IOS 26 Finally Brings Pins to Apple Music
One of the best new Apple Music features in iOS 26 is the ability to pin your favorite songs, albums, or playlists. You can finally pin your favorites to the top of the Library tab, making them easy to access. It’s similar to pinning chats in the Messages app , which lets you keep your favorite contacts right at the top. Here’s everything you need to know about the new pinning feature in Apple Music .
How to Pin Apple Music Songs in iOS 26
After installing iOS 26, pinning your favorite Apple Music content is pretty simple. You can pin a single song, album, or playlist. As long as the music is added to your Apple Music library, you will be able to pin it. Just long-press the song, album, or playlist and select the Pin button to pin it. The button will be called Pin Song, Pin Album, or Pin Playlist, depending on what you are trying to pin. All of these pins can be found in the Library tab of the Music app.
How to Remove Pinned Items from Apple Music in iOS 26
Apple allows you to pin up to six items at a time, and once you reach that limit, you’ll have to remove the pinned item to add another. Removing a pin is also pretty easy. Go to the Library tab in Apple Music, long-press the pinned item you want to remove, and tap Unpin to remove the pinned item. You can always pin it later if you want.
Customize what happens when you tap a pinned item in Apple Music
You can choose what happens when you tap a pinned item in Apple Music in iOS 26. The default setting opens albums and playlists but doesn’t play them. Even if you pin a song and tap it, the default will show the album it’s from but won’t play it. You can change this by long-pressing the pinned item, choosing Tap Action , and choosing Play or Shuffle . That way, when you tap the pinned item, Apple Music will immediately play it.
Please note that the click action is different for each pinned item. You will have to manually set it for each item in the pinned list.
Choose whether you want to automatically download pinned songs.
You can automatically download songs you’ve pinned in Apple Music in iOS 26. This is on by default if you’ve enabled automatic downloads for Apple Music. But if not, you can easily toggle this setting. Go to Settings > Apps > Music in iOS 26 and scroll down to the Downloads section. You can toggle the Downloads for pinned songs option here to turn automatic downloads on or off for pinned songs.