Apple Music could get more visual flair in iOS 26 with full-screen animated artwork coming to the Lock Screen, according to 9to5Mac.. The rumored feature would expand on recent changes to the Lock ...

Of course, users will have to wait until the public release of iOS 26 for third-party apps in the App Store to be able to use this new API and show full-bleed animated art on the lock screen.

Apple will allow third-party music apps to display animated album artwork on the lock screen in iOS 26—opening this feature to Spotify and others. Previously the animated artwork was only ...

Apple has redesigned the iOS 26 Lock Screen to take full advantage of Liquid Glass, ... 3D effects, and an animated Now Playing interface, Apple really knocked this one out of the park.

Apple's iOS 26 update turns album covers into full-screen animations that move while your music plays.. With iOS 26, Apple Music users can tap the album art on the Lock Screen to expand it. If the ...