- Apple Music’s automix function has been released to iOS 26 Public Beta
- Despite turning viral, Automix has the habit of cutting short songs
- Although automix has mostly had positive criticism, many users have noticed this habit
Apple is preparing for the launch of its huge redesign of iOS, and now that IOS 26 Public Beta is live, we are one step closer to its complete deployment, which is expected to arrive in September. One of the characteristics of iOS 26 stars is Automix in Apple Music, which has attracted a lot of attention.
Apple Music’s automix function (which uses AI to mix between songs on the spot) was announced on WWDC and immediately went viral. It was a success in the Beta developer, which resulted in a wave of viral videos that show its intelligent rhythm combat skills, and is now even more accessible since you reach the public beta.
During their early stages of implementation, users have praised Automix for improving Apple Music’s experience, adding that it could generate an even more competitive relationship among other music transmission platforms, especially Spotify. But despite the positive reception, there is a common limitation that the test users have collected.
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It cannot be denied that Automix can do almost everything that a DJ can during a live set, and is a big step up of the standard configuration of the cross base. However, its uniqueness has been shaded by their song change habits, which have not gone unnoticed by Apple Music fans in Reddit and Tiktok.
Many users have seen that when a song comes to an end and Automix begins to do its own, it has the habit of starting the mixing process too early, cutting the last 30 seconds of a song. In some cases, Automix will even sacrifice the beginning of the next song in the tail, beginning to play 30 seconds on a track.
A user shared a video about Tiktok mixing two songs by Taylor Swift, which shows the first song that ended with 25 seconds and the second song that starts 49 seconds, jumping completely on the first verse.
While this is not the case of all examples of automix, it has been a common occurrence for several users, which leads them to question if Automix needs some touches here and there before its broader deployment. But as with any function of AI, it is not guaranteed to do it well every time, but when it does, it sounds quite well, just look at the video below, which shows Automix at its best without shortening the songs.
There is still some time before iOS 26 will launch everyone, which means that there is time for Apple to take energetic measures against minor problems that have arisen with Automix. It has a lot of potential to eclipse other transmission platforms, and although I am mainly a Spotify user, I could continue with Apple Music beyond my free test when Automix falls.
