Apple Music in iOS 26 is packed with new features, and my favorite is pinned music. But to my surprise, I just discovered that music pins have a hidden feature that makes them even better.
Pinned music can use a custom “Tap action” in iOS 26
Pinned music is a feature I’ve wanted in the Music app for years – and in iOS 26, Apple delivered it.
With over 100 million songs available, it’s easy to add new music to my library and quickly forget about it.
Plus, I always wished there was a faster way to access must-have playlists and albums.
In iOS 26, you can pin up to six items to the top of your Library for convenient access.
While I really wish Apple would increase the maximum pin count a bit, I’m otherwise very happy with the implementation.
But earlier today, I discovered a hidden feature related to pinned music that makes it even better.
Long press on a pinned item in iOS 26 and you can set a custom “click action” for it.
You can choose from three options:
- Go to Playlist/Album/Artist
- Play
- Mix
Basically, you can customize each of your Pins to do something a little different when you tap on it.
Do you want it to play immediately? Set its Tap action to “Play”. Do you prefer to mix it up? This is also an option.
By default, all pins are set to the “Go To” action. But that’s not always what you want.
I love that Apple has not only built this level of customization into Pins, but also lets you set a different touch action for each unique Pin.
Pinned music already speeds up the process of starting music, and the ability to customize the Tap action makes the feature even better.
Have you used pinned music in iOS 26 and knew about the Tap action? Let us know in the comments.
