How to Enable AutoMix in Apple Music on iOS 26

iOS 26 also brings a new AutoMix feature to the Apple Music app. This feature lets you play playlists where one song flows into the next like a smart DJ mix, with no apparent lag between songs. Here's how to enable AutoMix in Apple Music.

What is AutoMix in Apple Music?

AutoMix is ​​Apple's new feature that replaces Crossfade in previous versions of Apple Music. It analyzes the tempo of the songs you're playing and uses beat matching to create smooth, DJ-style transitions. So instead of fading out one track and playing the next, AutoMix maintains the flow of the music. For example, if you're playing a fast-paced song, the tempo might slow down a bit to match the next slower track.

How to Enable AutoMix in Apple Music iOS 26

After updating to iOS 26, you open music on Apple Music as usual. In the music playback interface on Apple Music, we click on the List icon to see the upcoming songs. Continue to click on the AutoMix button located near Shuffle and Repeat to enable this feature.

Once this feature is enabled, songs automatically mix without you needing to tweak settings or needing sliders to fine-tune.

Jessica Tanner

Update 18 June 2025