Your iPhone Is About to Get a Simple but Handy New Feature to Boost Productivity – Gear Patrol

The next big iPhone software update will be released in the coming weeks.
By Tucker Bowe ·When Apple rolls out iOS 18.4 sometime in the next few weeks, it’s going deliver several cool features to your iPhone — particularly if you use Apple’s native apps and services.If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, you’ll be one of the biggest beneficiaries. That’s because the upcoming software update will give you quick access to some of your favorite playlists and allow you to play ambient music right from the Control Center.When running iOS 18.4, you’ll find a new Ambient Music section that you can add to your iPhone’s Control Center. The section gives you four options — Sleep, Chill, Productivity and Wellbeing — each of which is tied to a corresponding ambient music playlist within Apple Music. Once added to your Control Center, you’ll then be able to swipe down, select the icon and that Ambient Music playlist will start playing.You’ll have to add these Ambient Music icons to your Control Center. Here’s how:From here, you can scroll down and select one of the four options in the Ambient Music section. The icon will then find a place on your Control Center.Apple has default playlists tied to each Ambient Music playlist, but you can change them. Once added to your Control Center, long press in an open area (not on an icon), select the playlist icon, select Playlist and choose a new option.If you choose “From Library,” you can add any playlist from your Apple Music library (which doesn’t have to be associated with one of the four Ambient Music themes), giving you quick access to any of your favorite playlists. As for the Ambient Music icons, it doesn’t appear that you can rename them. You’re stuck with the four default options that Apple gives you.iOS 18.4 is expected to roll out to the masses this April. The public beta is available now.
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