Plenty of software features on your phone promise to make you more productive, with iOS 18 boasting more than its share. But the iOS 18.4 update takes things a step further, adding a new ...

But to get a head start on Ambient Music before the update drops next week, here’s how to use it. On iOS 18.4, open the Control Center and tap on the plus sign in the top-left corner.

Host Scott Detrow talks with Pitchfork editor Andy Cush about ambient music and the growth in popularity of marketing it as so-called mood music on streaming platforms. And finally today ...

Ambient music can be a powerful tool to boost your creativity. Its soothing and repetitive nature creates an environment where you can focus and let your imagination run wild. By eliminating ...

In iOS 18.4, Apple added a new ambient music feature to Control Center. It does exactly what it sounds like, and provides a variety of options to play some ambient background music with the tap of ...

Ambient music has been on the rise in the streaming era. But with royalty reform and the threat of AI-generated sounds, its future is still uncertain. By Kristin Robinson Senior Writer This ...

Listen to 8 airy, cumulous songs (keeping in mind that not all ambient music sounds like this). By Lindsay Zoladz In times when I need to tune out the busy exterior world and tune into my own ...

Ambient music is a common tool people use to help themselves focus when working or studying. Its calming atmosphere makes it ...

Apple is now offering a second release candidate for iOS 18.4, a late-stage pre-release version that implies the update will soon make its way to the wider iPhone user base – bringing with it an ...

The album form is made for the beatless drifts that define ambient music, which developed meaningfully in the mid-‘70s from a general zeitgeist for a non-rhythmic sound that could be a non ...

Sometimes the sound is of a pan flute, or soft rain. Most often, though, you’ll hear some form of ambient music: gentle, often instrumental “chill out” productions meant to enhance the ...