Automix function (which uses AI to mix between songs on site) was announced at WWDC and has immediately become viral. It was a success in the beta developer, resulting in a wave of viral videos presenting his intelligent beating correspondence capacities, and is now even more accessible since its deployment in public beta.
During its first deployment stages, users congratulated Automix to improve Apple Music’s experience, adding that it could trigger an even more competitive relationship between other musical streaming platforms, including Spotify. But despite the positive reception, there is a common limitation that test users have taken up.
Apple Music’s flagship DJ sacrifices the execution of the song
It is undeniable that Automix can do almost anything that a DJ can during a live set, and it is a huge step compared to the setting of the standard sole melting. However, its unique character was shaded by its habits of shortening of the songs, which did not go unnoticed by Apple Music fans on Reddit and Tiktok.
Many users have spotted that when a song ends and Automix is starting to do his thing, he is used to starting the mixing process far too early, cutting the last 30 seconds of a song. In some cases, Automix will even sacrifice the start of the following song in the queue, starting reading 30 seconds in a song.
A user shared a video on Tiktok by mixing two songs from Taylor Swift, showing the first song ending with 25 seconds to play and the second song starting 49 seconds – completely jumping the first verse.
Although this is not the case for all Automix examples, this has been common for a certain number of users, which led them to wonder if Automix needs a few more keys here and there before its wider deployment. But as for any AI feature, it is not guaranteed to do things every time, but when it is the case, it seems pretty good – take a look at the video below, which shows Automix to its best without cutting the short songs.
It still remains time before iOS 26 is put to everyone, which means that it is time for Apple to seduce the minor problems that have surfaced with Automix. It has a lot of potential to surpass other streaming platforms, and although I am mainly a Spotify user, I could stick to Apple Music beyond my free trial when Automix falls.
