Apple opens API, third-party music app album cover can also be displayed dynamically on iOS 26 lock screen

Passionategeekz June 16th news, iOS 26 can display certain Apple Music songs in full screen on the lock screen interface when they are playedDynamic album cover,andApple will also open this feature to third-party music apps。

Apple’s official developer document shows that the class name of the media dynamic illustration display function is MPMediaItemAnimatedArtworkIts operation requires dynamic video materials and preview images that match the first frame. When acquiring video materials, the system will first use the preview image as the placeholder.

Passionategeekz discovered that this feature is currentlyStill in beta testingit is not yet certain whether mainstream iOS music streaming apps such as Spotify will adopt this feature.

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